Program Manager for Stanford Impact Labs
- Employer
- Stanford University
- Location
- School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford, California, United States
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
- Lead the process for identifying and selecting Local Impact Labs that pair leading faculty and research teams from a range of local academic institutions with partnership grantees, government leaders and local nonprofits to generate evidence on new solutions to improve equity in the partnershipâs priority areas. Provide recommendations to the partnershipâs advisory committee (25+ leaders from government, nonprofit, philanthropy, community organizations, and private funders) for Local Impact Lab grantees. This includes managing a portfolio of relationships with local nonprofits and organizations, understanding the communityâs most urgent equity needs, and requesting proposals from scholars and practitioners to meet those needs. The Program Manager will then run a robust grantee evaluation process, engaging subject matter experts, reviewing proposals, interviewing teams, conducting due diligence, and facilitating a final selection process to recommend a set of labs for funding (approximately $500k-$1m grants over 2-3 years).
- Manage the Local Impact Labs program that pairs leading faculty and research teams from a number of local academic institutions with partnership grantees, government leaders, and local nonprofits to apply research and evidence to issues of equity.
- Plan, budget, oversee, and document all aspects of Local Impact Labs, including the design, development, and implementation of: requests for proposals, grantee selection and funding, match-making faculty with practitioners, lab oversight, and research insight implementation oversight
- Develop a detailed work plan for the multi-year Local Impact Labs initiative: define project tasks and activities; plan, schedule, and implement project timelines and action plans
- Work closely with Local Impact Lab team members (Principal Investigators, Project Managers, and practitioner partners) to track their 2-3-year research and implementation progress and project deliverables (i.e., work plans, commitment devices). Our goal is to directly support the Labsâ scholar-practitioner teams to help them foster meaningful partnerships, navigate operational challenges, implement and apply research insights to equity issues, and scale and sustain the solutions they identify.
- Support Local Impact Labs in troubleshooting and resolving issues as necessary. This will include consulting with internal and external experts and will require the ability to navigate ambiguity, quickly learn new subject matter, manage relationships and interact with a broad set of experts, public and community stakeholders. Report back to the SIL team with Local Impact Labsâ progress, escalate risks or concerns, and make recommendations for their second tranches of funding in Year 2.
- Represent Stanford Impact Labs in the partnershipâs operational team meetings and with external audiences.
- Build, manage, and maintain relationships with a broad set of stakeholders including the partnershipâs operations team; staff and faculty from other local academic institutions (ex: San Jose State, Santa Clara University, Foothill College, De Anza College, and more); and local government, nonprofit, and community leaders.
- Identify opportunities to advance policy and advocacy efforts relevant to Local Impact Labsâ roles and execute supporting activities, such as facilitating conversations with community leaders and partners. Share progress and insights from the Local Impact Labs and the partnership in meetings, public events, on the Stanford Impact Labs website, and with the media.
- Build successful relationships â with experience of building trust-based relationships and partnerships to deliver shared goals
- Display sound political and technical judgment that helps build momentum, enable change and overcome barriers to success
- Participate in problem solving â have a track record of analyzing complex problems, extracting insight from data, identifying and structuring key issues, and simplifying the approach to solving them
- Take full ownership over multiple work streams, demonstrating comfort amid ambiguity, proactivity, dependability and excellent work ethic
- Provide challenge and effective feedback â have strong influencing and negotiating skills and excellent at giving constructive feedback; empower Labs and team by providing the right balance between challenge and support
- Work well in a team â have a track record of team working and leadership, especially drawn from across organizations with different cultures
- Design and write high-quality presentations and reports â produce clear, concise and compelling narratives through a combination of expert prose, use of data, graphics and exceptionally engaging story-telling; able to coach others in producing high quality work
- Think logically to sequence and plan delivery of strategy with pace, optimism and urgency
- Facilitate and communicate effectively â can lead interactive workshops with stakeholders and deliver high quality training sessions to groups of trainees
- Navigate and achieve change in the public or nonprofit sector â have knowledge or experience of operating in a political environment and driving reforms through public sector decision-making processes Demonstrate flexibility and comfort with change â have the ability to quickly pivot based on programmatic needs; accept and integrate feedback with a growth mindset
- Lead the planning and operations for programs or functions that have significant business, regulatory and/or technical challenges requiring subject matter expertise.
- Evaluate programs or functions, policies and procedures. Identify issues, and develop alternative solutions which may include changes to programs, policies and procedures.
- Review and analyze trends to advise and develop recommendations to achieve or modify the goals of the program or function.
- Represent the program or function within the department, unit or school by committing resources and provide information and/or training. Represent the program or function at the university level and/or to external/internal stakeholders and constituencies.
- Manage and contribute e to the development of outreach strategy that may include relationship development, communications and compliance.
- May develop and/or oversee budgets; manage finances including monitoring, analyzing, forecasting, and reporting.
- Assess training needs and may develop associated training. May direct and/or supervise staff.
- 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 ability to develop and meet budget goals.
- Demonstrated solid planning and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
- Strong relevant subject matter knowledge. Ability to direct the work of others, for jobs requiring supervision.
- 3+ years of full-time work experience in program or project management, government, consulting, public policy, nonprofit, philanthropy and/or related fields
- Knowledge of and experience with project management techniques and tools
- Experience in community outreach and/or engagement
- Superlative written, visual, and oral communication skills
- Advanced ability in key competencies: critical thinking and problem-solving skills, planning and organizing, delegation, and decision-making
- Experience working on collaborative teams with diverse expertise
- Experience with fundraising and funder relationship management preferred
- Expertise in the areas of financial security, affordable housing, and workforce development preferred
- Appreciation for the value of research; someone who brings a social science mindset to the work
- Passion for Stanford Impact Labâs mission of the real-world implementation of research insights through research-practice partnerships
- Energetic self-starter who inspires others to their best work
- Understanding of governments, nonprofits, and/or academia
- Problem-solver and change agent
- Highly ethical and trustworthy
- Articulate and an excellent, proactive communicator
- Innovative and flexible
- Attention to detail and excellence
- Experienced in dealing with senior leadership
- Able to bring together public, private and nonprofit organizations
- Collaborative and team focused
- Ability to tell stories through writing and oral communication
- Ability to navigate an ambiguous environment with excitement and enthusiasm Excitement for solving problems as they are assigned to the team, as opposed to a desire to focus on one problem over long lengths of time
- Freedom to grow. We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.A caring culture. We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources.A healthier you. Climb our rock wall, or choose from hundreds of health or fitness classes at our world-class exercise facilities. We also provide excellent health care benefits.Discovery and fun. Stroll through historic sculptures, trails, and museums.Enviable resources. Enjoy free commuter programs, ridesharing incentives, discounts and more
- Schedule: Full-time
- Job Code: 4122
- Employee Status: Regular
- Grade: J
- Requisition ID: 88509
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