Job location: Vance Hall

Employment Type: Part-time
Posted data: 2020-10-20
Req: JR00025786
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Posted Job Title

Special Projects Manager, Wharton Institute for Social Impact

Job Profile Title

Coordinator C

Job Description Summary

The Special Projects Manager will have three primary areas of responsibility:

1. The SPM will serve as a special assistant to the WSII Vice Dean and Managing Director and will be responsible for proposing, researching, designing, planning, and executing new donor-funded projects, Penn-wide collaborations, and multi-organization partnerships. In this role, the SPM will provide strategic and tactical support to optimize leadership effectiveness; serve as a representative of WSII in critical meetings and communications with important stakeholders (such as peer Penn organizations like Penn Medicine and McNulty Wharton Leadership, foundations; companies, and current and prospective donors); propose new activities and opportunities consistent with WSII’s strategic priorities; assure critical evaluation of opportunities; guide follow-up; and monitor progress.

2. The SPM will also lead the execution of all virtual events for WSII in FY21, including WSII’s monthly Dollars and Change podcast and number of other funded activities including Turner Speaker Series, Nazarian Innovator in Residence, etc. The SPM will be responsible for representing WSII to external groups and individuals; identifying, conducting outreach to, booking, and prepping key stakeholders and industry VIPs as our guest speakers; prepping WSII’s Vice Dean and MD; and managing all event details including communications; technical operations; event execution; and follow-up.

3. The SPM will also manage and execute special projects and urgent tasks associated with WSII’s ongoing programs of research and student programs on impact investing. Key tasks may include interviewing, screening, and selecting students for participating in WSII’s highly coveted programs for which we typically have 5-10 student applicants for every fellowship opportunity; designing and administering surveys for investment fund managers; conducting statistical analyses; and reporting findings.

Job Description

To perform this role effectively, the SPM should have:

• Prior work experience as a special assistant to executive leaders

• A deep understanding of WSII’s priorities

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Strong written and verbal skills

• Superb attention to detail

• Skill in locating, mastering, and synthesizing diverse information and research

• The ability to manage confidential and sensitive information and relationships

Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree with 3-5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Working Conditions
Office, library, computer room

Physical Effort
Typically sitting at a desk or table

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Wharton School

Pay Range

$50,684.00 - $91,232.00

Affirmative Action Statement 
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Special Requirements 
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.