Project Coordinator, Dialogue Vanderbilt

Dialogue Vanderbilt is a university-wide initiative dedicated to advancing civil discourse pluralism and open dialogue on campus and beyond. Through student-led programming events partnerships and national convenings Dialogue Vanderbilt is shaping a model for how communities can engage across differences with curiosity courage and respect.

The Project Coordinator will play a vital role in supporting and executing Dialogue Vanderbilts core programs. Reporting to the Sr. Student Program Manager this entry-level role spans three key areas: supporting the Dialogue Vanderbilt Student Facilitators program facilitating DV workshops and contributing to the development of a measurement framework to assess the impact of DV initiatives.

As a small dynamic team all members contribute across initiatives and take ownership of key programs. This is an exciting opportunity for a recent college graduate to join a mission-driven team and grow professionally while making a meaningful impact. Project coordinator will gain hands-on experience in program coordination facilitation and data-driven program evaluationbuilding a skillset that is highly transferable across the nonprofit education and public policy sectors. The ideal candidate will be a recent graduate with strong organizational instincts an analytical mindset and genuine enthusiasm for building community through dialogue.

Key Responsibilities:

Student Facilitators Program Support

• Coordinate scheduling for the Dialogue Vanderbilt Student Facilitators program including training sessions facilitated events and check-ins.

• Support the planning and logistics of facilitator training ensuring materials spaces and participants are organized and prepared.

• Serve as a key point of contact for student facilitators helping to address questions and build a strong connected cohort.

• Maintain program records tracking facilitator participation and progress throughout the year.

Workshop Facilitation

• Assist with workshop design and continuous improvement based on participant feedback and observed outcomes.

• Prepare and organize workshop materials logistics and follow-up communications.

• Help ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment that reflects DVs values of curiosity

• courage and respect.

• Facilitate Dialogue Vanderbilt workshops for students faculty staff and community partners

Measurement & Assessment

• In partnership with the Executive Director support the development of a measurement framework to assess the impact and reach of Dialogue Vanderbilt initiatives.

• Collect organize and analyze program data including participant feedback attendance and engagement metrics.

• Assist in creating reports and dashboards to communicate findings to the DV team and stakeholders.

• Help identify opportunities for program improvement based on data insights.

General Responsibilities

• Contribute to a collaborative team culture and assist with cross-functional projects as needed.

• Help support DV events convenings and campus partnerships.

• Collaborative fast-paced team environment with multiple concurrent priorities.

• Regular campus presence required; some hybrid flexibility may be available.

• Occasional evening or weekend availability for events and programming.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.

• Analytical mindset with comfort working with data surveys and program metrics.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with students staff and faculty.

• Genuine interest in dialogue civil discourse and inclusive community-building.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

• Familiarity with data collection tools such as surveys spreadsheets or basic analytics.

• Experience working with student programming peer education or community engagement initiatives.