Our Bodies Ourselves Today Program Associate

We’re seeking a dynamic and collaborative colleague to become our first Program Associate. The Program Associate will be an essential part of our small but mighty team, reporting to the Program Director to realize the potential of Our Bodies Ourselves Today. 

Who We Are 

Our Bodies Ourselves Today (OBOS Today) is a digital platform, launched in Fall 2022, that provides accurate, trustworthy, feminist health and sexuality information and resources to the public. Our online platform enables the unique contributions, approaches, and functions of the groundbreaking women’s health book Our Bodies, Ourselves to live on, while adding new features and connecting with new audiences across the globe. 

Our materials are rigorously evaluated, carefully curated, and regularly updated by panels of leading feminist health experts drawn from fields including medicine, public health, academia, consumer activism, policy, and media. The content and analysis we provide is grounded both in diverse lived experiences and current political and cultural contexts. It is accurate, evidence-based, holistic, user-friendly, and available at no cost. We also feature intimate and honest video stories of, and conversations among and between, women and gender-expansive people. 

Who You Are 

You are a highly competent professional with a passion for our mission of providing an accurate and inclusive guide to health, sexuality, and reproductive justice, and are motivated by the prospect of advancing the development of a powerful, intersectional feminist resource for women, girls, and gender-expansive people.  

Responsibilities 

Program Administration (75-80%) 

• Provide administrative support for OBOS Today staff and leadership--including Executive Director, Program Director, external contractors, and content experts--for initiatives, meetings, grants, and projects;
• Coordinate and implement project timelines (including grant reporting, administration, and management); manage calendars; schedule and send reminders for meetings;
• Proofread and copyedit documents;
• Attend meetings and take minutes; reserve rooms, catering, and equipment for events;
• Monitor and respond to OBOS Today email; including correspondence with grantors and contractors;
• Implement program and event planning in coordination with Program Director and partners;
• Manage content resource review workflow; liaise between expert panels and Program Director;
• Maintain records and files;
• Publish reviewed and approved content on OBOS Today website;
• Implement parts of the marketing and communications strategy (Constant Contact, social media), including organizing and sending out occasional bulk mailings;
• Build and maintain a stakeholder database.

Financial Administration (20-25%) 

• Coordinate financial management with the Program and Executive Directors, including planning, budgeting, expense and revenue tracking, contract and grant applications, year-end financial reports;
• Manage budgets for grants, projects, and programs, create and project budgets for internal and external funding;
• Provide reporting support, developing fiscal and programmatic reports for funders;
• Research and recommend purchases, monitor expenditures, ensure timely and accurate processing of contracts and financials;
• Monitor, analyze, and interpret financial information; 
• Assist in developing budgets for external grants.

Job Qualifications: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
   
• Outstanding time and project management skills with the ability to organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, follow-up on assignments, and work effectively on several projects concurrently with a minimum of supervision;

• Strong interpersonal skills including the capacity to effectively communicate and create rapport with people from diverse backgrounds;
   
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Google Suite, and major social media platforms;

• Proficient with Constant Contact, using personalization, social media integration, data analysis, email campaigns, and other functions.
   
• Background in the feminist health, sexuality, and/or social justice space; knowledge of and fluency with the norms and language of this space;
   
• Experience working with communities of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, and other marginalized communities.
• At least 2 years of experience in a similar role.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with web-based publishing;
• Degree in Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, Sexuality Studies, or similar field.

Salary Range 

$60,000-$64,000/year, plus a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, retirement, and tuition benefits. 

Work Arrangement 

This is a full-time, 12-month, salaried position. 

Boston-based position. Hybrid: in person 4 days/week.  

Suffolk University does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, genetic information, or status as a veteran in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs, activities, or employment. Suffolk University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a diverse and inclusive faculty and staff that reflect the broad range of human experience who contribute to the robust exchange of ideas on campus, and who are committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment. We strongly encourage applications from groups historically marginalized or underrepresented because of race/color, gender, religious creed, disability, national origin, veteran status, or LGBTQ status. Suffolk University is especially interested in candidates who, through their training, service, and experience, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the University community.