Temporary Website Project Coordinator
Deploy your management and technology skills for the public good as a full-time, temporary Website Project Coordinator for Massachusetts Law Reform Institute <http://www.mlri.org>. MLRI advocates for law and policy that advances the cause of social and economic justice in Massachusetts. MLRI also supports hundreds of lawyers and advocates around the state, many of them in legal aid programs. Our websites help advocates share knowledge and educate the public about their legal rights and responsibilities.
As Website Project Coordinator for MassLegalServices.org <http://www.masslegalservices.org>, you will oversee the delivery of advocacy materials and other web-based technical support functions to legal services advocates and social services professionals in Massachusetts. You will be part of a three-person team, which also includes a Website Project Coordinator who oversees MLRI's other major website, www.MassLegalHelp.org, and a Website Project Assistant. You will work closely with them and content experts to ensure that the different websites meet their constituencies' needs.
Key responsibilities
* Nurture and support communities of practice:
o Manage and promote knowledge-sharing spaces like listservs and discussion boards;
o Sponsor workshops, trainings, and other activities to promote the spread of knowledge;
o Ensure that all staff are connected to best practices and break down unnecessary barriers to knowledge-sharing
* Manage statewide website, MassLegalServices.org <http://www.masslegalservices.org>:
o Oversee the transition to a new platform for masslegalservices.org
o Oversee addition and organization of materials by editors and the Website Assistant;
o Meet regularly with editors of each substantive section;
o Coordinate between the website and other knowledge- or practice-related projects;
o Oversee the selection and work of technology consultants and/or contractors.
* Set and promote knowledge-sharing across legal aid organizations:
o Identify best practices for emulation and dissemination;
o Connect with similar initiatives at other organizations.
* Monitor and evaluate the state of knowledge-sharing programs and initiatives.
Skills and Qualifications
* Ability to collaborate with and win support from senior program staff
* Ability to motivate and coordinate loosely-affiliated teams across institutional boundaries
* Understanding of knowledge processes, particularly organizational and personal learning
* High degree of familiarity with computers and web-enabled systems, including ability to communicate with technical staff to implement projects
* Desire to keep up with technological developments and interest in making use of emerging technology effectively to support legal services
* Knowledge of legal practice, especially poverty law is highly desirable
* Library science or information management background is highly desirable
* Experience developing or running training programs is a plus
* Experience managing and leveraging small budgets in a nonprofit setting
Most of all, you should share our passion for social justice and technology as a means to that end. We offer free comprehensive health and dental benefits and a competitive nonprofit salary based on your experience, such as $42,894 for 5 years' experience and $52,890 for 15 years. MLRI has a diverse workplace and seeks candidates who welcome and assist in maintaining this diversity.
Please send a resume together with at least three work references by February 9 to: Allan G. Rodgers, Executive Director, to arodgers at mlri.org.
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