Program Associate Academic And Student Programs
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Overview:
The Koch Associate Program (KAP) is a career accelerator for early to midcareer professionals with a drive to tackle our countrys most pressing challenges in more effective principled ways. KAP equips associates with the tools mindsets and community to succeed as social entrepreneursindividuals excited to find new and better ways to break barriers and eliminate injustice. Associates spend one day each week engaging in experiential learning with Stand Together Fellowships and work at one of our many partner organizations the rest of the week. Our curriculum is designed to supercharge your development and equip you for longterm success as you seek to have an impact on the problems that prevent people from realizing their potential.
The Mercatus Center seeks a bright and motivated Program Associate to join the Academic & Student Programs team. As a Program Associate youll contribute to supporting program leads and scholars ensuring successful events and executing project logistics along with myriad other administrative functions requiring excellent attention to detail and strong organizational capabilities.
Youll also have the opportunity to develop your professional skill set and work toward your own career goals. The team encourages advancement through university courses; this is the perfect position and team environment for someone interested in pursuing an advanced degree.
This position reports to the Program and Operations Senior Director and works primarily at the office on the Fairfax campus.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative support for Academic & Student Programs including staffing events and preparing materials assisting with recruiting efforts and database management and helping with the scheduling and administrative needs of program leads and scholars
- Draft program notes and reports and execute special projects delegating subtasks to junior staff as relevant
- Assist with creating website content as well as copyediting manuscripts journal articles and other research products
- Serve as a central point of contact for logistical questions from Mercatus Center staff current students and prospective students
- Contribute to office management for the Fairfax office by sharing reception desk duties and assisting in daytoday operations including facilities maintenance office and kitchen supply inventory and presenting a professional office appearance
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to multitask and balance multiple short and longterm projects without direct supervision
- Effective communicator
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Experience in a professional staff support program management and/or events management role preferred
- Interest in economics classical liberalism and public policy preferred
Additional Information:
This position is part of the KOCH Associate Program with Stand Together. If you are interested please apply on our career site as well as the website below:
https://jobs.lever/standtogether/22a4cf6ab90a4be5b5bfce0227397eef
EEO Statement:We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employee Benefits:Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. In addition Mercatus provides excellent benefits to all individual employees including full health and dental coverage flexible spending accounts longterm disability and life insurance a 403(b) retirement savings program parking/travel benefits and twelve free credits per year at George Mason University.
About the Mercatus Center at George Mason University:For over 40 years the Mercatus Center at George Mason University has been the worlds premier university source for marketoriented ideasbridging the gap between academic ideas and realworld problems. A universitybased research center Mercatus works to advance knowledge about how markets work to improve our lives by training graduate students conducting research and applying sound economics to offer solutions to societys most pressing problems.
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