Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA)

Strategy Coordinator

full_time

About This Job

Location: Boston, MA

Employment Type: Full-Time

Salary: Competitive

Job Description [Application deadline: June 18 2019] Job postings will remain open until filled; however, first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) seeks qualified candidates with experience and backgrounds in administering and evaluating Department programs, projects, surveys and initiatives; conducting data analysis as a Strategy Coordinator . The MSBA is a quasi-independent government authority that partners with Massachusetts communities to support the design and construction of educationally-appropriate, flexible, sustainable, and cost-effective public school facilities. The MSBA is looking for exceptional candidates to contribute to building a stellar MSBA team. Our goal is to attract and retain exceptionally talented employees to join our agency.

Position Summary

The Strategy Coordinator supports the Director of Strategic Planning in: organizing educational opportunities/trainings for MSBA stakeholders; creating and conducting new procurement related programs to find cost savings for school districts; administering and evaluating Department programs, projects, surveys and initiatives; researching, writing and presenting training and program information; conducting data analysis; creating graphic visualizations, including in PowerPoint and Excel; and communicating in oral and written form with stakeholders.

Essential Responsibilities

•

Coordinate information and programming with MSBA stakeholders and other outside organizations, including state agencies and private sector organizations

•

Provide organizational support and assistance for ongoing and new program developments and initiatives for the Strategy department

•

Organize events held offsite at school districts and other venues

•

Prepare material for presentation by Director

•

Archive information and maintain an organized database of projects.

•

Perform data analytics for assessing operations, program influence and future directions under the supervision of the Director of Strategic Planning.

Requirements Required Education, Experience, and Skills

•

Bachelor's degree in a related field

•

Minimum 5 years professional administrative work

•

Strong computer skills utilizing Microsoft Office products- Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel,

•

Demonstrated ability to track project schedules and program progress

•

Strong data analysis skills using complex data sets

•

Strong communication skills including ability to independently draft email and web content

•

Ability to develop, facilitate and analyze stakeholder surveys to better assess program success and function

•

Mature interpersonal style; ability to successfully interact with a diverse range of people

•

Familiarity with public procurement processes preferred

•

Demonstrated ability to create curriculum and present professional education programs preferred

•

Ability to create dashboards, databases and merge big data sets using MS applications, Tableau and other programs as necessary to present data findings to help inform policy and program operations preferred

•

Superb organizational skills

•

Ability and willingness to travel to meetings and program sites

•

Ability to maintain confidentiality and work independently and part of a team

•

Flexibility and patience to meet demands of a changing schedule and work load

•

Ability to prioritize workload

•

Perform other duties as assigned

Similar Jobs