PROJECT COORDINATOR

JOB SUMMARY

This position will report to the Manager of the Office of Community Engagement and will focus on supporting the office’s evaluation of McMaster’s current capacity and needs for community engagement.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

The position will involve both a campus-wide consultation that includes more in-depth consultation with a specific number of existing community-campus partnerships to inform the following three major priorities of the Office of Community Engagement:  

1. Implementing the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification Pilot at McMaster: Created in 2005 by a group of American universities, the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification is an elective classification that was developed to respect the diversity of approaches to community engagement, while encouraging reflective institutional self-assessment to inform institutional change strategies, the development of best practices and common language, and ultimately, a transformative movement for building community engagement capacity across the post-secondary landscape. Over 2019 and 2020, McMaster is participating in the Canada-wide Carnegie Community Engagement Classification Pilot Cohort.
   1. This position will lead the classification review at McMaster between July and December 2019, submit the classification in January 2020, and support follow up as required.
2. Reviewing McMaster’s Community Engagement Strategic Plan Progress: McMaster is three years into a five year community engagement strategy. Aligning with work done for the Carnegie Pilot, this work will identify progress to date on the goals and objectives of the plan, while also noting gaps that remain to be pursued.
   1. This position will review the existing plan, identify and report activities from across the University that align with the goals and objectives of the plan, and will submit an April 2020 recommendations report that will help inform the development of a new strategic plan to be launched in May 2021.
3. Identifying Community Engagement Impact Stories: As a result of activities 1 and 2 above, the position will also involve identifying and categorizing community engagement impact stories that surface from the evaluation. Working with office staff, this role will submit stories that arise from the evaluation into a common template to be shared on McMaster’s community engagement website.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:  Masters degree in a relevant field of study

Experience:  Requires 3 years of relevant experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Environment:

• There are no adverse physical environment conditions inherent to the job.

Psychological Environment:

• Frequently deals with simultaneous deadlines and multiple requests.

Health & Safety:

• Risk to the incumbent is no higher than for the general population.