Project Manager, Climate Action Accelerator at HarvardUniversity

The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard develops and promotes durable, effective, and equitable solutions to the climate change challenges confronting humanity. The Climate Action Accelerator (CAA) sits within the Salata Institute and serves as a resource and partner to the full spectrum of external stakeholders wrestling with the most difficult climate questions, building consensus for climate solutions grounded in Harvard’s research and expertise. The Accelerator is nonpartisan, agile in dealing with emerging issues, and engaged with research conducted across Harvard University.  The Accelerator seeks a dedicated Project Manager with knowledge of climate change and sustainability issues and a passion to create and build. The Project Manager will be essential in facilitating and advancing the Accelerator’s work by providing support for its projects involving research, convenings, and external engagement initiatives.  The Project Manager, CAA, will report to the Assistant Director, CAA, and will be a key member of our team. The ideal candidate will have experience working with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and seniority levels and excel at identifying and managing conflict and risks. Candidates must feel comfortable both taking direction and with decision making and leading, while balancing competing priorities.  Additionally, this person must have the strong ability to effectively synthesize information to ensure shared understandings among stakeholders.  This position has a two-year fixed term and is fully benefits-eligible. Job-Specific Responsibilities: • Promoting effective collaboration and communication across the Salata Institute team and with partners across Harvard University, Harvard faculty and researchers, and external partners and stakeholders.  • Develop, manage, and maintain project plans, time frames, and roadmaps for programs in development. • May lead the implementation of programs. • Staffing meetings by preparing agendas and briefing materials, producing meeting notes, drafting reports, and tracking and completing meeting action items. • Conducting research and analysis and preparing presentations, talking points, memos, web content, applications, and reports. • Collaborating with Salata Institute Events, Communications and Development teams to advance high-impact programming. • Monitoring progress, coordinating resources and activities, and adjusting plans when necessary. • Resolving project issues by clarifying the issue, determining the root cause, and best solution, expediting any necessary adjustments, and ensuring a resolution.  • Assisting in managing events such as academic symposia and conferences, including program logistics, in collaboration with other Salata Institute staff. • Evaluating project success and usefulness, identifying areas of improvement, and ensuring that stakeholders and resources are aligned for the most effective project execution.  • Creating and maintaining project and program documentation.  • Supervising interns. • Performing other duties as assigned. • Willingness to work a few evenings throughout the academic year.