Development Associate, Talent Management
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![]() United States, Massachusetts, Boston | |
![]() 125 Nashua Street (Show on map) | |
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The Development Associate is an integral support position on the Talent Management team within the Mass General Development Office. With guidance and training, the Associate supports the work of the Talent Management team by managing calendars, assisting with preparations for meetings and events, drafting documents and communications, and completing data entry. Reporting to the Director of Development, Talent Management, the Associate collaborates with colleagues to perform assigned responsibilities, including projects related to the employee life cycle for a department of nearly 250 employees. The Associate manages the calendar and select administrative activities for the Associate Vice President of Development, Talent Management, Finance and Operations.
Primary Responsibilities: With guidance from the Director: * Assist with coordinating logistics, drafting agendas and other materials for review, taking notes and organizing follow up actions for meetings, internal events, and presentations, communicating any issues as needed. * Manage the calendar of the Associate Vice President, keeping it free of scheduling conflicts. Proactively coordinate and schedule meetings, adjusting as needed to accommodate shifting priorities. Ensure adequate preparation time is allocated by coordinating briefing materials and necessary follow-ups. * Support recruitment activities: - Update job description templates - Schedule interviews, as needed - Track candidates as they move through the interview process - Update position data in Quickbase. * Complete data entry of department-level human resources information utilizing a relational database (Quickbase); generate templated reports, as needed * Coordinate tasks related to professional development initiatives, including: - An annual cross-training fellowship program - A mentorship program - Internal and external training and learning opportunities. * Coordinate agendas, notes, timelines and related documents for select meetings, including Talent Management team meetings, Managers Quarterly Meeting, the Employee Advisory Group meetings. * Update process guides, correspondence templates, tools, and tip sheets related to Talent Management processes. * Effectively troubleshoot and resolve issues as they arise, with appropriate guidance * Serve as backup to other team members as needed. * Attend departmental meetings as appropriate, engage in healthy and productive debate on office issues, work toward consensus and carry out assigned action items or follow-up tasks. * Use sensitivity, good judgment and overall standards of excellence in communicating with internal and external stakeholders. * Participate in professional development. * Contribute to maintaining positive office morale, even in the face of high work volume and challenging periods. * Take on other office-wide tasks, as needed. * Adhere to the mission, credo, and standards of behavior of Mass General Hospital. At least 6 months of experience in a customer service or relationship-building role is required. A bachelor's degree is preferred but not required. In addition, the ideal candidate will possess the following skills, abilities and attitudes:
The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. |