Program Manager, Sustainable Societies Initiatives

To be successful in this position, you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant experience or combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
• Ability to develop program partnerships and funding sources.
• Excellent oral, written, and analytical skills, exhibiting fluency in an area of specialization.
• Ability to oversee and direct staff.
• Basic knowledge of managing budgets and developing financial plans.

In addition, our preferred requirements include:

• 3+ years of full-time work experience in grant making or program management in academia, philanthropy, government, consulting, nonprofit and/or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, manage shifting priorities, and handle numerous time-sensitive projects with multiple deadlines.
• Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tactfulness.
• Demonstrated creativity, problem solving, critical analysis, initiative, judgment and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain productive working relationships with faculty in a University setting.
• Knowledge of and experience with project management techniques and tools.
• Experience with tools for managing and organizing data sets.
• Familiarity with strategic planning approaches and ability to connect research objectives with measurable outcomes.
• Professional or academic experience in research-practice partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a diverse set of actors within and outside the organization, including academia, nonprofits, private and public sectors.
• Proactive communicator with excellent written, visual, and oral communication skills.
• Flexible, open-minded, and collaborative mindset with ability to navigate an ambiguous environment.
• Professional or academic experience in sustainability-related fields.

* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

The expected pay range for this position is $111,866 to $140,000 per year.

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The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting a contact form.

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