AJ Fletcher Fellow; Project Coordinator

AJ Fletcher Fellow

Work Arrangement:
Hybrid (On-Site and Remote mix)

Location:

Durham, NC, US, 27710 Personnel Area: CENTRAL ADMIN MANAGEMENT CTR

Be You. Be Bold. Choose Duke. At Duke, we believe that meaningful community impact starts with people who bring diverse perspectives, innovative ideas, and a commitment to collaboration. As the AJ Fletcher Fellow, you will play a key role in advancing initiatives that strengthen partnerships, support organizational priorities, and create positive outcomes across the university and the communities we serve. In this role, you'll work closely with university leaders, faculty, staff, community organizations, government agencies, and external partners while exercising independence, professional judgment, and strategic thinking.

Your ability to build relationships, manage complex initiatives, and drive organizational effectiveness will help advance Duke's mission of education, research, and service. This is a one-year term-limited position with the possibility of renewal based on satisfactory performance and grant funding availability.

Minimum Qualifications Education Work requires communication and analytical skills normally acquired through a 4 year college education. Experience Work requires a general knowledge of research methods, procedures and activities normally acquired through 1 year of social science research experience. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Be Bold. As Program Coordinator, you'll independently manage strategic initiatives, coordinate community and institutional partnerships, support leadership decision-making, and develop systems that improve collaboration, accountability, and organizational performance.

What You'll Do:

• Lead Programs and Strategic Initiatives
• Manage multiple projects, initiatives, and work streams that support division and institutional priorities.
• Monitor progress on strategic goals, organizational commitments, and project deliverables across stakeholder groups.
• Develop and maintain systems to track projects, action items, partnership agreements, and strategic objectives.
• Evaluate competing priorities and recommend adjustments that support changing organizational needs.
• Prepare agendas, reports, presentations, briefing materials, and communications that support planning and decision-making.
• Anticipate project needs, identify challenges, and implement solutions that promote operational continuity and effectiveness.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Collaborate Across Duke and the Community
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and special projects that advance Duke Community Affairs' goals and mission.
• Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, performance measures, and accountability tools.
• Build collaborative relationships with university leaders, faculty, staff, community organizations, government entities, and external partners.
• Serve as a trusted liaison between internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify risks, monitor progress, and develop recommendations that support successful outcomes.
• Evaluate initiative effectiveness and recommend improvements that enhance impact.
• Plan and coordinate meetings, stakeholder engagements, conferences, community events, and special initiatives.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and summaries that support evaluation, planning, and leadership action.
• Conduct research and analysis related to community engagement, organizational priorities, trends, and emerging opportunities.
• Develop workflow tools, reporting mechanisms, and business processes that improve efficiency and stakeholder engagement.
• Represent Duke Community Affairs on committees, work groups, and collaborative initiatives as assigned.
• Support Partnership and Agreement Management
• Coordinate workflows related to partnership agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs), sponsorship requests, and related documentation.
• Maintain tracking systems that support the development, review, approval, implementation, renewal, and completion of agreements.
• Monitor partnership commitments and identify opportunities to strengthen outcomes.
• Facilitate communication among university departments, community organizations, and external partners throughout agreement processes.
• Ensure documentation is maintained according to university procedures and recordkeeping requirements.
• Support timely follow-up and resolution of partnership-related issues.
• Provide Research, Analysis, and Decision Support
• Conduct research on organizational priorities, partnerships, community engagement activities, and strategic initiatives.
• Gather, analyze, and synthesize information from multiple sources.
• Create reports, dashboards, presentations, briefing documents, and other decision-support resources.
• Develop performance measures and assess the effectiveness of initiatives and partnerships.
• Analyze stakeholder feedback, trends, and data to support planning and continuous improvement.
• Translate complex…