Future Engineers seeks a dynamic, mission-driven individual to work remotely as a Program Coordinator in a high-paced, collaborative environment. The Program Coordinator will support Program Directors in administering national K-12 student competitions and new technology development. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator (written and verbal), detail-oriented, highly organized with managing tasks, and passionate about fostering STEAM opportunities for students. A background in K-12 education or technology is expected, and a passion for space exploration is preferred.
You will be responsible for:
- Assisting Program Directors with executing and following up on program-specific tasks
- Supporting schedule management and project milestone tracking
- Generating reports for client meetings with NASA or others
- Supporting Program Directors in designing, producing, and managing program virtual events – from workshops to winner announcements
- Fielding and coordinating informal program communications with teachers, judges, students, and parents
- Drafting and coordinating formal program communications such as blogs/releases, emails, newsletters, and social media posts in coordination with our internal staff, and external publicist.
- Working with a technical team to develop, review, and test program-related curriculum or program support materials for students and teachers
- Confidently speaking about trends in STEM education, technology, and space exploration
- Coordinating student team schedules
- Working with student teams to track action items and monitor progress
- Creating meeting agendas and documenting meetings
- Researching, ordering, and shipping supplies, materials or prizes
- Using analytics to help Program Directors steer data-driven approaches and solutions
- Working collaboratively with Future Engineers team members to support program goals as needed.
- Working efficiently in a remote work environment; collaborating via Slack as needed, and working independently as the project requires
- Quality Assurance (QA): Test newly developed features and updates to the Future Engineers platform
Job Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree
- 2+ years of experience in Education or Technology
- Excellent organizational, oral, and written communication skills
- Proficient with online technologies
- Experience using project management tools
About Future Engineers Future Engineers (www.futureengineers.org) is an online education platform that hosts national contests and challenges for K-12 students. Future Engineers challenges have helped produce historic achievements - from manufacturing the first student-designed 3D print in space to naming NASA’s Perseverance Rover. All challenges are offered free for student/classroom participation.