Program Coordinator

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Position Summary: 

The Program Coordinator is primarily responsible for meeting the administrative needs and assigned programmatic duties for special projects and initiatives within the HIV and Health Equity (HHE) program and Trans Justice Initiative (TJI), including community engagement, education campaigns, and special events. The Program Coordinator will also support the work addressing the unique challenges and inequities facing young gay and bisexual men and transgender women of color. The Program Coordinator will report to the Director of HIV and Health Equity. The Program Coordinator is a hybrid position, reporting to HRC headquarters in Washington, DC. The Program Coordinator role is a three-year, grant-funded position. 

Position Responsibilities: 

• Complete monthly expense reports, reimbursements, check requests, travel arrangements, and the annual budgeting process. 
• Manage the work calendars and schedule meetings with internal and external stakeholders for the directors of HHE and TJI. 

• Provide administrative support to the Senior Director of Research and Leadership Development, including scheduling meetings and completing monthly expense reports and reimbursements.  
• Support the administrative and logistical elements of the HHE and TJI programs, such as national conferences and community engagement activities.  
• Serve as point of contact for all vendor and consultant administrative processes.  
• Maintain the HHE and TJI program events and training calendar. 
• Respond to external emails and calls related to the HHE and TJI program and HRC resources.  

• Collaborating with HHE’s associate director of marketing to develop and regularly refresh the HHE program web and social media content. 
• Manage the HIV & Health Equity email, forwarding pertinent information and responding to others.  
• Manage the HHE sponsorship request portal, providing weekly updates to the HHE leadership.  
• Assist with creating snapshot reports and program updates for members, staff, directors, and board members on significant achievements or events.  
• Other duties as assigned.  

Position Qualifications: 

• One to three years of any combination of education and relevant work experience required.  
• Experience in HIV-related field/community outreach, social work, and public health is strongly preferred.    
• Experience in youth program development and implementation. 

• Experience with sexual health data collection, analysis, and reporting preferred.  
• Excellent organizational skills.  
• Strong attention to detail. 
• Ability to work independently within the program and across the organization. 
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in writing and interpersonally within the organization and with various LGBTQ+ advocates and allies.   

• Strong skills with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint), Google Apps, online social networking tools, online research tools, and MailChimp. 
• When travel is safe, the ability to travel up to 10% of the time is required. This may include evening and weekend travel.  
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus. 
• Understanding of LGBTQ+ issues and a commitment to LGBTQ+ equity required. 

All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel regularly or periodically.  Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply. 

Tier Description: 

The HRC Staff Tier Structure is available on the HRC Staff Intranet. 

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