Educational Projects Specialist

Company Description

Come join our team and become part of what the Boston Globe has recognized as one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2018 - 2025! 

Saving lives through organ and tissue donation is the mission uniting our employees and drives the work we do. 

New England Donor Services (NEDS) coordinates organ and tissue donation in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, the eastern counties of Vermont and Bermuda. Responsible for one of the largest of the 55 Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) that make up the nation’s donation system, NEDS works with over 200 hospitals and serves nearly 15 million people in our region, screening nearly 55,000 potential donor referrals annually. With approximately $150M in operating revenues, NEDS employs 387 clinical and non-clinical staff members throughout New England and across the country.

Our vision is to be a leader in the development and implementation of strategies to increase the life-saving and life-enhancing gifts of organ and tissue donation through effective relationships with our clinical partners, donor families and the communities we serve.

Job Description

The Projects Specialist will support two flagship education initiatives at New England Donor Services: The Organ Donation Scholars Program, a year-long high school leadership and service-learning initiative across the New England region, and the Galen V. Henderson Program, a medical student donation education and research immersion program. This role requires strong organizational skills, experience coordinating educational programs, comfort working with students at different training levels, and the ability to track program outcomes that advance NEDS’s mission to save and heal lives through organ and tissue donation.

Organ Donation Scholars Program (Primary Focus, 75%)

• Coordinate all aspects of the Organ Donation Scholars Program, including recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, and year-long implementation across participating high schools in the New England region.
• Manage outreach to high schools, guidance counselors, and educators; coordinate student nominations, applications, and selection processes.
• Lead and work collaboratively with student Scholars in ensuring implementation of the full curriculum to increase the number of high school-aged students registered as organ donors.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for student Scholars, providing guidance and support as they plan and implement school-based organ donation awareness activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with participating schools, educators, and community partners to ensure smooth coordination and sustained engagement.
• Assist with preparation and dissemination of educational materials related to organ and tissue donation, transplantation science, and advocacy, in collaboration with NEDS staff and subject-matter experts
• Coordinate monthly virtual meetings, including agenda development, materials preparation, attendance tracking, and follow-up communications.
• Support tracking and reporting of youth donor registration metrics across the New England region, collaborating with internal NEDS teams and external partners to monitor trends and assess program impact.
• Track participation, activities completed, student engagement, applications received, and other program metrics; assist with surveys, data analysis, and preparation of internal and external reports.
• Support budget tracking, stipend and scholarship distribution, swag coordination, and event-related logistics.
• Work collaboratively with other entities who are also directly or indirectly engaged in creating an environment supportive of donation registration for high school students around our region (e.g., NEDS multicultural community affairs program, other NEDS Community Projects Specialists, and the Student Organ Donation Advocates organization). 

• Work together with Director of Data Research & Insights to promote donation registration among key youth populations with an opportunity for increased outreach and education as guided by existing donor registration rates.

Galen V. Henderson Program (Administrative and Program Support, 25%)

• Provide administrative and coordination support for the Henderson Program, including scheduling, logistics, and coordination of program activities and events.
• Support onboarding of participating medical students, including dissemination of program materials, calendars, and expectations.
• Coordinate logistics for weekly seminars, guest speakers, and educational sessions (in-person and virtual).
• Communicate with internal and external speakers regarding schedules, presentations, and logistical needs.
• Maintain and update the Henderson Program calendar; com