Job Opportunity: Senior Project Manager

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is now accepting applications for a Senior Project Manager to join our team. She or he will drive forward a diverse portfolio of research projects; research at the intersection of new technologies, law, policy, and society; lead and initiate associated technical tasks and software development work; support critical institutional initiatives; and provide high level, strategic management to project teams. Initial project work will likely center on the Internet Monitor project and other research in the area of Freedom of Expression. 

It’s a great role for someone who likes organized chaos. It’s also a fun and flexible position based in an academic institution with great benefits. Come join our creative community of world-class scholars and digital architects to advance a range of interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research related to the study and development of Internet & society. The Internet isn’t standing still. Neither are we.

A full position description for the job can be found below and on the Harvard Human Resources website.

Please note that applications for this job must be submitted through the Harvard Human Resources website, and will not be collected directly through the Berkman Klein Center.  We will accept and review applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled.  Apply here.

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Job Description:

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University seeks an experienced full-time project manager to work in a dynamic and engaging leadership role.  She or he will join the Berkman Klein Center’s world-class community of scholars and digital architects, and work in close collaboration with Berkman Klein faculty, staff, and fellows to advance a range of interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research related to the study and development of Internet & society.

Reporting to the Associate Director of the Berkman Klein Center, and working alongside Berkman’s researchers  and project coordinators, the project manager will drive forward a diverse portfolio of research projects; support critical institutional initiatives; and provide high level, strategic management to project teams, focusing on systems/efficacy of the effort.

She or he will perform research at the intersection of new technologies, law, policy, and society; analyze and translate data into written media; lead and initiate associated technical tasks and software development work; oversee student researchers; and assist in the implementation of various projects and events.

Although the suite of associated activities will evolve and vary over time according to Center priorities and needs, initial project work will likely center on the Internet Monitor project (https://thenetmonitor.org/) and other research in the area of Freedom of Expression.

Essential functions of the project manager will include:

• Project planning, communications, tracking, and program execution including  timelines and project deliverables, events, and reporting including metrics.
• Conduct original research and writing which may include coordinating multi-stakeholder efforts which engage both internal staff, fellows and faculty members, in addition to external partners and participants.
• Edit and review work product from others.
• Supervise and mentor project coordinators, interns, staff, and research assistants.
• Plan workshops and other events, including coordination of relevant communications, in partnership with the core institutional team, and interacting with participants and organizers.
• Help maintain online project management tools.
• Oversee development and associated deployment of project-related supportive technologies, including interfacing with in-house application developers, external consultants, designers, and other contributors.
• Support fundraising and grant management and sustained external relationships with donors.
• Contribute to select institutional activities and priorities, including conceiving and advancing improvements to the Berkman Center and its community.
• Publish in accordance with the Center’s Open Access Policy.

Based on the fast-paced and changing needs of the Berkman Klein Center, the project manager may be called upon for other tasks at short notice.  Occasional evening and weekend work will be required, and travel opportunities may arise.

The right candidate will thrive in a committed, collaborative, and tight-knit community that encourages creativity, supports deep inquiry, values novel approaches to solving problems, strives for transparency, continually builds u