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General Summary of Position:

The Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights, based at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is hiring a qualified Program Associate. The Program Associate will work closely with the Director to advance the Consortium’s activities and research initiatives, which center on our “Feminist Roadmap for Sustainable Peace and Planet” (FRSPP) project.

FRSPP Speaker Events
• Researches and suggests potential speakers;
• Creates and maintains calendars for all stages of event planning preparation and monitors deadline adherence;
• Manages and tracks communications with speakers, and coordinates travel arrangements;
• Tracks event budget and expenditures;
• Provides day-of event management for in-person, online, and hybrid events.

General
• Liaises with relevant offices at the University of Massachusetts Boston to execute grant management, budgeting, including reallocation and reconciliation, and reporting;
• Prepares written materials on a timely basis, including, but not limited to, draft correspondence, talking points, and reports;
• In partnership with or under the guidance of the Director, works with internal and external partners in planning and implementing events and initiatives, including:
o 3-4 online, in-person, or hybrid events on FRSPP-related topics (examples: gender, peacebuilding and (1) climate crisis, (2) extractive industries, (3) infrastructure, (4) international financial mechanisms, (5) green growth) per semester;
• Tracks, implements and updates project and communications goals and strategies, including producing internal and external communication, in coordination with the Director and Senior Researcher;
• Drafts and edits written materials for the CGSHR website and social media accounts as they pertain to CGSHR events and publications;
• In coordination with the Director, selects, trains and supervises a small cohort of Consortium interns, and develops and implements internship programming;
• Serves as liaison to the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security;
• And performs other duties and manages ad hoc projects as assigned.

Qualifications:
• Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree with related work experience, preferably in International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Feminist Political Economy, , Feminist Political Ecology, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, or a related field;
• Minimum of 1-3 years of professional work experience, ideally with project management experience, preferred.

Skills, Abilities, Competencies:
• Familiarity with the academic fields of gender and security studies, feminist security studies, feminist political economy, and/or intersectional environmentalism preferred;
• Project management experience and ability to manage multiple, simultaneous projects;
• A highly organized, detail-oriented and analytical creative thinker with proven strong problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work under the pressure of tight deadlines and ability to proactively communicate with others when barriers to meeting deadlines arise;
• Familiarity with the theories and practices of racial equity and intersectionality, and how they relate to the academic and nonprofit ecosystem;
• Ability to interact well with a diverse range of people, ideas, and opinions; and
• High level proficiency in Microsoft Office products, Excel and Power Point required.
• MailChimp experience preferred.