Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is a nonprofit organization focused on supporting sustainable models for local journalism. The Advisory Programs Contractor supports the day-to-day operations of the Lenfest Expert Network by coordinating engagements, maintaining relationships with newsrooms and consultants, managing communications and logistics, and assisting with reporting and administrative priorities.
Responsibilities
- Support intake, matching, and onboarding of newsroom and consultant engagements
- Track active engagements and maintain program records and documentation
- Coordinate scheduling, communications, and logistics across a portfolio of projects
- Assist with reporting, data collection, and funder-facing materials
- Serve as a point of contact for participating newsrooms and LENs consultants
- Support relationship maintenance and periodic check-ins with program participants
- Help surface participant needs, feedback, and emerging opportunities
- Assist with office hours coordination and participant outreach
- Draft program communications, updates, and correspondence
- Support preparation of presentations and materials for internal and external audiences
- Assist with event coordination and convening logistics as needed
- Represent the Lenfest Institute at select events and convenings when needed (preferred but not required)
- Maintain organized systems for tracking contacts, engagements, and program activity
- Support the Head of Advisory Programs with scheduling, follow-up, and task management
- Assist with special projects and emerging priorities as the program grows
Skills
- • Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- • An excellent written and verbal communicator
- • Comfortable managing multiple workstreams simultaneously
- • Skilled at building relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders
- • Self-directed and able to work independently in a remote environment
- • Interested in local journalism, media, or the broader information ecosystem
- This is a remote contracting engagement through December 2027, with the possibility of occasional in-person work or travel
- Candidates based in or within commuting distance of Philadelphia are encouraged to apply
- Approximately 20 hours per week
- •Experience in program coordination, journalism, nonprofit administration, philanthropy, or a related field is preferred
Benefits
- Remote contracting engagement through December 2027, with the possibility of occasional in-person work or travel.
- For the right candidate, there is potential for this role to grow into a full-time position over time.
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