Administrative Coordinator, Catalyst @ Penn GSE

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The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America’s Best Large Employers in 2023.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

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Administrative Coordinator, Catalyst @ Penn GSE

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Administrative Coordinator

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At the Penn Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE), we believe in the power of education. We believe there is no greater force for building communities, bridging barriers, improving lives, and healing society. We bring our ideas, our identities, our ambition, and our commitment to a place where a diverse network of researchers, educators, counselors, leaders, and changemakers is unafraid to question what it means to educate.

Catalyst @ Penn GSE connects people and ideas across multiple constituencies to develop innovative ways to address persistent and emerging problems in education. Building upon Penn GSE’s history of leadership in education, Catalyst is both a collection of unique programs and a facilitator within and beyond the University. Throughout its work, Catalyst combines education, business, and technology to embrace an ongoing process of generating, testing, adapting, and disseminating best practices. Catalyst’s new and established programs cut across sectors to serve educators, entrepreneurs, researchers, policymakers, investors, business leaders, and others with a stake in education’s power to create opportunities for all learners.

The Administrative Coordinator will coordinate, execute and provide administrative oversight and support to various projects and initiatives for Catalyst @ Penn GSE. This includes, but is not limited to, administrative scheduling and management of the calendars, assisting in the program management, and administrative support for a variety of programs, meetings, and events. In addition, this position will manage various technology platforms, coordinate and support Catalyst meetings, conferences and events, whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person, through catering, event planning and scheduling, registrations, logistical coordination, and technology platform technical assistance. In addition, this position will maintain distribution lists, mailings, websites, and support social media for our programs.

Minor travel & pre-determined nights/weekends will be needed.

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