STEM Outreach Associate Specialist

Society for Science • Washington, DC

1d • $50,000 - $55,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The STEM Outreach Associate Specialist will assist the day-to-day operations and continued growth of the STEM Outreach Programs as a supporting member of the Science Education Programs department of the Society for Science (Society). This is a non-exempt position.

Requirements

• Strong communications skills (written and verbal)
• Data organization, management, and analysis skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with others as a team and to be a self-starter
• Excellent organizational and time management skills needed to track and accomplish multiple, unrelated tasks
• Background or interest in STEM, education, or another related field
• Affinity for the mission and outreach goals of the Society for Science
• Bachelor's undergraduate degree
• Computer and data proficiency including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

• A degree in a STEM-related field or in education
• Relational database knowledge and management (Dynamics, SQL, or other platforms)
• Interest or experience with supporting STEM educators and/or students
• Experience using application or data collection platforms such as RhythmQ, Form Assembly, Survey Monkey Apply, etc.

Responsibilities

• Supports the organization, planning, and execution of the STEM Outreach Programs
• Provides administrative support which includes assisting in administrative work, payments, and accounting processes
• Provides data support such as maintenance of existing datasets within a Dynamics database and processing new datasets from online applications and forms
• Provides customer service across programs by responding to email inquiries and communicating with program participants
• Supports the community of educators through digital engagement via email and through social media communications
• Supports the analysis of program participant feedback and the development of related summaries and reports
• Completes other departmental projects and duties assigned
• Supports other departmental programs before and during the competition weeks, which requires at least three weeks of time away from home, including at least one week of travel

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level