Stanford Impact Labs: Stanford Impact Labs (SIL)—a major new initiative at Stanford University—invests in highly-motivated teams of researchers and practitioners from government, business, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropy. These teams—impact labs—work together on complex social problems. With our support, they can develop, test, and scale new solutions to social problems that affect millions of people worldwide.
The Innovation & Partnerships team works closely with the Investments & Accountability team at SIL to support funded research teams and their external partners through workshops, direct coaching, the facilitation of innovation processes, and building sustained partnerships with organizations in the public and social impact sector that can help teams scale their insights. This team also works closely with Stanford University’s Office of Community Engagement to deepen the university’s place-based approaches to address critical issues in the region in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
Stanford Impact Labs seeks a Partnerships Program Manager to: 1) develop and execute strategies that help SIL and our impact labs strengthen partnership-based approaches to advance social impact; and 2) deliver training and coaching to impact labs on partnership strategies and community engagement practices with an equity lens.
Reporting to the Director of Innovation & Partnerships, this role will be responsible for the day-to-day planning, coordination, and implementation of partnership-based strategies and programming at Stanford Impact Labs. They will collaborate as a thought partner with the Innovation & Partnerships Director — and alongside other colleagues at SIL — and will be responsible for giving detailed attention to partnerships-based strategies to bridge SIL scholars and funded research teams with enabling partners to advance social impact locally, nationally, and globally.
The Partnerships Program Manager’s responsibilities include:
Partnership development and management
Develop and maintain a portfolio of institutional and individual relationships for SIL to strengthen our ability to partner equitably with communities to put social science to work for society.
● Develop pathways for SIL, our scholars, and our impact labs to learn from those in social movement leaders/coalitions, government agencies and their associations, nonprofit organizations, and social impact leaders in the private sector.
● Work closely with the Office of Community Engagement to build out a sustainable university-wide approach to place-based, enterprise efforts to address the racial wealth gap in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
● Organize and facilitate an emerging collaborative of public and private colleges and universities acting collectively using the anchor mission framework to advance health equity and racial justice in the region.
● Support maintenance of a database of referral organizations and potential enabling and scaling partners for SIL funded labs’ research insights and evidence-based interventions
● Work closely with the Communications & Outreach team at SIL to implement a recurring communications plan to keep external stakeholders informed and aware of SIL’s thought leadership in putting social science to use for society.
● Attend conferences and convenings to stay abreast of social impact trends affecting historically marginalized populations, particularly within SIL’s thematic windows: health equity, democracy and polarization, economic opportunity, and racial justice.
Training and coaching on partnerships and community engagement practices
Working closely with the rest of the Innovation & Partnerships team, design and deliver capacity building offerings to scholars and impact labs on best practices in partnership development and management, community engagement practices with a community power-building lens, and collaborations that advance equity in social science research.
● Facilitate virtual and in-person workshops for scholars and impact labs.
● Deliver coaching to advise scholars, research teams, and practitioner partners.
● Foster a sense of belonging, trust, and respect with scholars, research teams, and practitioner partners through active listening, empathy, and validation of diverse perspectives.
Own programmatic management for your workstreams:
● Prepare reports and presentations documenting program impact, successes, challenges, and recommendations for improvement.
● Evaluate programmatic procedures, identify and analyze problems and issues, and work with colleagues at SIL to implement and document new procedures.
● Maintain excellent systems for tracking, reporting, budgeting, and invoicing.
The ideal candidate possesses a passion for making meaningful, sustainable change and is ready to work in an openly collaborative work environment. We want to work with individuals who are community-oriented, have done coalition- and relationship-building, and/or have implemented public service programs. No candidate will meet every requirement. If you may be a good fit, we encourage you to apply.
Profiles for a successful candidate for Partnerships Program Manager may have the following skill sets or background: a) professionals with a background in government, community, philanthropy, or non-governmental organizations (NGOs); b) have worked on issues such as public health, housing, financial stability, workforce development, climate change, public transportation, closing the digital divide, or other social programs; c) management consultants with public sector consulting experience.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
The candidate should demonstrate the preferred ability to:
● Build strong and trusting relationships – with experience of building trust-based relationships and partnerships to deliver shared goals
● Display sound political and technical judgment that helps build momentum, enable change, and overcome barriers to success with a growth mindset
● Take full ownership over multiple work streams, demonstrating comfort amid ambiguity, proactivity, dependability, and excellent work ethic
● Provide challenge and effective feedback – have strong influencing and negotiating skills and excellent at giving constructive feedback; empower impact labs and partners by providing the right balance between challenge and support
● Work well in a team – have a track record of team working and leadership, especially drawn from across organizations with different cultures
● Design and write high-quality materials – produce clear, concise, and compelling narratives through a combination of prose, use of data, graphics, and/or other storytelling techniques
● Facilitate and communicate effectively – can lead interactive workshops with stakeholders and coach others in producing high quality work
● Navigate and achieve change in the public or nonprofit sector – have knowledge or experience of operating in a political environment and driving reforms through public sector decision-making processes
The ideal candidate would have the following preferences:
● 5+ years of full-time work experience in government, public impact consulting, public policy, nonprofit, philanthropy, place-based social justice initiatives, and/or related fields
● Program management experience and experience with project management techniques and tools
● Experience facilitating workshops, and strong facilitation skills, ability to manage conflict, and demonstrated ability to build consensus, negotiate, and strategically disagree within a diverse and highly collaborative work environment
● Experience with community engagement and community power-building practices
● Deep experience in at least one of the following areas: health equity, democracy and polarization, and/or economic opportunity
● Experience working with social science researchers to translate research into action
● Superlative written, visual, and oral communication skills
● Passion for Stanford Impact Lab’s mission of the real-world implementation of research insights through research-practice partnerships
Preferred Personal Skills/Attributes:
● Energetic self-starter who inspires others to do their best work
● Brings a strong structural racial, gender, and economic analysis
● Knowledge and experience in inquiry-based learning, adult learning theory, leadership development, and/or popular education
● Attention to detail and excellence
● Experienced in dealing with senior leadership
● Able to bring together public, private, and nonprofit organizations
● Commitment to collaboration and a sense of humor
TERMS AND FUNDING
This is a 100% FTE, 1 year fixed-term exempt position with the possibility of renewal. This position will be based on the Stanford campus and is a hybrid position, with 2-3 days of in-person work and 2-3 days of remote work per week.
departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.
There is no visa sponsorship available for this position.
Stanford Impact Labs is an equal opportunity organization working to address some of the world’s most challenging social problems. To that end, we particularly encourage people with lived experience of those social problems to apply for open positions.
By May 20, 2024 at 5:00 pm Pacific Time, please submit the following via Stanford’s online jobs portal:
1. What is an example of partnership development or community engagement work that you’ve carried out using a community power-building lens? What did you learn?
2. How do you approach meeting facilitation to cultivate a sense of belonging for all meeting participants?
- Screener interviews
- Short work trial exercise and panel interviews
- We may invite final candidate(s) for a final on-site conversation
Why Stanford is for You
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· Freedom to grow. We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.
· A caring culture. We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources.
· A healthier you. Climb our rock wall, or choose from hundreds of health or fitness classes at our world-class exercise facilities. We also provide excellent health care benefits.
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