Sr Dir for City Support &Stdnt

Specific responsibilities for this role include :

City Support

• Oversee the planning and execution of programming intended to enable cities to improve key practices and capabilities ensuring various interdependent components work effectively in concert.
• Oversee the planning and execution of services (e.g., coaching, public narrative, 360 instrument) intended to foster leadership development among program participants.
• Manage the recruitment and acceptance of program participants and cities into city support programs and services.
• Ensure first-rate follow-up and support to participants.
• Make connections between cities and leverages Harvard resources and external partnerships to support cities.
• Lead the development and deployment of services and programming to alumni of the initiative; and
• Ensure ongoing improvement in services and support provided.

Student Support and Engagement

• Oversee the initiative’s work to develop and execute programming that expands the initiative’s impact with and through students and situates students for meaningful work and careers in city government.
• Lead efforts to drive student and faculty engagement in field-based and experiential learning (e.g., field courses, thesis work, and similar projects).
• Oversee the initiative’s fellowship programs for enrolled students.
• Ensure that participating cities take advantage of the broad network of alumni and students graduating from Harvard in hiring for full-time and / or intern positions; and
• Oversee the Initiative’s and Center’s efforts to recruit students to RA positions, graduate Fellowships, undergraduate Internships, and other initiative activities.

Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellowships

• Oversee the City Hall Fellowship program that places graduates of Harvard masters’ programs in two-year fellowships in municipal leadership in city halls across the United States.
• Ensure an effective training and support program for fellows; and
• Oversee city selection process.

Donor Collaboration, Alignment, and Reporting

• Align with the donor on support offerings to cities and key changes; and
• Report to donors on ongoing progress and impact.

Program Integration

• Play a leading role in ensuring that any programming is coordinated across all relevant facets of the initiative.
• Integrate initiative-wide objectives, including equity goals, into the planning, development, and execution of the City Support and Student Engagement portfolio; and
• Ensure that we learn in all we do, including building in data and processes throughout our work to capture data for process improvement and impact assessment.

Coaching and Team Advancement

• As a member of the senior leadership team, serve as a key influencer in shaping the initiative’s organizational development agenda.
• Foster and contribute to a culture of excellence grounded in learning, problem solving, and teamwork.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the initiative to identify recommendations for programmatic improvements.

Organizational Leadership

• Collaborate with colleagues to identify recommendations for improvements.
• Contribute to a positive culture : Leads by example, a diplomat and creative problem-solver; thinks outside the box. Forward thinking about building organizational agility, cohesion, and workforce capability.

A holistic thinker who intentionally shapes and influences a positive work culture; and

• Communicates through conflict and engages proactively when faced with difficult or complex situations.
30+ days ago