[Hiring] Strategy and Research Project Coordinator @Data & Society Research Institute

Role Description

Data & Society is seeking a temporary, full-time Strategy and Research Project Coordinator (Temporary Leave Coverage) who will provide project coordination and administrative support to advance organizational priorities during a temporary employee leave of absence. This fully remote position is expected to last approximately 6 months.

Primary Responsibilities

• Cross‑Functional Project Coordination
  • Provide cross‑functional project coordination across assigned projects by maintaining project tools, processes, and documentation.
  • Schedule and facilitate meetings, track action items, and support timely progress on deliverables.
  • Coordinate biweekly Senior Leadership Team (SLT) meetings and provide executive support.
  • Additional cross-functional responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational needs and priorities.
• Strategy and Engagement Team, Project Coordination
  • Support the planning and coordination of strategy meetings, including quarterly organizational planning and monthly cross-team strategy meetings.
  • Coordinate activities and communications related to Strategic Impact Plans and project goals.
  • Maintain the Strategy and Engagement information infrastructure.
• Research Management, Project Coordination
  • Maintain the central publication tracker with progress and release dates for all research, policy, and Points blog streams.
  • Coordinate the pipeline process by scheduling and facilitating key pipeline checkpoints.
  • Support the Director of Research and Associate Director of Research to convene monthly research team meetings.
  • Facilitate cross-team information flow to ensure that Strategy, Comms, Policy, and Operations are informed of Research team activities.
• Executive/Administrative Support
  • Provide administrative and logistical support to Senior Leadership Team members.
  • Support staff meeting coordination in collaboration with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong internal communications skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Effective cross-team communication, active listening, and collaboration skills.
• Experience managing multi-stage organizational projects across a range of stakeholders.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and workflow/project management tools.
• Ability to explain complex systems and make work presentations to internal groups.
• Experience providing administrative or executive support to senior leaders preferred.
• Three to five years of project coordination experience, administrative or executive support experience, or related experience.

Requirements

• Must be living and authorized to work in the United States; unable to sponsor visas.
• Data & Society requires that prospective employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before joining the organization.

Benefits

• Salary range: $63,500 - $76,500 commensurate with experience.
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Access to a range of opt-in products and services including additional insurance.
• Opportunity to participate in 401k retirement account management (employee funded).
• Paid time off and paid federal holidays.