Community Initiatives Coordinator
The Jed Foundation (JED)
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $68,000 - $90,000 per year
About the role
- Support program leads in coordinating partner activities and ensuring organizations move smoothly through program milestones and timelines.
- Coordinate logistics for program engagements, including scheduling focus groups, training series, stakeholder meetings, and coaching calls.
- Prepare and distribute meeting materials, document key takeaways, and track follow-up actions after partner and stakeholder engagements.
- Maintain accurate documentation of community initiatives activities, partner engagement, and program milestones across internal systems, including Salesforce and Asana.
- Manage operational systems by entering and maintaining partner contacts, call notes, and program documentation to support program monitoring and leadership updates.
- Track program activities across community-based organizations, Greek-letter organizations, and municipal partners.
- Compile and maintain program data to support internal reporting, leadership updates, program evaluation, and external reporting needs.
- Ensure program documentation, activity tracking, and milestone reporting remain accurate and up to date across Salesforce, Asana, and other internal systems.
- Work collaboratively with the Vice President of Community Initiatives & Clinical Advising, the Director of Community Initiatives, the Senior Manager of Greek-Letter Organizations, Community Mental Health Specialists, and other JED staff to ensure coordination across CBO-related workstreams.
- Coordinate across internal teams to align tasks, timelines, and program deliverables across multiple initiatives.
- Support internal communication and project coordination to ensure Community Initiatives programs operate efficiently and effectively.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, social work, psychology, counseling, public health, education, or a related field required.
- 2–5 years of experience supporting program coordination, operations, or administrative functions within nonprofit, community-based, public health, or mission-driven organizations.
- Required experience using project management and CRM systems such as Salesforce and Asana.
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills with the ability to track multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience maintaining documentation, managing internal systems, and coordinating operational processes across teams.
- Strong written communication skills with the ability to document program activities and synthesize information clearly.
- Experience supporting program implementation, coordination, or nonprofit program administration is a plus.
- Interest in youth mental health, community health promotion, or nonprofit program delivery.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities within a collaborative team environment.
- Collaborative team player who thrives in a mission-driven and evolving environment.
- Passion for JED’s mission and a commitment to promoting equity and inclusion in all aspects of mental health work.
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
program coordinationoperations managementadministrative functionsdocumentation managementproject implementation
Soft Skills
organizational skillsproject coordinationwritten communicationattention to detailcollaborative teamwork
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit managementBachelor’s degree in social workBachelor’s degree in psychologyBachelor’s degree in counselingBachelor’s degree in public healthBachelor’s degree in education