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Posted: 10-Mar-25
Location: USA - MA - Cambridge
Type: Full-time
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Internal Number: 67902BR
Job Summary
The Social Innovation and Change Initiative (SICI) at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has an immediate opening for an experienced and motivated Program Coordinator to join a high performing team of faculty, staff, students, and practitioners as they create and execute on projects designed to advance the field of social innovation. SICI (pronounced ?sigh-see?) was created to accelerate the world?s capacity for social changemaking.
Position Description
Working as an integral part of an energetic and growing team, the Program Coordinator is primarily responsible for the successful delivery and execution of SICI?s New World Social Innovation Fellows Program. They will also play a role in supporting the Beck Visiting Social Innovator (VSI) program and other educational activities.Reporting to SICI?s Senior Program Manager, the Program Coordinator will work as a meaningful thought partner, engaged collaborator, and proactive problem solver throughout the development, execution, and evaluation of educational programs and activities for this early-stage initiative at HKS. Responsibilities include:
- Program Coordination: Independently drives all coordination of New World Social Innovation Fellows Program, including alumni engagement, recruitment and selection, weekly in-person sessions, online workshops, and additional educational experiences. Availability is required 1 evening / week and 1 weekend / semester. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Operations: Proactively plan, coordinate, and document all aspects of program delivery, including all administrative, logistical, and organizational needs.
- Communications: Provide timely, reliable, and supportive communications for alumni, students, affiliates, and program participants to enhance and elevate the Fellows Program.
- Pedagogy: Coordinate with the SICI team and faculty, teaching teams, and guest faculty on content development, delivery, and online or in-person facilitation.
- Coaching: Operate as part of SICI?s coaching team to support developing student social changemakers and coordinate coaching meetings with Beck VSIs
- Evaluation: Systematically track, organize, and analyze trends related to programmatic activities and outcomes, and use data to inform and improve performance and impact.
- Culture ambassador: General upkeep and reinforcement of important cultural norms in SICI community.
- Relationship Management: Builds positive and effective relationships in-person and virtually with a wide variety of stakeholders, including SICI team, students, alumni, staff, faculty, Harvard partners, and other collaborators to accomplish program and individual-level goals.
- Strategic Input: Contributes insights to SICI?s strategic priorities such as pedagogical codification, dissemination, influence, and expansion. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Assistance with developing educational programming in collaboration with SICI Leadership to analyze and respond to evolving needs of the social innovation ecosystem and key constituencies.
- Preparation for and contribution to SICI strategy meetings and weekly team briefings on SICI?s progress.
- Supporting special projects and other duties, as needed.
Basic Qualifications
At least 2 years of related experience with educational program delivery, project coordination, or related administrative responsibilities.
Additional Qualifications and Skills
SICI is committed to transparent and equitable hiring practices. Toward this aim, we have provided criteria that candidates will be assessed on throughout the hiring process in this posting.Role-specific Competencies:
- Administrative Coordination: Demonstrates experience and proficiency in administrative systems/process creation and coordination, with speed and accuracy. Can identify and quickly address time-sensitive priorities, and independently drive work forwards.
- Developing Social Change Makers: Demonstrates ability and enthusiasm for coaching and guiding social changemakers around SICI's educational content.
- Communication Skills: Demonstrates ability to express and comprehend work clearly in conversation, written English, and/or visual presentations.
- Relationship Management: Demonstrates ability to prioritize constituent needs and pull in the necessary stakeholders to address complex or high-priority requests. Conveys relevant context to internal and external stakeholders to support productive engagement in shared work.
- Solutions-Orientation: Identifies a question or challenge, suggests improvement or alternatives, and seeks input/support when needed to accomplish intended results. Demonstrates ability to analyze, evaluate, and make decisions at appropriate level.
All candidates are also evaluated on criteria that are core to SICI?s values and institutional needs:
- Collaboration: Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to accomplish a project, including leading through influence. Comfort giving and receiving feedback to advance shared work.
- Learning Mindset: Self-motivated to seek input that informs perspective and approach, and drives effectiveness.
- Commitment to Social Justice: Embraces and upholds SICI team's shared value of justice.
- Institutional Add: Motivated to contribute informed perspective and voice to SICI. Demonstrates curiosity and enthusiasm for enriching SICI's work.
- Management Fit: Alignment between candidate's skills, experience, and professional style with management needs.
Additional Information
Timeline: We will be reviewing candidates on a rolling basis and encourage candidates to apply ASAP.
We encourage candidates of all identities and backgrounds apply. Candidates hoping to quickly build their knowledge and experience with social innovation pedagogy and research, and reputation as a reliable, organized, driver of high impact programming for social good, are encouraged to apply.
This position is a fully benefits-eligible term appointment ending one year from date of hire with strong possibility of renewal.
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We regret that the Harvard Kennedy School does not provide visa sponsorship.
Harvard University requires pre-employment reference and background checks.
Harvard University is committed to supporting a healthy, sustainable learning and working environment.
This is a hybrid position based on our campus in Cambridge, MA. As a campus-based institution, we place a high value on the in-person experience, cross-team collaboration, and strong community building in order to create a vibrant campus for our students, faculty, staff, and research fellows. The position is required to work in-person on campus a minimum of three days per week during the academic year. Specific days and schedule will be determined between you and your manager. The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up-to-date on CDC-recommended vaccines.
Salary Range: $60,503 - $95,95,391
Note: Starting salaries typically fall in the lower half of the salary range; however, they are ultimately determined by the scope of the position, the candidate's relevant experience, and internal equity.
Benefits
We invite you to visit Harvard's Total Rewards website (https://hr.harvard.edu/totalrewards) to learn more about our outstanding benefits package, which may include:- Paid Time Off: 3-4 weeks of accrued vacation time per year (3 weeks for support staff and 4 weeks for administrative/professional staff), 12 accrued sick days per year, 12.5 holidays plus a Winter Recess in December/January, 3 personal days per year (prorated based on date of hire), and up to 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents who are primary care givers.
- Health and Welfare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, disability and life insurance programs, along with voluntary benefits. Most coverage begins as of your start date.
- Work/Life and Wellness: Child and elder/adult care resources including on campus childcare centers, Employee Assistance Program, and wellness programs related to stress management, nutrition, meditation, and more.
- Retirement: University-funded retirement plan with contributions from 5% to 15% of eligible compensation, based on age and earnings with full vesting after 3 years of service.
- Tuition Assistance Program: Competitive program including $40 per class at the Harvard Extension School and reduced tuition through other participating Harvard graduate schools.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Program that provides 75% to 90% reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year for eligible courses taken at other accredited institutions.
- Professional Development: Programs and classes at little or no cost, including through the Harvard Center for Workplace Development and LinkedIn Learning.
- Commuting and Transportation: Various commuter options handled through the Parking Office, including discounted parking, half-priced public transportation passes and pre-tax transit passes, biking benefits, and more.
- Harvard Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks: Access to Harvard athletic and fitness facilities, libraries, campus events, credit union, and more, as well as discounts to various types of services (legal, financial, etc.) and cultural and leisure activities throughout metro-Boston.
Work Format
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EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.
