Are you a detail-oriented, task-driven professional with a passion for supporting programs and engaging with the community? This position focuses on providing administrative, operational, and logistical support for our Boston-based initiatives. This can include tasks like offering scheduling support, supporting program operations by managing paperwork and communications, assisting with event planning, and assisting in achieving program evaluation goals. We are seeking a dedicated HCE Program Assistant to provide support to our transformative Boston-based team.

WHO WE ARE

Flourish Agenda is an innovative social justice non-profit organization that works with schools, youth-serving organizations, foundations, and local governments to build and implement strategies that allow young people of color to flourish. We provide the Healing Centered Engagement approach, tools, and research. We co-create the strategies necessary to reimagine how systems shift how they support young people of color and the adults who serve them.

At Flourish Agenda, we believe that our community’s collective passion, dedication, and shared vision of healing is what transforms our work into a lifestyle. We have a saying amongst our team, “Together We Flourish,” a joyous affirmation that our collective healing cultivates the transformation that people and institutions are longing for. 

We are grounded in the following values as we discover new ways to flourish.

Our Values

• Self-reflection – demonstrates accountability, honesty, and integrity, with a commitment to ongoing self-reflection and personal growth.
• Possibility thinking – Bold creativity and innovative problem solving for our organization and clients.
• Transformative relationships – Cultivating ways to work collaboratively together. We are team, and teamwork makes a difference for clients and communities.
• Well-Being – Flexibility, fun and work life balance that supports the whole person.
• Justice – Fairness, and belonging that recognizes, diverse ideas, culture, ethnicity, gender expression.
• Accountability & Grace – Accepting responsibility for one’s actions and compassion for people when they make mistakes.

Reporting to the Boston-based Project Manager, the HCE Program Assistant will support with general programmatic and administrative support tasks, including scheduling, documentation, both in-person and workshop workshop set-up, external communications and tech related logistics. The HCE Program Assistant will play a core role in helping the projects in Boston run smoothly as we continue to grow and scale our work. We are a small team and we often find ourselves exploring new opportunities and evolving in response to emerging needs. The HCE Program Assistant will thrive in this environment by bringing a spirit of curiosity, adaptability, and initiative—ready to engage with a wide range of projects as they arise, and contribute meaningfully wherever support is needed.

The HCE Program Assistant will collaborate with the greater training team for coaching and capacity building, as well as Project Managers, and other team members to help advance shared goals and organizational objectives.  This position is temporary and is currently scheduled to end August 31, 2026.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Administration

• Collaborate with our Boston-based Project Manager to coordinate and schedule meetings that support key project milestones and stakeholder engagements.
• Responsible for supporting effective communication and alignment by preparing meeting agendas, documenting key discussions and decisions, and capturing detailed meeting minutes for both internal team and client meetings.
• Provide logistical support for workshops as needed, including sharing presentation materials with participants and coordinating the printing of workshop documents.
• Manage day-of workshop logistics, including setting up the engagement space and welcome table, facilitating participant check-in and check-out, and assisting with the distribution and collection of post-session surveys.
• Manage program inventory of supplies and collateral material, which includes traveling to storage space when needed to retrieve materials.
• In collaboration with the project team, make online and in-person purchases of materials where needed.
• Collaborate with team members to support data collection efforts that inform and advance our organizational goals and mission.

Technology

• For virtual engagements, create events on Zoom and other webinar platforms and send out links to participants and calendar invites.
• Conduct tech and sound checks with the project team prior to live events.
• Troubleshoot technological program presentation issues in real time and provide written analysis and feedback following events for the issues addressed.
• Update weekly calendar invites and workshop details on program team calendar.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS…

• Strong values and beliefs in healing justice, equity, and belonging principles and restorative justice/practices.
• Timely, punctual teammate who is reliable.
• Administrative experience within a community-based organization and experience working in communities and organizations of color.
• Some familiarity with youth development principles and practices.
• Experience in successful administrative leadership in a work environment based on collaboration, trust and teamwork.
• Strong strategic thinking and planning skills and independently resolve conflicts and challenges.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Self-directed and excited to work in a start-up like environment.
• Strong alignment with Flourish Agenda’s mission and values and our foundational commitment to transformative leadership principles and practices.

JOB TYPE

This position is a temporary, part-time position.  This position is currently scheduled to end August 31, 2026.

COMPENSATION

The hourly rate for this position $38.50.

BENEFITS

This position is 20 hours per week and is eligible for the following benefits:

• Eligible for sick time off.
• Eligible for access to 401(k) and company match.

WORK HOURS/SCHEDULE

The HCE Program Assistant works during traditional business hours, Monday-Friday, with shifts sometime between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST. (TBD during hiring). The position requires occasional early morning, evening, and weekend hours and some travel, contingent on school needs. This is a hybrid position with time spent working remotely and on-site working with BPS schools.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates should upload resume and cover letter.  Applications will be reviewed as received.

DEADLINE

This position is open until filled.

Flourish Agenda is an equal-opportunity employer and highly values diversity. People of color are strongly encouraged to apply. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and skills.