Global Community Engagement Coordinator

Role Overview

• Supports the Global Community Advisory Board (GCAB), its Community Scientific Subcommittee (CSS), and the Community Steering Committee (CSC) with their communications and meetings/conference calls.
• Facilitates GCAB
• and CSS-led requests to carry out research-related activities, including facilitating surveys of their own members.
• Facilitates GCAB and CSS short-term working groups and standing subcommittees, as needed.
• Coordinates and facilitates the CSS New Member Subcommittee (NMSC) solicitation and selection processes.
• Facilitates the planning of Community meetings and retreats.
• Works closely with the GCAB and CSS to review and update the GCAB Charter and CSS Bylaws.
• Supports global community members in resolving internal conflicts and conflicts with sites, as needed, in a manner that facilitates and broadens community engagement in ACTG research.
• Serves as a liaison between the ACTG Community and the ACTG Network Leadership, ensuring the efficient bidirectional communication of issues between both groups and with site CABS, if needed, as well as to community groups involved in other HIV clinical trials networks.
• Provides key communication and administrative support.
• Provides regular updates to the ACTG Network Leadership regarding community activities, concerns, and issues.
• Maintains community data in the ACTG Management Information System (MIS).
• Drafts and distributes GCAB and CSS call summaries.
• Works with ACTG LOC to facilitate the arrangement of GCAB and CSS travel to ACTG meetings.
• Responds to requests from ACTG leaders to provide presentations, training, and other informational sessions.
• Distributes draft protocols to the CAB, collects their responses, and provides them to the CSS representative on the protocol team.
• Collects and collates articles and content for the quarterly CAB Newsletter and coordinates production at the NCC.
• Maintains and updates the CAB Handbook annually.
• Facilitates and maintains assignment of Community representation on network committees and protocols.
• Mentors others in community engagement as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Requirements

• BS Degree + 5 yrs related experience, or MS + 3 yrs related experience
• Previous extensive Clinical Research Community Engagement experience.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to manage a heavy workload, work independently, and support multiple Community Committees and working groups.
• Demonstrate high-level technical skill and expertise as pertains to Community clinical research site support.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite and database data entry.
• Highly familiar with conference calls and communications technology such as Zoom.
• Experience both in the U.S. and internationally, as well as experience with groups with diverse cultural backgrounds, is a plus.
• Ability to communicate in multiple languages is a plus.
• Previous experience and/or connections with groups affected by HIV/AIDS is highly desirable.
• Experience, skills, and/or training in mediation or conflict resolution is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• medical, dental, vision
• supplemental life with AD&D
• short and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• parental leave
• legal services
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching component
• training and access to e-learning suite
• professional and technical certification preparation
• education assistance at accredited institutions