Program Coordinator, The History Project, Boston, MA
Posted December 12, 2023
With the support of Mass Humanities’ Staffing the Humanities program, we are hiring for a part-time Program Coordinator to assist with planning, marketing, and facilitating programs in collaboration with our volunteer Events & Outreach Committee. This is a part-time term-limited position, 14 hours per week at $28 per hour for one year. This is a hybrid position including some in-person meetings and events. Hours per week are predominantly evening and weekend shifts.
As Boston’s LGBTQ+ community archives, The History Project shares LGBTQ+ stories and history through in-person and online programs. Some of our events include:
- Out of the Archives, our monthly lecture series exploring New England’s LGBTQ+ history
- Out in Public, in-person community-centered events such as our LGBTQ+ Community Picnic
- HistoryMaker Awards honoring Boston’s LGBTQ+ activists.
Essential Job Functions
- Assist with planning, marketing, conducting, and facilitating programs, in-person and virtually, with Events & Outreach Committee volunteers
- Lead multiple programs each month, in-person and virtually via Zoom – requiring weekend and evening work virtually and in-person
- Research, contact, and negotiate with potential program presenters
- Collect speaker bios, create event descriptions and Eventbrite for tickets/donations
- Announce and promote events via THP’s website, social media, and email list
- Set up Zoom meeting invitations and serve as administrator during events to ensure technical needs (recording, chat, and live transcription) are met
- Upload and share recordings on THP’s YouTube account
- Follow up with attendees with post-event recordings and surveys
- Collect, compile, and organize data for reporting
- Research and implement program-related revenue streams which may include but are not limited to grants, sponsorships, tickets, or donations
- Attend bi-weekly Events & Outreach Committee meetings
- Perform other duties as requested.
Preferred Requirements
- Knowledge of LGBTQ+ history and issues
- Previous public history interpretation, public speaking, presentation skills or coursework
- Skills to manage public outreach activities, with the ability to engage a range of stakeholders from a diversity of backgrounds and lived experiences
- Experience with planning virtual and in-person programs for diverse audiences, proficiency with Zoom, Eventbrite, YouTube and/or similar platforms
- Outstanding customer service with excellent written and verbal communication skills, must be organized, flexible, detail-oriented
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with staff and event volunteers.
To apply, please send a letter of interest and a copy of your resume to Executive Director Joan Ilacqua at [email protected] by January 15, 2024. Please contact Executive Director Joan Ilacqua with any questions at [email protected].