Program Manager (Remote)
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Program Manager
Job Summary:
The Program Manager leads the development and successful delivery of a portfolio of programs within the Equality, Peace, and Prosperity (EPP) and Business and the Good Society (BGS) strategic focus areas, which includes management of the AI/Disruptive Tech portfolio of programs. This individual is accountable for ensuring programs are executed according to program standards, meet stated objectives, explore important and timely topics, and maximize effectiveness, while driving ongoing program analysis and process improvement. The Manager will set the vision, strategy, and goals for programs in line with IHS's organizational goals.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Develop vision, strategy, and goals for assigned portfolio of programs that contribute to the IHS vision as well as objectives for the Programs team.
- Manage the day-to-day execution of key programs within portfolio, including budget oversight.
- Work with external and internal partners to create and shape each program.
- Manage relationships with key external partners, which includes providing clear and consistent verbal and written communication with relevant stakeholders.
- Coordination and collaboration with other internal teams to drive project timelines.
- Regularly staff IHS programs.
- Approximately 10% travel required, depending on program location.
- Measuring program effectiveness.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- 3+ years of relevant professional experience.
- Nonprofit or academia preferred.
- Experience in strategy development highly preferred.
- Experience driving timelines and projects.
- Thoughtfulness and poise in maintaining relationships.
- Strong understanding of classical liberal principles.
- A keen understanding and appreciation of academia, current public intellectual discourse, and/or contemporary thought leaders.
- Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
To apply, qualified candidates must submit the following materials (through additional documents):
- Resume
- Cover letter detailing:
- Your interest in this position.
- A compelling case about why the IHS mission resonates with you.
Salary: $70,000.00-$80,000.00, commensurate with experience.
About the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University:
The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) supports and partners with university professors working within the classical liberal intellectual tradition. Our vision is that higher education becomes a place where the open exchange of ideas flourishes, and where ideas within the classical liberal tradition are regularly taught, discussed, challenged, and developed so that they inform scholarly and public discourse on the key challenges facing a free society.
Each year, IHS provides thousands of aspiring and established professors graduate student fellowships, career development support, research funding, and support for on-campus student programs. Most importantly, through its scholarly convenings IHS connects these scholars to one another to form a diverse and growing community of thought leaders advancing ideas essential to the good society—a pluralistic and tolerant society in which individuals and communities flourish in a context of openness, dignity, equality, and freedom.
Benefits:
We have a flexible, professional, open office environment that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship and provides substantial opportunity for professional growth. Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. IHS provides exceptional benefits to all employees, including health and dental insurance coverage (which includes paying 100% of the health and dental insurance premium for individuals), health savings accounts, long-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings program, a parking permit and 12 free tuition credit hours annually at George Mason University.
Other details
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- Metropolitan Building, 3434 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201, USA
- Virtual