"Program Coordinator (Training, Outreach and Evaluation)"

Position Summary

Rutgers School of Public Health (SPH) is seeking a Program Coordinator (Training, Outreach and Evaluation) for the Center for Public Health Workforce Development (CPHWD within the School of Public Health, located in Somerset, NJ.

The Program Coordinator supports the coordination, implementation, and evaluation of occupational safety and health research and training programs within the Center for Public Health Workforce Development at the Rutgers School of Public Health. The position plays a central role in maintaining the Center's data and evaluation systems, supporting research activities, and ensuring compliance with institutional and grant requirements.

The Program Coordinator assists with day-to-day research operations, including preparing and maintaining IRB applications, coordinating participant recruitment and data collection, and managing documentation and reporting. The position also contributes to the preparation of evaluation reports, grant progress reports, and related communications.

A key focus of this role is helping to build and maintain the Center's data management and collaboration systems across Teams, Box, and Qualtrics, as well as evaluation systems, supporting the streamlining of data workflows, file organization, and reporting tools. The coordinator will collaborate with faculty, staff, and partners to improve efficiency, accuracy, and consistency across research, evaluation, and program management processes.

Work is conducted in alignment with the mission and goals of the School of Public Health, emphasizing evidence-based practice, program improvement, and workforce development in occupational safety and health.

Duties include:

• Reviews Federal, State, Local, and industry requirements and guidelines to support the design, development, and continuous improvement of occupational safety and health curriculum.
• Performs outreach activities engaging stakeholders, including conducting community needs assessments and facilitating collaboration, to increase awareness of occupational safety and health issues across Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, and USVI).
• Schedules training, identify and assign course instructors, develop and update course curricula, perform evaluation of training programs.
• Coordinate and oversee small and large offsite continuing education events for professionals and community organizations.
• Support the preparation of conference presentations, journal submissions, and public-facing materials that communicate program impacts.