Project Support Associate, Higher Education in Prison (Part-Time)

Role overview Provide part-time project coordination and administrative support for work related to higher education in prison. You’ll help teams and external partners keep meetings, research tasks, project materials, and deliverables organized, while supporting the development and review of resources for broader use.

Responsibilities - Coordinate virtual meetings and working sessions, including scheduling, registration, attendance tracking, preparation, and follow-up. - Prepare agendas and pre-reading, capture discussion notes, and turn them into concise summaries, decisions, and action lists. - Assist with literature reviews, environmental scans, resource inventories, and reference lists. - Route draft materials through review and quality checks, and track versions for accuracy and consistency. - Monitor deliverables, assignments, timelines, and milestones across several workstreams; flag schedule risks and report progress. - Maintain project records, shared files, tracking tools, and administrative procedures; support partner onboarding and project communications.

Requirements - High school diploma plus at least two years of relevant experience, or a bachelor’s degree. - Office or project support experience; research, technical assistance, or convening work is helpful. - Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and track deadlines, deliverables, and review cycles. - Experience organizing virtual convenings, working groups, advisory groups, or communities of practice. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, Outlook scheduling, and file management; familiarity with Airtable and SharePoint is useful. - Strong attention to detail and ability to produce clear meeting notes, summaries, and action items.

Nice to have - Interest in or familiarity with higher education in prison, correctional education, postsecondary access, or reentry; prior subject-matter expertise is not required. - Experience with virtual meeting tools that support registration, polling, and transcription.

Benefits and work setup - Part-time role that can be performed remotely within the United States, excluding U.S. territories, or from a U.S. office. - The listed anticipated hourly pay range is $26–$29 USD.