Program Manager, American Service Fellowship at HarvardUniversity

At the heart of CPL’s mission are our graduate student fellowships, which provide robust leadership development and training to rising public leaders each year. The fellowships offer students an intensive, cohort-based co-curricular program grounded in servant leadership and experiential learning that supplements students’ time in the classroom. The programming speaks to the core of CPL’s and HKS’ commitments to improving public leadership across the globe.  The American Service Fellowship (ASF) is a cohort-based mid-career fellowship within the Center for Public Leadership (CPL). The program is designed to support experienced public leaders through a structured year of leadership reflection, practitioner engagement, and community building. ASF fellows join the broader CPL fellowship ecosystem while participating in a distinct, intentionally designed mid-career journey.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Co-curricular Planning, Implementation, & Evaluation: Oversee the fellowship portfolio, which includes  • Support, implement, and deliver co-curricular programs focused on the unique context of the fellowship and track student progress • Co-facilitate cohort sessions during the academic year with faculty and practitioners • Propose innovative cohort session topics and speakers in response to fellows’ feedback • Coordinate HKS leadership engagement and CPL touchpoints • Collaborate with the CPL External Engagement team and ARRD to support donor engagement, including providing information for reporting. • Manage operational tasks and budgets responsibly to ensure compliance 2.      Community and Alumni: • Facilitate fellows’ integration into the broader CPL fellowship ecosystem • Coordinate participation in key community convenings and events • Foster long-term engagement with the CPL alumni network3.      Recruitment: • Support HKS admissions to identify and target outreach to recruit promising students at Harvard Kennedy School • Serve as an internal point of contact for prospective Harvard students interested in the fellowships4.      Professional Culture: Promote the learning and growth of staff and students through ethical, culturally proficient, skilled, and collaborative practice: • Demonstrate capacity to reflect and improve one’s own practice, analyze data, examine issues, set relevant goals, and develop approaches to improve teaching and learning • Communicate professionally and work collaboratively with all stakeholders and colleagues  • Give and receive actionable feedback to inform program growth and development • Actively pursue professional development to improve the quality of practice or build the expertise and experience to assume different instructional and leadership roles • Adhere to all Harvard and CPL administrative policies, procedures, and protocols