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Program Manager 🔥


About the Roosevelt Institute

Until economic and social rules work for all Americans, they’re not working. Inspired by the legacy of Franklin and Eleanor, the Roosevelt Institute reimagines the rules to create a nation where everyone enjoys a fair share of our collective prosperity. We are a 21st-century think tank bringing together multiple generations of thinkers and leaders to help drive key economic and social debates and have local and national impact. We advance this mission through the work of our staff, fellows, and network of students and alumni.

Our Culture

At Roosevelt, we recognize that the culture of the workplace and opportunities for career growth and development are important to all. We believe that diversity of background and experience among our people make our work to reimagine the rules of our social and economic realities stronger. Roosevelt is an equal opportunity employer and, as affirms in policy and practice to consider all applications in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, military status, height and weight, genetic predisposition or carrier status, arrest record, or other legally protected status. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ candidates to apply.

Purpose of Position

At the direction of the Deputy Director, this position will support the implementation of policy and research initiatives and oversee daily programmatic operations of the Race and Democracy Program. This support will include the race landscape project, as well as a significant new 3-year project looking at new research in economics, neuroscience and other fields regarding a policy agenda for thriving communities and another project on improving the craft of organizing and social change. The Program Manager will oversee multiple program research activities including research and writing, development of fundraising proposals, and planning convenings. In addition, the program manager will evaluate, guide, and coordinate program activities to ensure compliance with organizational guidelines.

The Program Manager will make sure that all project activities are aligned with defined outcomes. The Program Manager will also advise the Deputy Director regarding program effectiveness and progress; manage fellows connected to the program; troubleshoot problems related to projects’ implementation; convene meetings with stakeholders to define and resolve issues; assist with project evaluation and reporting; and support research projects and methodologies.

This is a non-management, unionized, team leader role.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

  • The program manager’s main responsibilities include:
  • Oversee the design, planning and implementation of policy and research initiatives.
  • Edit and write memos, strategy briefs, blog posts, and other policy-related documents.
  • Track and manage project deliverables to ensure on-time delivery and budget.
  • Plan meetings and coordinate events for internal and external audiences
  • Engage and collaborate with national, state and local partners, including among others, community organizations, academic institutions, direct service organizations, think tanks, professional associations, government officials, and media.
  • Gather and help produce information that will be useful at the outset of the project.
  • Oversee logistics and operations for program events including securing space, hotels, meals, related communications, materials, A/V, last-minute tech needs, etc.
  • Laterally manage team members to complete logistics and programming tasks for projects
  • Manage fellows and lead project check-in calls.
  • Create and manage information sharing systems and processes to ensure seamless communication and execution of projects (e.g., DropBox, Trello, Slack, Google Drive, Outlook etc.).
  • Synthesize key feedback and information from fellows, managers, and others (quantitative and qualitative).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person holding this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The Roosevelt Institute reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.  

Qualifications: 

  • Master's degree in social sciences or public policy
  • Advanced graduate students in social sciences or public policy, or recent graduates with a Ph.D. or J.D., preferred.
  • 3+ years leading large projects in a Think Tank, academic, government or like non-profit

Experience Requirements:

  • Applicants should be advanced graduate students in the social sciences or public policy, or recent graduates with a Ph.D. or J.D. In addition, applicants must have:
  • Strong grounding in the research and policy debates surrounding economic inequality, racial justice, and the legal system.
  • Excellent analytic and research skills, including: in-depth policy analysis; ability to shape arguments for complex policy proposals; ability to synthesize findings from technical research literatures across multiple social science and legal disciplines; and ability to manipulate and analyze web-based data.
  • Experience working with grassroots advocates and knowledge of the economic justice organizing landscape.
  • Excellent writing skills, for both academic and policy audiences
  • Strong oral communication skills and ability to make public presentations

INTERESTED CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT A COVER LETTER AND RESUME

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