Advocacy Coordinator, Center for Digital Equity

SUMMARY: The Center for Digital Equity at Queens University of Charlotte is seeking someone who enjoys working with people organizing meaningful projects and keeping lots of moving pieces on track. As the Advocacy Coordinator youll be part of a team that helps connect local organizations government partners and community groups around shared goals like improving access to digital tools skills and support.

In this role youll help keep our advocacy and ecosystem-building efforts organized and running smoothly. Most of your time approximately 70% will be dedicated to managing a cohort-based initiative that provides digital skills training and device access to community partners. This includes coordinating closely with community partners who lead training and career preparation sessions and ensuring that learners receive the devices support and resources they need to succeed.

This is a full-time benefits-eligible position reporting to the Advocacy Sr. Program Director. This position is funded for a 10-month term.

The Center for Digital Equity at Queens University of Charlotte is the backbone organization for a collective impact strategy bringing together residents public and private sector partners to co-create solutions allowing every resident to thrive in our modern culture. It recognizes that digital equity is necessary for a thriving society democracy and economy. Through awareness partnerships and action it aims to empower organizations to deliver digital inclusion resources to the communities they serve.

This position is exempt from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is not eligible to earn overtime pay or compensatory time off for additional hours worked. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Advocacy and Ecosystem Coordination:

1. Coordinate meetings events and working groups that bring together partners around digital access and technology-related initiatives.
2. Maintain up-to-date documentation timelines and communications for CDEs advocacy and ecosystem engagement activities.
3. Support the preparation of policy materials presentations and public updates.

• Partner and Community Engagement:
  1. Serve as a main point of contact for local organizations and partners participating in CDEs programs.
  2. Help onboard new partners and support communications related to advocacy and community learning initiatives.
  3. Assist with coordination of stakeholder communication and engagement including meeting follow-ups and updates.
• Skilling Program Management:
  1. Support community organizations with the delivery of digital skills training cohorts and career development sessions.
  2. Coordinate logistics such as registration scheduling cohort communication and resource delivery.
  3. Help manage the distribution and tracking of devices associated with training programs.
• Program Documentation and Reporting:
  1. Maintain accurate records of cohort activity partner engagement and program performance.
  2. Support the development of updates and reports for stakeholders funders and internal use.
  3. Collect and summarize success stories and participant feedback.
• General Coordination and Support:
  1. Collaborate across teams to align advocacy and training efforts with organizational goals.
  2. Assist with internal project tracking process updates and event planning as needed.
  3. Contribute to the Centers broader outreach and learning activities.
• Other:
  1. Manage various initiatives/projects aligned with the Strategic Business Plan goals and overall work plans.
  2. Assist with strategic business planning discussions and implementation.

Non-EssentialDuties:

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Experience Knowledge & Skills Required

• Minimum of two years of experience in program coordination advocacy community engagement or a related field.
• Bachelors degree in public policy nonprofit management communications or related discipline or a combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
• Experience supporting training programs or skilling initiatives.
• Familiarity with partner engagement cohort-based programming or device distribution logistics.
• Knowledge of program coordination and stakeholder engagement best practices.
• Knowledge of event planning and meeting facilitation.
• Familiarity with documentation and tracking systems like CRMs or spreadsheets.
• Ability to present complex ideas in writing and orally to various stakeholder groups while conveying information effectively.
• Capable of identifying complex problems understanding the pros and cons of alternative solutions and implementing changes with cross-functional teams.
• Advanced proficiency in various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite especially Excel (comfortable using collaborative tools such as Zoom and project management platforms.)
• Effectively manage time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Work effectively independently and as a member of a team.
• This description provides a general overview and is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities skills or requirements for the position.
• Dont meet every qualification listed We encourage you to apply anyway! Research shows that marginalized communitiessuch as women LGBTQ individuals and people of colorare less likely to apply for roles unless they meet every single requirement. At the Center for Digital Equity we are committed to fostering an inclusive diverse equitable and accessible environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. If youre passionate about our mission but your experience doesnt perfectly align with every qualification in the job description we still encourage you to submit an application. You might be the perfect fit for this role or another opportunity with us!

Application Process

Does this sound like a good fit Submit the following:

1. A cover letter addressing the position qualifications and experience.
2. Current rsum
3. Salary expectations

Applications received by August 4 2025will receive first consideration. Queens will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.

About Queens University of Charlotte

Located in the heart of the nations second fastest growing metropolitan area Queens University of Charlotte leverages the citys diverse and thriving environment as an extended classroom. Nationally recognized for undergraduate programs in international and interdisciplinary education Queens blends the best of liberal arts learning with professional preparation and community engagement. Focused on supporting success for diverse learners faculty build close and collaborative relationships with students and help them build intentional and individualized roadmaps for flourishing at Queens and beyond. At the graduate program level the University offers innovative educational experiences that help learners advance professionally and retool for new opportunities. Our environs afford faculty myriad opportunities to advance their own professional growth and teaching and research interests by collaborating with vibrant industry non-profit and community organization sectors.

Because of our history of innovation and our legacy of strong leadership Queens is positioned to be among the new forerunners of American higher education.This is a defining moment for Queens. While other institutions are focused on sustaining and surviving we are thinking much bigger.

Institutions that understand what is needed and are willing to reimagine what is possible can position themselves to thrive and strengthen their market position after the pandemic with innovative approaches that are deeply connected to the world and its greatest challenges.

By 2030 Queens aspires to become the leading private national university of Charlottewith deep meaningful and reciprocal connections to the needs of our local community and economy; inventive and multidisciplinary academic programs that are connected to the worlds most pressing challenges and biggest areas of opportunity; a fully connected integrated and innovative set of experiences that support holistic wellness and wellbeing; a culture of continuous improvement and investment that enables faculty and staff to flourish and achieve their full potential; and a comprehensive approach to diversity equity and inclusion that begins on campus and radiates throughout the community.

Queens University of Charlotte aims to be a leading comprehensive university distinguished by its commitment to transforming the lives of its students and enhancing the intellectual and cultural fabric of its community. Queens is a campus where diversity equity and inclusion are core values. The mission of Queens is to provide transformative educational experiences that nurture intellectual curiosity promote global understanding encourage ethical living and prepare individuals for purposeful and fulfilling lives. To this end the University recruits talented faculty staff and students from across the United States and around the world. Queens encourages applications from women people of color people with disabilities and members of other protected classes and historically minoritized communities. The University also invites applications from individuals who are prepared to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body and to collaborate with colleagues to make Queens an equitable and inclusive place to live learn and work.

Queens works to provide an accessible living learning and working environment for current and prospective faculty staff and students and visitors to our campus. If there are accommodationswe can provide to make your application process more accessible please contact the Director of Human Resources ( ). The position duties and responsibilities listed above should be able to be completed with or without reasonable accommodations. HR works in partnership with employees to manage the workplace accommodations process.

Benefits

Queens offers comprehensive benefits to eligible employees including: medical dental and vision insurance domestic partner benefits a 403b retirement plan with two options (pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions) with a generous match vacation and generous paid holidays tuition remission and tuition exchange Queens-paid life insurance supplemental life insurance dependent life insurance accidental death and dismemberment insurance disability insurance flexible spending accounts (medical dependent care Health Savings Account) sick leave and long-term disability leave paid parental leave FMLA leave when eligible reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall employee assistance program (EAP) free access to the Levine Center wellness programs. In addition employees may choose benefits such as pet insurance critical care insurance and legal assistance.