Special Projects Coordinator

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American College Health Association/Foundation – Special Projects Coordinator

About the American College Health Association (ACHA): ACHA is celebrating its 101st anniversary as the principal leadership organization for advancing the health and wellness of college students and campus communities through advocacy, education, and research. Our members represent close to twelve million college students in the United States.

The American College Health Foundation (ACHF) supports the field of college health and the mission of ACHA by funding sustainable college health initiatives and programs in partnership with ACHA and its members.

ACHA is looking to hire a full time, temporary (12-month) employee to assist with two CDC awarded projects and several corporate funded projects. The Special Projects Coordinator is expected to support the strategic initiatives program team to ensure that project deliverables are of high quality and completed on time.

Responsibilities include:

• Administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings, assisting with required paperwork, creating service provider contracts, managing project invoices, proofreading documents, etc.
• Webinar assistance including ensuring that information is input into the learning management system (LMS), overseeing the collection of required paperwork and speaker information, leading webinar practice sessions, communicating with Education and Communications Departments and other webinar duties as needed.
• Support oversight of the CDC cooperative agreement award including monitoring compliance with the grants manual, ensuring that expenditures are aligned with approved budget, tracking required CDC reporting and ensuring that reports are submitted on time.
• Managing and providing support to Foundation project teams to ensure they are meeting regularly, work is being completed appropriately, subject matter expert invoices are processed etc. Will serve as the ACHA/ACHF staff point of contact and will be expected to communicate with the Finance, Research, Education and Marketing/Communications Departments proactively and as needed.
• Assist the Director of Strategic Initiatives in serving as the ACHA/ACHF representative with representatives of national organizations and funding sources.
• Prepare reports and presentations for funders.
• Reviewing and editing of project team deliverables (reports, surveys, presentations etc).
• Taking notes during meetings, preparing meeting minutes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Strong project management skills. Experience with rapid project start-up a plus.
• Experience in public health or health communication required. Previous college campus work a plus.
• Excellent writing skills (a writing sample is requested).
• Ability to analyze and solve problems, perform complex tasks, and prioritize multiple projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals in a diverse community.
• Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Comfortable working with management and funders.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of campus business practices and procedures a plus.
• Experience with website development a plus.

To Apply: Please complete a short application form and upload your cover letter, resume and short writing sample at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/fff8dd9cff0d4576a8eda2242ab2f0ccJob Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

COVID-19 considerations:

ACHA is a fully remote workplace

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Program Coordinator: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Typical start time:

• 8AM

Typical end time:

• 5PM

Company's website:

• www.acha.org

Company's Facebook page:

• https://www.facebook.com/AmericanCollegeHealthAssociation/

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply

Work Remotely:

• Yes

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Remote interview process
• Virtual meetings