Broadband and Digital Equity Grants Manager
The ideal candidate will have excellent networking skills, an eye for building connections and collaboration between stakeholders, and an entrepreneurial approach to work.
Primary Responsibilities
Lead the operation and growth of MBI’s Digital Equity Partnership Program
The Digital Equity Partnerships program empowers digital equity leaders across the state to administer a portion of the Massachusetts State Broadband Innovation Fund ($75M allocation by state legislation) on behalf of MBI in six program areas.MBI has committed approximately $59M to date across nine partners and seeks to grow and sustain this program over the next 3 – 5 years. The Ecosystem Manager will be the project manager for this body of work and its continued growth.
Day to day activities include, but not limited to:
- Ongoing meetings and coordination between core partners to provide technical assistance, assess progress, challenges, and support needed.
- Coordinating with MBI and core partner finance teams to ensure fiduciary responsible practices.
- Structuring quarterly meetings with state partners as a cohort and peer to peer learning session.
- Working with MBI communications staff and content personnel to document programming and develop overall reporting materials.
This role will lead and support the development of new digital equity programs and coordinating a growing ecosystem of digital equity stakeholders.
Day to day activities include:
- Ensuring connection points between potential new and existing Digital Equity programming.
- Providing project management of digital equity grantees.
- Providing programmatic support for cross-cutting programs and initiatives related to broadband infrastructure, broadband mapping and digital equity and inclusion.
- Supporting long term evaluation of MBI’s funding impacts.
- Supporting reporting requirements as related to both the Digital Equity Act and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
- Participating in ongoing planning activities as needed.
- Travel within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (often not accessible by public transportation) expected with occasion travel elsewhere in the United States is expected. Estimated travel ~10% of time.
Requirements
Desired Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 - 7 years’ experience in entrepreneurship or small business development, economic development, community development, or other related fields;
- Have an expressed interest in the digital equity field;
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment;
- Experience supporting data analysis, report writing, and visual communication.
- Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to work collaboratively.
- Excellent communication (written and oral) skills.
- Self-motivated, creative thinker with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to meet deadlines and problem-solve.
** PLEASE NOTE: MassTech offers a hybrid work schedule with one day mandatory at MassTech’s Westborough Office, one day mandatory at MassTech’s Boston office, and 3 days working from home. Candidate should expect travel for offsite events at least once a month **
Benefits
MassTech offers a hybrid work schedule and a competitive total rewards package.