Peer Mentoring Project Manager - Cambridge, United States - Harvard University

Harvard University

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Cambridge, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Job Summary

The Workers' Capital Project creates a framework for studying responsible investment and labor's capital and how they have been deployed in efforts to resist shareholder primacy, short-termism, and the social harms of financialization.

Through research, programmatic convenings, and on-going engagement with practitioners, this project will act as a home for innovative work related to investment practices, fiduciary regulation, and the developing landscape of responsible investment.

It is a project of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy (formerly the Labor & Worklife Program), which is Harvard University's center for research, teaching, and creative problem solving related to the world of work and its implications for society.

The Program is led by Professors Sharon Block, Executive Director, and Benjamin Sachs, Faculty Director.

The Workers' Capital Project includes the Trustee Leadership Forum for Retirement Security (TLF).

The TLF has launched a Peer Mentorship project in which trustees from both US and international pension funds will be paired to develop supportive peer relationships, build skills, and work to advance initiatives of their choosing at their pension funds.

The position of Peer Mentoring Project Manager will provide expert support to mentors and mentees participating in the Peer Mentorship project, meeting regularly with mentoring pairs and individuals, providing encouragement and coaching, supporting research and networking, planning and leading meetings of the full cohort, and working closely with the Workers' Capital Project Director.

The Peer Mentoring Project Manager will also lead planning of an in-person kick off meeting of the cohort, provide reports to the TLF Working Group, the Workers' Capital Project Director, and the project steering committee.

The Peer Mentoring Project Manager will maintain regular communication with the participants and leadership of the project.

The Peer Mentoring Project Manager will be responsible for logistics for in-person and virtual events, including working with hotels, travel agents, and Harvard events and catering services, and others as necessary to make travel arrangements, accommodations, room reservations, and catering for participants, advisors, and others involved in the project.

Position Description

As a Peer Mentoring Project Manager
you will:

Work with the Center for Labor & a Just Economy Executive Director and Workers' Capital Project staff, fellows, and stakeholders to assess, revise, and implement the Peer Mentoring Project mission and support the Center's research and peer learning agenda.
Act independently to meet with, provide support to, and outreach to participants in the Peer Mentoring Project on a biweekly, or more frequent, basis.
Plan and implement quarterly, or more frequently, full cohort meetings including progress reports and educational content in conjunction with the Project Director and other stakeholders.
Lead and plan a kickoff meeting in the fall and a recognition event in the summer at the TLF Annual Convening.
Report weekly to the Project Director, monthly to the steering committee and other stakeholders, and contribute to an evaluation and report of the program at the conclusion of the cohort year.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 3 or more years of professional experience in the field of responsible investment, labor studies, or related fields.

Additional Qualifications and Skills

We are looking for people who have:

Proven track record as a pension board member who has worked successfully on responsible investment issues.
Experience and solid understanding of investment, fiduciary duty, and the workers' capital field.
Experience working with the labor movement.
Experience working with and supporting diverse people to be successful and creating an environment of inclusion and belonging.

Additional Information
We regret that Harvard Law School is unable to provide visa sponsorship for staff positions.

All offers to be made by HLS Human Resources.

Work Format Details

This position is required to attend 4 inperson meetings during the year.

About Us

Be a part of excellence and leadership in legal education and scholarship at Harvard Law School. We are a community of talented people from diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and perspectives, dedicated to advancing the cause of justice all over the world. We value our differences and our diversity as a source of strength. We are committed to developing and inspiring our students and our workforce. Whoever you are, whatever you do, however you do it, _Harvard Law School_ is a place where you can thrive._

Benefits
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Paid Time Off: 3-4 weeks of accrued vacation time per year (3 weeks for support staff and 4 weeks for administrative/professional staff), 12 accrued sick days per year, 12.5 holidays plus a Winter