Director of Internships & Career Services - Military veterans preferred

Director of Internships & Career Services

ID: 68030BR
JOB FUNCTION: General Administration
LOCATION: Cambridge
WORK FORMAT: Hybrid
JOB TYPE: Full-time
BRAND: Harvard Kennedy School

By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

Why join the Harvard Kennedy School?

The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is one 12 graduate and professional schools at the university. Harvard Kennedy School’s mission is to improve public policy and leadership so people can live in societies that are more safe, free, just, and sustainably prosperous. By combining cutting-edge research, the teaching of outstanding students, and direct interaction with practitioners, we have an impact on solving public problems that no other institution can match. When you work at Harvard Kennedy School, you make a difference.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Internships and Career Services for the Institute of Politics (IOP) is responsible for driving internship and career-related programming. This includes the administration of established programming such as career roundtables, and piloting new programming such as skill-based workshops. However, the incumbent will create new internship opportunities and build relationships with organizations to build new recruitment relationships. The Director works closely with other public service directors at Harvard College and Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) to ensure collaborative, comprehensive, substantive, and formative career-focused programming for Harvard College undergraduates interested in pursuing summer internships and post-graduation opportunities in politics and public service.

The successful candidate will have prior professional experience working with students, preferably undergraduate student populations, and have a strong desire to encourage their professional pursuits and involvement in both public service and the political process. The successful candidate will also possess:

• Experience and/or interest in politics, prior experience working with internship programs or career services
• Ability to steward professional relationships, partnerships, and networks
• Creative drive to ideate, develop, and implement new programming and pipelines
• Ability and interest in working in a fast-paced campus environment and manage multiple competing priorities and timelines
• Ability to deftly change gears and contexts
• Skill in developing data collection and tracking systems
• Strong customer service orientation

Lindauer, a global search and talent firm, has been retained to conduct this search on behalf of Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Applications, communications, nominations, and inquiries can be submitted through the Lindauer website.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and assess internship and career-related programs, including the schedule of events, outreach, tracking, collection, and evaluation of feedback
• Review the current process and make enhancements; Manage the application, selection, and orientation processes for the Internships and Career Services (ICS) programs (1,000+ annually)
• Work with the Executive Director to identity potential speaker and partner opportunities, manage event logistics for weekly events during the academic year
• Work with the Director of Finance & Administration to manage finances and maintain funding records for internship opportunities and summer stipend program
• Collaborate with counterparts in other Harvard centers and relevant University offices on joint funding of student financial awards and represent the Institute’s interests at meetings of these groups
• Serve as subject matter expert and principal point of contact and liaison for program constituents, principal source of information on established program policies, advise students on the on-campus public service recruiting process
• Participate in committees around the development of career services across the University
• Maintain all program records (e.g., financial, administrative, applications, student)
• Design and Recommend to the Executive Director to devise and implement strategies for targeting student audiences, promote programming to the Harvard undergraduate community
• Maintain database of employer partnership contacts and profiles, research and suggest new employer partnership pipeline opportunities
• Develop focused research profiles, prospect lists, identifies networks and analysis of philanthropic interests for fundraising staff University-wide.
• Provide and direct high level, creative prospect identification and pipeline building strategies.
• Keep abreast of current events, philanthropic trends, due diligence methodologies, and Harvard’s fundraising objectives.
• Takes initiative to identify strategies for providing actionable insights that help turn prospects into donors.
• Collaborates with development colleagues in HKS’s Alumni Relations & Resource Development.
• In collaboration with others, plans and executes select events related to the cultivation, solicitation and/or stewardship of leadership and major gift prospects and donors.
• Serves as an ambassador for the Institute and possesses ability to articulate IOP’s mission, priorities, and program updates in compelling ways to prospects, donors and other key stakeholders.
• Work in collaboration with IOP colleagues on Institute-wide projects and other special programs as needed

This position will require working on campus 3-5 days/week during the academic year, and occasional evening work. Flexible work options may be considered during the summer.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years of related professional work experience is required (e.g., career services, student affairs, political campaigns, event management)

Additional Qualifications and Skills:

If you have some but not all of the following, we encourage you to apply; we value employees with a willingness to learn:

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred, particularly in a related discipline or concentration (government, public policy, politics, political science, etc.)
• Experience working with undergraduate student populations
• Experience building and maintaining external partnerships or professional network pipelines
• Experience or interest in politics, career services or higher education experience is beneficial
• Candidate should have social media experience and knowledge
• Ability to work in a team
• Strong customer service orientation and diplomacy
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• The ability to work well in a busy environment with frequent interruptions
• Proven ability to work independently and manage multiple projects
• Ability to interact professionally and comfortably with faculty, colleagues, students, guests, external vendors, and partners
• Good judgment, attention to detail, excellent writing skills and comfort in a fast-paced environment
• Prior experience working with database applications

• Standard Hours/Schedule: 35 hours per week
• Visa Sponsorship Information: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position
• Pre-Employment Screening: Education,Identity
• Other Information: Important Application Instructions:
  Lindauer, a global search and talent firm, has been retained to conduct this search on behalf of Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Applications, communications, nominations, and inquiries can be submitted through the Lindauer website.
  
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Work Format Details

This is a position that is based at a Harvard campus location with some remote work options available. Additional details will be discussed during the interview process. All remote work must be performed within one of the Harvard Registered Payroll States, which currently includes Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Washington, and California (CA for exempt positions only). Certain visa types and funding sources may limit work location. Individuals must meet work location sponsorship requirements prior to employment.

Salary Grade and Ranges

This position is salary grade level 058. Please visit? Harvard's Salary Ranges? to view the corresponding salary range and related information.

Benefits

Harvard offers a comprehensive benefits package that is designed to support a healthy work-life balance and your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Because here, you are what matters. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Generous paid time off including parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
• Retirement plans with university contributions
• Wellbeing and mental health resources
• Support for families and caregivers
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

Learn more about these and additional benefits on our Benefits & Wellbeing Page.

EEO/Non-Discrimination Commitment Statement

Harvard University is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We seek talent from all parts of society and the world, and we strive to ensure everyone at Harvard thrives. Our differences help our community advance Harvard’s academic purposes.

Harvard has an equal employment opportunity policy that outlines our commitment to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or identified in the university’s non-discrimination policy. Harvard’s equal employment opportunity policy and non-discrimination policy help all community members participate fully in work and campus life free from harassment and discrimination.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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