Training Program Coordinator: MA Legal Aid and Community Education Project (LACE)

About MLRI:

Founded in 1968, MLRI is a nationally recognized nonprofit poverty law and policy center that provides statewide advocacy and leadership in advancing laws, policies, and practices that secure economic, racial, and social justice for low-income people and communities. We pursue systems change through litigation, legislative and administrative advocacy, coalition building, community lawyering, and other strategies that address systemic harm to low-income people. MLRI is also the statewide multi-issue poverty law support center for the Massachusetts civil legal aid delivery system; our advocates provide substantive expertise and technical assistance to frontline legal aid field program advocates and to many other advocates and providers who serve low-income people and communities in Massachusetts. Please see www.mlri.org for more information.

The Training Unit at MRLI leads innovative training projects that provide top-tier instruction in advocacy skills and key areas of law through structured, practice-based learning. The unit’s goal is to foster a supportive, statewide learning community that reflects the diversity of the legal aid field, while building lasting professional connections among advocates. In addition to this work, the Training Unit manages a growing portfolio of internal and external training initiatives. To support this growth, MRLI is seeking a Coordinator to help manage, strengthen, and expand the unit’s training programs. The Training Program Coordinator position is offered full time and eligible for benefits.

Job Responsibilities:

The Training Program Coordinator will play a significant role in the management of the Legal Aid & Community Education Project. Working closely with the Director of Training and Training Attorney, the Coordinator will support the delivery of a high volume of asynchronous, live, and in-person trainings. Key responsibilities include:

• Become trained and certified in D2L Brightspace, the LACE Project’s Learning Management System (LMS), and maintain up-to-date knowledge of platform features and updates, and best practices.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for participant and member questions relating to D2L Brightspace platform and training logistics.
• Transfer, organize, and maintain training content and materials within the LMS.
• Create, update, and manage timelines for training programs and projects.
• Manage registration for training participants and member organizations.
• Coordinate and facilitate payments between training participants/member organizations and MLRI.
• Compile, maintain, and report on learner training, and platform data to support program evaluation and improvement.
• Coordinate all logistics for online and in-person trainings including identifying and securing space for in-person training components
• Support MLRI staff in carrying out trainings outside of the LACE Project’s LMS platform.
• Collaborate with the Director of Training and Training Attorney to implement and manage multiple concurrent training initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• B.A.
• Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
• Ability to interact with students, faculty and/or staff in a team environment
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Familiarity and comfortability with technology
• Creativity and a solution-oriented mindset
• Ability to gather and analyze statistical data and generate reports
• Excellent writing and editorial skills
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience with SQL, Tableau, or PowerBI is a plus

Salary and Benefits:

• MLRI offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. MLRI provides a very generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 403(b) plan employer contribution of 5%, as well as vacation, holiday, winter recess and family leave.
• MLRI’s salaries are based on salary scale range and are commensurate with skills and years of relevant experience.The salary range for this position is $55,000 to $65,000 per year.
• MLRI is currently operating on a hybrid schedule and is committed to a fair and equitable workplace that promotes work-life balance.

Applications:

To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to humanresources@mlri.org.

Application materials will be reviewed and interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis; interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit application materials promptly.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

MLRI is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We believe that having a staff, board, and volunteers with diverse personal and professional backgrounds and lived experience enhances our ability to meet our mission and creates an environment where all members of our community can thrive. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, immigrants, women, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people with lived experience of poverty and/or racism, and people from underrepresented and historically marginalized groups.

MLRI offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. MLRI provides a very generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 403(b) plan employer contribution of 5%, as well as vacation, holiday, winter recess and family leave.

English proficiency required