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UMass Boston Center for Public Management
NEW Brigham and Women's Hospital
NEW Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Development Manager at Justice Policy Institute
Principal Consultant at Force Management
Start Strong Project Manager at the Boston Public Health Commission
Defending Childhood Initiative Community Training Manager at the Boston Public Health Commission
Job Description
UMass Boston's Collins Center for Public Management is hiring professional staff to work full or part-time on Center projects including performance management, municipal consulting and other efforts. A full description of the two levels of positions - Government Services Specialist and Senior Government Services Specialist, can be found here.
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Boston
Job Description
Student Success Jobs Program Scholars Coordinator
GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Center for Community Health and Health Equity (BWH CCHHE) develops, implements, manages, and evaluates initiatives that address and minimize disparities in health status. The CCHHE works with a variety of community organizations, health centers, and schools to accomplish this mission. Since 2000, the CCHHE has coordinated the Student Success Jobs Program (SSJP), an after-school and summer work internship program. This year, 75 students in the 10th-12th grades from seven Boston public high schools were provided with paid internships at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where they are matched with mentors, acquire new science-related skills, and prepare for college. SSJP also offers summer internships to college students and college scholarships to graduates of SSJP.
The SSJP Scholars Coordinator is a new position that will be fully integrated in the SSJP staff team. The position will report to the Youth Development Manager who oversees SSJP and will work closely with the SSJP Coordinator, who monitors the day to day operations of the program. The position will also work closely with the Youth Programs Intern and other members of the CCHHE youth programs team. The Coordinator will be responsible for the successful matriculation of SSJP graduates to college, and work with them to maximize college success. The position will also be responsible for the successful implementation of a summer program for rising high school sophomores, Project Teen Education About Careers in Health (Project TEACH), a six-week employment and educational program that provides a strong foundation for the SSJP program.
A complete description of this position including duties, responsibilities, and qualifications as well as the opportunity to apply can be found here.
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Job Description
Community Liaison
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the regional planning agency for Metro Boston, seeks a Community Liaison to help achieve the goals of its long-range smart growth regional plan, MetroFuture. In large part, the Community Liaison will work to implement the Metro Boston Sustainable Communities (MBSC) program, which was initiated when MAPC received one of the first Regional Planning Grants awarded by the Obama Administration. This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic, inter-disciplinary, and innovative environment to build a more sustainable and equitable future for metropolitan Boston. For further details on MAPC and MetroFuture see www.mapc.org, and for the MBSC specifically, see www.mapc.org/sustainablecommunities.
The Community Liaison will play a role in local and regional place-based projects that involve close work with local officials, community groups, businesses, and institutions. These activities support additional efforts to remove local and state-level policy barriers, and create incentives for sustainable and equitable growth. More broadly, all of these efforts help to expand the ranks of local leaders focused on equitable and sustainable development at the local, regional, and state levels.
Essential Functions/Duties of the Position
Tasks will include, in collaboration with other staff:
- Developing strategies for campaigns and initiatives to effect change consistent with MetroFuture;
- Researching and identifying key constituencies for particular efforts;
- Interacting with and mobilizing existing and new allies;
- Fundraising to support MAPC programs, and “constituent-raising” to expand the base of supporters of MetroFuture;
- Building coalitions and fostering consensus;
- Sharing information about MetroFuture, the MBSC program, and other MAPC programs; ensuring inquiries are received and addressed by appropriate staff;
- Drafting documents and presentations to make the case for change, invite participation, request support, document progress, etc. to a variety of constituencies;
- Organizing briefings, workshops, other conversations, and various events;
- Written and verbal communication, and public speaking;
- Maintaining accurate records, including meetings notes and contact lists; and
- Other activities as needed.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The successful applicant should have the following skills:
- Commitment to sustainable and equitable development, and regional collaboration;
- Excellent people skills and a positive attitude;
- Experience interacting with and mobilizing people from diverse sectors in a wide variety of settings;
- Strong writing and verbal communications skills;
- Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail;
- Ability to work with a team, problem-solve, and multi-task under deadline; and
- Literacy in computer software including Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Also desirable:
- Familiarity with smart growth, land use, and governance policy and programs in Massachusetts;
- Fundraising ability;
- Fluency in a foreign language; and
- Experience with social networking applications.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as planning, public policy, management, or communications;
- A track record of success in current or previous positions with tasks like those described above; and
- At least two year’s job experience, with evidence of progressive responsibility.
Compensation and benefits
Full time position with excellent state employee benefits package. Salary dependent upon qualifications. All candidates must have a valid driver’s license and/or the ability to arrange transportation to meetings in different parts of the region and legal authorization (citizenship or visa) to work in the USA. Position open until filled. Review of applications to begin April13, 2012. APPLY ONLINE on MAPC Web site at link shown there, and please attach cover letter and resume. MAPC is an EOE/ AA employer. Candidates of color are encouraged to apply. Posted 3/14/12. Thomas E. Hauenstein, Manager of Human Resources.
More information and the link to apply for this position can be found here.
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Washington, DC
Job Description
The Justice Policy Institute seeks an experienced development officer with a passion for
social justice to join our Washington, D.C.-based team.
Agency Description: The Justice Policy Institute (JPI) is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to
reduce society’s reliance on incarceration and the criminal justice system and improve the well-being of all people
and communities. JPI does this through groundbreaking research and analysis, strategic communications, and
technical assistance to advocates and policymakers. Please visit our website, www.justicepolicy.org and review
our work before you apply.
Responsibilities: JPI is seeking a half-time (.5 Full-time Equivalent) Development Manager to coordinate JPI’s
fundraising program, with an emphasis on individual donor identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
He or she will plan and implement all fundraising strategies, with assistance, as appropriate and necessary, from
JPI staff and board. Specific activities will include: develop and manage a donor database; conduct prospect
research; manage special events, create individual solicitation plans and produce fundraising materials for print
and web. The Development Manager reports to the Executive Director.
Specific Duties Include:
• Develop a comprehensive development plan for the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of
individual donors, with a focus on major gifts.
• Work with other staff to identify new prospects for grants, and assist in writing proposals.
• Develop creative fundraising strategies aimed at segmented audiences, using both traditional strategies and
social media and e-campaigns.
• Manage, plan, and execute special events, especially donor cultivation opportunities.
• With Operations Coordinator, develop and maintain database of donors and prospects that documents gift
information, stewardship activities, and other relevant information.
• Schedule and facilitate meetings between JPI staff and board members and prospects/donors.
• With other staff, ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and laws regarding fundraising activities.
• Work together with communications staff to ensure JPI’s publications and outreach materials convey the
importance of donations to the organization meeting its mission.
• With Operations Coordinator, manage the mailing of solicitation materials and donation receipt letters.
• Contribute to preparation of grant proposals and reports, as needed.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience:
• Bachelor’s degree and coursework (formal or informal) in fundraising methodology and strategy.
• At least five years experience successfully raising funds for a non-profit organization, substantially increasing
the contributions to the organization by individuals.
• Proven facility in fundraising techniques including face-to-face solicitation, proposal writing, special events, and
direct mail and email.
• Experience in building a development program from the ground up.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to communicate and promote
the goals of a mission-driven organization.
• Ability and willingness to travel to meet with donors and prospects as needed.
• Experience raising funds for advocacy, human services, and/or social justice focused organizations.
Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with skills and experience and comparable to similar positions in the
nonprofit community.
Hours: 50% time (.5 Full-time equivalent), salaried.
To apply: Please email (preferred) a cover letter and resume that demonstrate your qualifications for this position.
If you are emailing your application, please attach your resume and cover letter as either Word or PDF
attachments. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Please submit (email, preferred) documents to: info@justicepolicy.org, or send to: Justice Policy Institute, 1012 14th
St. NW, #400, Washington, DC 20005. Please, no phone calls or visits. JPI is an equal opportunity employer that
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Job Description
The Principal Consultant will be the project management lead for sales transformation engagements focusing on customer messaging, sales process, sales planning, and talent management.
This position will act as a consultant and curriculum developer for a wide range of client-facing functions throughout the full curriculum development lifecycle: requirements definition, curriculum design, curriculum development/integration, delivery planning and support, reinforcement and adoption. This position will also provide sales support for the senior partners.
As a Principal Consultant for the firm, the candidate must be able to:
- Synthesize workshop notes & customer requirements into detailed curriculum design documents
- Able to produce high-quality, high-impact, highly creative deliverables
- Assist in developing innovative and impactful training curriculum based on the design document
- Assist in the delivery of training and adoption/reinforcement events
- Coordinate a team of employees and global subcontractors as needed to deliver the entire solution
- Switch rapidly between a team and self-directed operating mode
- Deliver effective presentations in a large group setting
- Effectively establish rapport and converse at multiple levels within a client organization and have the capacity to intently listen
The ideal Principal Consultant candidate will be
- process-oriented, optimistic, authentic, a superb writer, and a consensus-builder
- an extremely quick learner with the ability to handle a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- at a Mastery-Level skill in the use of MS Office tools: PowerPoint, Word, Excel
- hungry, eager to learn and have a great energy for the job.
The ideal candidate will also have
- 3 to 7 years of working experience in one the following roles:
- Management consulting (focus on sales consulting)
- Sales operations | Sales support
- Business analyst | project management | operations
- extremely high organizational skills – with an ability to develop and execute a formal work plan
- an extremely high level of personal integrity
The candidate will need to be able to travel frequently to client locations. Travel is expected to be about 50% but can approach 70%.
You will be asked to complete an application form to show your fit for this position. It can be found at: http://www.forcemanagement.com/about-force-management/careers/principal-consultant/
When completed you can send that questionnaire to careers@forcemanagement.com
Job Description
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of Start Strong’s peer leadership program.
Responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of Start Strong peer leadership programs, curricula and activities that focus on the exploration, preparation and implementation of teen dating violence prevention and healthy relationship promotion programming. Supervises Peer Leadership Summer Institute staff including coordinators, instructors and seasonal support staff.
Acts as primary liaison between community centers associated with the Boston Start Strong Initiative.
Creates new teen dating violence prevention and healthy relationship programming reflective of local and national Start Strong needs.
Establishes contacts; develops and implements recruiting and retention strategies with schools, youth serving programs, health organizations and community-based organizations.
Provides technical assistance to schools, programs, agencies creating and sustaining teen dating violence prevention programming.
Assists in identifying and writing new grants.
Collaborates with BPHC’s administrative, fiscal and legal offices to determine and achieve administrative, budgetary and legal requirements of projects. Prepares reports and briefing material for Director on regular basis to provide information on status of projects, as well as recommendations for future action.
Meets regularly with the Director regarding all aspects of program operations, including but not limited to matters pertaining to program staff and other confidential matters. May represent management in grievance and arbitration process, including but not limited to hearing and adjusting grievances, and attending grievance and arbitration hearings. Works in a confidential capacity with the Director. Operates independently. Uses independent judgment and discretion to make decisions affecting the program and staff as it relates to program operations/services and BPHC policy. Provides supervision to assigned staff. Makes and recommends management and personnel decisions regarding program, including but not limited to promotion, transfer and assignment of staff, and imposition of discipline. Develops, implements and manages projects and/or initiatives related to the program for the provision of services and/or to ensure effective operations and compliance with established standards and/or contracted goals and objectives.
Performs other duties as required.
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