Event planning

Manage community gatherings by developing timelines and agendas, coordinating speakers, venues, travel, and materials, and overseeing day-of event implementation.

One of the program management skills in the CSCCE skills wheel.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) The CSCCE Skills Wheel – Five core competencies and 45 skills to describe the role of the community engagement manager in STEM. Woodley, Pratt, Sandström, Wood-Charlson, Davison, and Leidolf doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4437294

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Evaluation and assessment

Determine whether community activities are achieving objectives and target metrics. Solicit feedback via user surveys, focus groups, and informal mechanisms. Make recommendations based on findings. Coordinate with external evaluators.

One of the program management skills in the CSCCE skills wheel.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) The CSCCE Skills Wheel – Five core competencies and 45 skills to describe the role of the community engagement manager in STEM. Woodley, Pratt, Sandström, Wood-Charlson, Davison, and Leidolf doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4437294

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Reporting

Communicate community outcomes and impacts to various stakeholders, including funders, collaborators, senior management, community members, and the public.

One of the program management skills in the CSCCE skills wheel.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) The CSCCE Skills Wheel – Five core competencies and 45 skills to describe the role of the community engagement manager in STEM. Woodley, Pratt, Sandström, Wood-Charlson, Davison, and Leidolf doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4437294

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Record-keeping

Track staff and program resources, time and effort expended, and community demographics and metrics.

One of the program management skills in the CSCCE skills wheel.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) The CSCCE Skills Wheel – Five core competencies and 45 skills to describe the role of the community engagement manager in STEM. Woodley, Pratt, Sandström, Wood-Charlson, Davison, and Leidolf doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4437294

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Time management

Triage, prioritize, and schedule work to achieve community goals.

One of the program management skills in the CSCCE skills wheel.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) The CSCCE Skills Wheel – Five core competencies and 45 skills to describe the role of the community engagement manager in STEM. Woodley, Pratt, Sandström, Wood-Charlson, Davison, and Leidolf doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4437294

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Operational planning and implementation

Align operations with strategic goals by developing work plans and assigning people and other resources. Track progress and adjust plans.

One of the program management skills in the CSCCE skills wheel.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) The CSCCE Skills Wheel – Five core competencies and 45 skills to describe the role of the community engagement manager in STEM. Woodley, Pratt, Sandström, Wood-Charlson, Davison, and Leidolf doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4437294

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Consultation and listening

Leverage internal and external knowledge, skills, and expertise. Solicit, be open to, and incorporate community members’ opinions and views.

One of the interpersonal skills in the CSCCE skills wheel.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) The CSCCE Skills Wheel – Five core competencies and 45 skills to describe the role of the community engagement manager in STEM. Woodley, Pratt, Sandström, Wood-Charlson, Davison, and Leidolf doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4437294

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Cultural competence

Understand and appropriately engage with the unique combination of cultural attributes and identities that members of the community bring to interactions.

One of the interpersonal skills in the CSCCE skills wheel.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) The CSCCE Skills Wheel – Five core competencies and 45 skills to describe the role of the community engagement manager in STEM. Woodley, Pratt, Sandström, Wood-Charlson, Davison, and Leidolf doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4437294

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Emotional integration

Recognize, identify, and work with personal and individual community members’ emotions.

One of the interpersonal skills in the CSCCE skills wheel.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) The CSCCE Skills Wheel – Five core competencies and 45 skills to describe the role of the community engagement manager in STEM. Woodley, Pratt, Sandström, Wood-Charlson, Davison, and Leidolf doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4437294

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Moderation, mediation and intervention

Modify or redirect behaviors toward desired modes of expression, processes, and outcomes. Moderate interactions and resolve and de-escalate conflicts. Effectively manage up, down, across, and outside of organizational hierarchies.

One of the interpersonal skills in the CSCCE skills wheel.

Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2021) The CSCCE Skills Wheel – Five core competencies and 45 skills to describe the role of the community engagement manager in STEM. Woodley, Pratt, Sandström, Wood-Charlson, Davison, and Leidolf doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4437294

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