Program Director
Company: American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Location: Somerville
Posted on: February 20, 2021
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Job Description:
Program Director for Education, Arts, and Culture Grade10, $135K
- $150K, commensurate with experience plus a full benefits package
including time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 403(b)
plan, parental leave, and more. Contact Information Susan Chudd
Director of Human Resources and Organizational Development
staffing@amacad.org With guidance from--the Chief Program
Officer--(CPO),--the Program Director--for--Education, Arts and
Culture--will work--with Academy Fellows and senior staff
to--develop and--carry out policy--and--research
initiatives--related to the areas within their portfolio.--The
Program Director has direct responsibility--to steward and grow--a
select portfolio of projects and supervises Academy staff who may
manage a subset of programs or initiatives within their designated
area. The Program Director will build a--meaningful and--robust
portfolio of--project work focused on--Education, Arts and
Culture--policy--with a focus on--higher--education policy,
developing new projects and partnerships related to education
policy that build on the Academy's strengths and ability to have
impact in this area. The Program Director--will--supervise
activities related to the completion of the work by the Commission
on the Future of Undergraduate Education--and will oversee the
successful completion of a multi-year Commission on the Arts--and
its related rollout activities through December of 2021.--
The--Program Director--helps to articulate the intellectual
direction of their--area(s)--in full collaboration with the
CPO,--program advisory committees,--and--in consultation with the
President and--the Academy's Governance Bodies.--The Program
Director--is expected to articulate the programmatic priorities of
the areas--and identify and--pursue opportunities for strategic
partnership with a wide range of institutions--to--advance
scholarship,--knowledge, and policy solutions--in this domain.--The
Program Director also works closely with--the--CPO and other
Program Directors to help develop the strategic direction and best
practices of the Programs area.-- The Program
Director--upholds--and--advances--the mission and values of the
American Academy--and strives to--maintain excellence--in
its--programmatic work--to--advance--the common good. The Academy
is committed to promoting--diversity and inclusion--and looks to
all its staff members to--foster and promote--its values. Due to
COVID-19, the Academy is currently operating remotely through June
2021, after which time, the position will be based at the Academy's
headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts-- Reports to:--Chief
Program Officer-- Major Areas of Responsibility Include:-- Work
collaboratively with Academy members, committee members, partner
organizations, and Academy staff to ensure the success of projects
within their portfolio, to carry out policy initiatives, and to
identify and develop new--projects; Marshal and steward the
creative and intellectual resources of Academy stakeholders
and--staff;-- Oversee the organization of project workshops and
symposia and help produce programmatic content for these and other
Academy events, including Stated--Meetings;-- Maintain general
administrative oversight of all projects within their assigned
area(s);-- Supervise staff working in the program area; define
responsibilities, motivate staff, and foster professional
development of individual staff--members;-- Work with the Academy
leadership and communications team to raise the visibility of
Academy studies, including--through institutional--partnerships;--
Oversee communications--among committee/panel members, staff,
consultants, and other applicable--parties;-- Usher projects
through approval and--oversight--by governance and--committees;--
Work with Finance to develop and track budgets for program area and
individual project(s) within the--portfolio;-- Facilitate
discussions with Academy members, Academy leadership, and other
experts to identify and design new initiatives within their
assigned area(s);-- Supervise--background research related to
Academy--projects; Work with Development Office to write grant
proposals and assist in fundraising for new--studies; Supervise the
design of workshops, committee meetings,--conferences--and
exploratory meetings. Develop background research and draft reports
for internal project use as well as final publication including
proceedings, white papers. Draft and edit materials
for--publication;-- Contribute to the drafting and dissemination of
formal reports conveying the conclusions and recommendations from
Academy--project;-- Work with the Academy's Communications team and
the Director of Strategic Implementation to develop strategies to
communicate the findings and recommendations within reports to
external--audiences; Other responsibilities as needed.-- Required
Qualifications: Ph.D. or Ed.D.--in a field related to the program
area(s);-- Five to seven years of project management and/or
administrative experience, ideally at a university, foundation,
learned society, think tank, or other non-profit--organization;
Excellent written and oral communications skills, including an
ability to synthesize and summarize research findings and
recommendations to a variety of--audiences; General--knowledge
of--the policy-making process and--relevant--policy issues,
including--existing--research--programs, policy and program
interventions, and--experts and key players in the field for the
associated subject--matter;-- Strong leadership skills and ability
to work collaboratively and effectively in a team environment--and
to mentor and develop direct reports.-- Experience working with
senior faculty, university presidents, business and non-profit
executives, government officials,--international stakeholders,--and
policy leaders.-- Experience advising executive staff on strategic
matters.-- Demonstrated ability to effectively engage with a wide
variety of internal and external groups including
funders;--academic, policy, and research institutions; and other
potential--partners;-- Successful grant writing experience and
familiarity with private foundations and other funding sources.
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