1319 F. Street NW, Suite 604
Washington, DC 20004
About The Posse Foundation:
The Posse Foundation is a nationally recognized youth leadership development and college access program that identifies, recruits, and trains diverse teams—Posses—of public high school students and sends them to top colleges and universities. To date, a total of 4,237 Posse Scholars have been accepted into top-tier institutions of higher education throughout the country. These young people have received $486 million in full-tuition leadership scholarships from Posse's college and university partners and have been agents of positive change on their campuses.
Posse's unique and carefully structured, three-month selection process identifies candidates using criteria beyond academic achievement, including leadership talent, desire to succeed and ability to work constructively with people from diverse backgrounds. Posse's high school through college programming makes it one of the most comprehensive programs of its kind in the nation. In 2007, the Posse Foundation was identified by President Obama as one of 10 national non-profit organizations to receive a portion of his Nobel Peace Prize grant. The foundation is poised to double in size over the next ten years and dramatically increase its national impact.
Posse's current university partners include Agnes Scott, Babson, Bard, Boston University, Brandeis, Bryn Mawr, Bucknell, Carleton, Centre, Colby, The College of Wooster, Connecticut College, Cornell, Denison, DePauw, Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Grinnell, Hamilton, Hobart and William Smith, Kalamazoo, Lafayette, Lawrence, Middlebury, Mount Holyoke, Northwestern, Oberlin, Pepperdine, Pomona, Sewanee, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Trinity, Tulane, Union, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, University of Texas, Austin, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Vanderbilt, Vassar and Wheaton.
Posse's 2012 budget of $14.8 million supports programs in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York City and Washington, D.C. Posse has a staff of 125 nationally. There is a national board of directors, as well as advisory boards in each city.
Job Description:
The Program Coordinator acts as a project organizer. S/he is a main support to the Program Director and supports the entire program team. S/he directly supports the dynamic assessment process/recruitment, pre-collegiate training, and the career and campus programs. S/he maintains the student database and networks, organizes volunteers, plans special events, maintains other critical databases and files, keeps calendars and schedules, makes travel plans, coordinates major mailings, and manages phone calls. The Program Coordinator is responsible for organizing and managing special project logistics including the awards ceremony, pre-collegiate writing program, the summer Posse Olympics, and retreats. S/he reports to the Program Director.
Qualities/Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree required
- Excellent writing skills
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task
- Excellent presentation and communication skills
- Excellent time-management skills
- Experience with youth is a plus
- Ability to work well with college students
- Able to work autonomously and within a team
- Event management experience a plus
- Proficiency required in MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel, internet and email
- Proficiency in Adobe InDesign and MS Access a plus
- Knowledge of design software
- Bilingual a plus
- Demonstrated belief in Posse's mission and values
How to Apply:
Please email your résumé and cover letter to:
Michael Trask at michaelt@possefoundation.org or fax to (202) 347-7480
Deadline for submission of application is March 13, 2013.
No Phone Calls Please.
The Posse Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about The Posse Foundation please visit www.possefoundation.org.
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