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Karen Rahman

Harvard,MA

Summary

Consistently successful career handling challenges in program coordination, administrative, and operational areas for non-profit organizations. Effective and collaborative communicator with a variety of constituents, including partner organizations; adept at working with committees, leaders, and administrative professionals from a broad range of business affiliations. Excellent at learning technology. Experience working with multiple systems, managing details, and facilitating needs for resources. Comfortable dealing with complex information and processes; able to multitask and prioritize.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager, Part-time

Harvard Conservation Trust
09.2023 - Current
  • Report to the Officers and Committee Chairs of the trust.
  • Work closely with five subcommittees on the planning and logistics of events, workdays, volunteer opportunities, research, and special projects.
  • Prepare meeting materials and minutes for the Board of Trustees and committees as needed.
  • Helped modernize and manage CRM systems for 310 members.
  • Build website pages and update content.
  • Technical oversight of launching marketing campaigns.
  • Vendor management.
  • Public-facing, responding to inquiries, and improving member engagement.

Office Administrator, Full-time

Commonwealth Fusion Systems
04.2022 - 03.2023
  • Reported to the Director of Engineering, provided administrative and project support to the SPARC project.
  • Coordinated weekly meeting agendas and project updates
  • Project support utilizing Confluence, a virtual workspace software for project management

Temporary Administrative and Marketing Assistant, Full-time

Opinion Dynamics
01.2022 - 03.2022
  • Office management, including office organization, supply inventory, vendor relations, and employee badge security database.
  • Administered incentive rewards for energy survey participants.
  • Updated and drafted team member profiles in Salesforce for the Marketing Department.

Administrative Assistant, Full-time

Broad Institute
01.2009 - 01.2019
  • Oversaw program operations for three research groups.
  • Interfaced with administrative online systems to manage and access resources.
  • Responsible for researcher appointments via Workday and assisting HR with the hiring and onboarding processes.
  • Coordinated a monthly speaker series and special events.

Education

Master of Science - Project Management

Northeastern University
Boston, MA
05-2019

Certificate - Computer Graphics and Web Design

Clark University
Cambridge, MA
04-2000

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts with a concentration in Fine Arts

Binghamton University, Harpur College of Arts And Sciences
Binghamton, NY
01.2000

Skills

  • Program management
  • Budget Preparation and Tracking
  • WordPress
  • Workday
  • Mailchimp
  • Time management
  • Operations management
  • Financial management

Certification

Notary Public, commissioned in the State of Massachusetts, Worcester County. Commission expires on October 12, 2029

Timeline

Manager, Part-time

Harvard Conservation Trust
09.2023 - Current

Office Administrator, Full-time

Commonwealth Fusion Systems
04.2022 - 03.2023

Temporary Administrative and Marketing Assistant, Full-time

Opinion Dynamics
01.2022 - 03.2022

Administrative Assistant, Full-time

Broad Institute
01.2009 - 01.2019

Master of Science - Project Management

Northeastern University

Certificate - Computer Graphics and Web Design

Clark University

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts with a concentration in Fine Arts

Binghamton University, Harpur College of Arts And Sciences

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