About the Opportunity
Movement Labs seeks a Fellowship Coordinator to join our team for a contract period lasting through December 2024. In this role, you will play a vital role in the success of our fellowship program, ensuring a smooth experience for our fellows from application to screening and hiring to ongoing professional development.
Ideal candidates are passionate about talent development, approach their work with equal parts hustle and empathy, and are highly detail-oriented, organized and able to learn and get up to speed quickly. Movement Labs runs 3 fellowship cohorts/year, each consisting of 10-20 fellows, who are managed by staff within each Movement Labs department. Fellows have the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge across the full array of activities in progressive political power building.
After hiring and onboarding the cohort, the Coordinator will play a leadership role in fellowship programming, logistics coordination, and support of fellows through 1:1 coaching and guidance, and ensuring each fellow's manager has an appropriate work plan for the fellow.
We are hiring on a rolling basis and anticipating an April 15th start date.
Apply by Friday, March 29th at 5 pm Pacific Time to be considered.
About Movement Labs
At Movement Labs, our mission is to affordably and provably scale people power. We serve as an incubator for missing pieces of political infrastructure, combining data, technology and experimental methods to build power. We use peer-to-peer texting to help grassroots organizing, recruit candidates to run for office, and help those candidates win. We look for opportunities to work in red and rural areas, and with communities that have too often been ignored.
Movement Labs is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please contact careers@movementlabs.com. This is a fully remote position.
Responsibilities:
Manage the fellowship application process, including screening applications, scheduling interviews, and coordinating with hiring managers.
Facilitate the onboarding process for new fellows, ensuring they have the information and resources needed to succeed.
Match fellows with appropriate team leads based on their skills and interests.
Connect fellows with one another and foster a strong sense of community within the program.
Develop and implement ongoing training and professional development programming for fellows.
Provide ongoing support to fellows, including coaching and guidance.
Manage administrative tasks associated with the program, such as timesheets and program documentation
2-5 years of previous experience in a relevant field, such as program management, talent development, coaching, staff and team management, or working with emerging youth leaders.
Staff management experience, including the ability to proactively set expectations and manage teams around goals and priorities
Proven experience with professional development, leadership coaching, or people operations is a plus.
Comfort working with Director level staff across the organization and managing up to ensure each department successfully manages their fellow(s).
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Competitive hourly rate of $30-$50 depending on experience
Contract term through December 2024 capped at 25 hours/week, with possibility to extend or move into a full time role at completion of contract. Contract end date flexible for the right candidate.
Remote work environment with flexible work hours and schedule
To Apply
Please submit your resume and respond to the below questions. Please do not submit a cover letter. Please keep each answer below to 200 words or less and do not use an AI tool such as ChatGPT to write your responses. Qualified candidates will be invited to interview.