Program Associate, Professional Development
Program Associate, Professional Development
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Job Description
Are you interested in making a world of difference in cancer care
Cancer strikes more than 10 million people worldwide each year. As the leading medical society representing doctors who care for people with cancer the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is committed to conquering cancer through research education and promotion of the highest quality care.
Who we are:
ASCO is a flexible high-performance membership organization where employees collaborate to support our mission through evidence care and impact. Together with Conquer Cancer the ASCO Foundation we foster a culture that prioritizes customer-centricity emphasizes teamwork and commits to quality. Our culture ASCO Works Our Way of Working has long enabled workplace flexibility and embraced technology to help us achieve balance.
ASCO offers competitive salaries an excellent benefits package and opportunities to participate in professional development programs. To learn what its like to work at ASCO click here.
Who we are looking for:
If you are looking for a position to utilize your administrative and logistical coordination skills have excellent communication and organizational skills and are passionate about supporting a mission-driven organization then we want to hear from you!
The position is hybrid with a primary location in Alexandria VA. We anticipate the hire to be onsite approximately 2-3 days per week.
This position is funded through collaborators that have committed to support programs. Continuation of this position therefore is contingent upon funding being available.
Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of ASCOs professional development member programs by providing logistical and administrative support to recruitment application development and maintenance the review and selection processes and the participant experience.
- Working across functional units assist various team members in preparing and collating meeting materials and providing administrative support for of ASCOs leadership development programs including supporting live meeting logistics such as travel and hotel confirmations calendar appointments and catering requests.
- Provide customer service to internal and external customers to include ASCO Members program participants mentors and volunteers regarding program applications and meeting logistics as well as other general professional development inquiries.
- Support the planning development and execution of live and virtual activities for professional development program participants and graduates by disseminating communications executing email mail merges scheduling calls and virtual sessions producing summary documents and preparing and collating all program related materials.
- Provide programmatic support to the planning and execution of professional development initiatives at the ASCO Annual Meeting as well as virtual networking and topical mentoring activities.
- Monitor and collate data to communicate program outcomes trends gaps and metrics.
- Ability to work occasional early mornings to support in-person session logistics.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree or equivalent years of experience
- 1 year of administrative support experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook) and an openness to embracing and learning new technology
Preferred Education and Experience
- Experience supporting the planning and development of agendas events materials and expenses
- Project support experience
Competencies
- Strong interpersonal skills and a professional disposition when interacting with colleagues customers and volunteers
- Ability to efficiently navigate multiple projects simultaneously and accountable to complete routine tasks
- Excellent time management multitasking and organizational skills
- Ability to work consistently in a collaborative team-oriented manner and partner with others to achieve results
- Strong communication skills including written with the ability to clearly convey and receive information
- Open to receiving and taking action on feedback
- Ability to build effective relationships
ADA/Physical Requirements
Extended periods seated or standing at a desk.
High use of computer and other office technology equipment.
Travel
5-10 days/yr
Generous Benefits Package:
- Hybrid Work Environment
- Open Leave Policy
- Paid Family Leave
- 13 Paid Holidays per Calendar Year
- Staff Appreciation Days
- 401(k): 7.5% Employer Contribution
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Employee Assistance Program
- Fertility and Family Forming
- Healthcare Concierge
- Flexible Spending Account(s)
- Healthcare Savings Account
- Disability and Life Insurance
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran or disabled status or genetic information.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
