Education Coordinator

Grade: H

FTE: 100%

Background:

Stanford University is at the forefront of addressing health challenges faced by children and expectant mothers through its innovative research and educational initiatives. The Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) is dedicated to advancing maternal and child health by fostering a collaborative environment where physician-scientists and researchers can translate groundbreaking discoveries into effective interventions. The Education Coordinator will play a pivotal role in this mission by managing educational programs that create research opportunities for diverse undergraduate students, particularly those from first-generation and low-income backgrounds, medical residents, clinical fellows, as well as faculty at Stanford.

Position Summary:

The Education Coordinator will oversee the MCHRI’s DRIVE in Research Pathway Program, which aims to engage undergraduate students in maternal and child health research, monthly Seminar Series, annual research symposium, as well as its Team Science and Translational Research programming. This role encompasses comprehensive program administration, including recruitment of faculty mentors and students, mentor-student matching, and curriculum development in collaboration with MCHRI leadership. This position requires strong organizational skills, effective communication, and the ability to foster an inclusive environment that supports learner engagement and professional development.

Job Duties:

The Education Coordinator is a diverse role that requires a demonstrated skillset in strategic planning and management for the design and implementation of educational programs and excellent relationship building skills. Core responsibilities of this role include: 

Project management:

• Perform the full range of project management cycle: initiating, planning, executing, and monitoring progress of tasks, activities, milestones, and deliverables utilizing a complex online project management system.
• Follow up with internal team members and external stakeholders on scheduled project tasks, milestones, and deliverables.
• Compile data and generate reports and metrics related to gender integration projects.
• Support the contracting/set-up of new biotechnology training sites into the Stanford system and develop appropriate learning plans.
• Manage the approvals process of related expenditures and other program costs.
• Manage and update online reporting and dashboards to communicate and visualize project results and metrics.
• Develop additional systems and processes to track project plans, milestones and results as needed.
• Provide advice and guidance to the team to ensure efficient and effective functioning of the project team and use of resources to achieve project outcomes.
• Contribute to the design and creation of educational content.

Knowledge Management:

• Support knowledge management initiatives to strengthen the design, tracking, delivery, and accessibility of communications and documents across the team.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing across the team as new learnings emerge on the latest innovations and trends in maternal and child health research.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Proven success in program management, including the ability to manage more than one project simultaneously.
• Proven track record of successfully managing large budgets and tracking program expenditures.
• Creative problem solver with rigorous approach and aptitude for managing details in fast-paced environment.
• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of tools, particularly Outlook, Excel, MS Project Word and Smartsheet, as well as the ability to learn other software tools readily and implement them successfully.
• Highly effective written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and planning skills. Ability to multi-task and manage deadlines.
• Understanding of the medical product development landscape.
• Experience tracking deliverables and analyzing metrics.
• Ability to work well with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work amidst ambiguity and thrive in a start-up mode, with initiative and comfort to work with little oversight.
• Effective relationship-building and collaboration skills with a diverse range of partners. 

* - Other duties may also be assigned

~ All members of the Department of Pediatrics are engaged in continuous learning and improvement to foster a culture where diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice are central to all aspects of our work. The Department collectively and publicly commits to continuously promoting anti-racism and equity through its policies, programs, and practices at all levels. ~