Senior Associate, Convening

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $55k - $70k / year

⏰ Full Time

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World Education Services

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1974

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Social Impact

World Education Services is a nonpartisan social enterprise that provides widely accepted international credential evaluation services to help students, professionals, immigrants, and refugees have their foreign education recognized in the United States and Canada. WES offers credential assessment reports (including ECAs for Canadian immigration), digital tools like iGPA and AccessWES, research and policy work, and social impact programs and philanthropy aimed at improving economic inclusion and workforce pathways for newcomers.

📋 Description

• Coordinate with the Co-Lead Ecosystem Partnership to align convening activities • Ensure consistent follow-through after convenings (notes, next steps, partner communication) • Set the meeting agendas for cross-team sharing and learning forums • Contribute to crosscutting work in the US and Canada by surfacing comparative work • Support the Co-Lead Ecosystem Partnerships and Initiative Lead engagement with external vendors • Provide internal administrative and operational support to the Philanthropy and Community team • Engage with partners before, during, and after convenings to support participation and gather feedback • Support the planning and delivery of convenings, roundtables, partner gatherings, and capacity sharing activities • Capture insights and feedback from convenings and partner interactions • Support the development and refinement of convening and capacity sharing tools

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field • 4+ years of experience supporting events, convenings, or community-based initiatives • Experience supporting multi-stakeholder convenings or cross-sector partnerships • Experience working with immigrant-led and serving, grassroots, or community-based organizations • Experience supporting the planning and delivery of workshops, convenings, or learning events • Exposure to the immigration systems, immigrants' employment sector, systems change, collective impact, or collaborative initiatives • Demonstrated skills using group engagement methods • Strong organizational and coordination skills, with attention to detail and follow-through • Ability to build positive, respectful relationships with diverse partners • Strong communication skills (written and verbal) • Ability to gather and synthesize feedback from participants and stakeholders • Experience using feedback to improve programs, events, or engagement approaches • Ability to work collaboratively across teams and manage multiple priorities • Commitment to equity, inclusion, and community-centered approaches

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive wellness programs • Flexible work arrangements • Remote work options • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities • Tuition reimbursement opportunities • Generous time-off policies