201 jobs found in Cambridge

The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has a demonstrated track record of training the world’s leaders and public servants.  Since its founding in 1936, the Harvard Kennedy School has evolved from a graduate school of public administration to a global institution that brings together powerful research, students from over 100 countries, and practitioners from across the public sector to solve the major problems our time.  Established with a gift of $2 million, the Kennedy School also has a long tradition of philanthropy, and of exceeding targets in revenue dollars, the number of alumni donors and the percent of revenue that comes from non-alumni donors who choose the Kennedy School as their partner for impact. The office of Alumni Relations & Resource Development (ARRD) at HKS seeks an experienced, ambitious and mission-driven Director, Principal & Major Gifts. The Director, Principal & Major Gifts, works within an entrepreneurial and dynamic School environment and closely...

The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has a demonstrated track record of training the world’s leaders and public servants.  Since its founding in 1936, the Harvard Kennedy School has evolved from a graduate school of public administration to a global institution that brings together powerful research, students from over 100 countries, and practitioners from across the public sector to solve the major problems our time.  Established with a gift of $2 million, the Kennedy School also has a long tradition of philanthropy, and of exceeding targets in revenue dollars, the number of alumni donors and the percent of revenue that comes from non-alumni donors who choose the Kennedy School as their partner for impact. The office of Alumni Relations & Resource Development (ARRD) at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) seeks an experienced, ambitious and mission-driven Director, Principal & Major Gifts. The Director, Principal & Major Gifts, works within an entrepreneurial and dynamic School...

This role champions data privacy and information security (PrivSec) throughout FAS, with the goal of facilitating awareness, system fortification, vulnerability management, privacy initiatives, and incident response — all in close alignment with the university's PrivSec program. This position reports up to the University Information Security and Data Privacy Office.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities:   Facilitate awareness of PrivSec risks, policies, and safeguards.  Ensure FAS systems are fortified to university PrivSec standards.  Implement effective and sustainable vulnerability management processes across FAS systems.  Promulgate university-wide PrivSec initiatives throughout FAS.  Conduct data safety reviews in support of research projects.  Perform PrivSec risk assessments.  Maintain awareness of PrivSec threats and trends.  Serve as a trusted advisor to FAS faculty, staff, and students on PrivSec matters.  Prepare and provide PrivSec...

Job Summary: Independently plan, and implement the delivery of registrar operations including maintenance of student information systems, production of data, queries and reports and general system coordination. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Faculty of Arts and Sciences Registrar's Office (FAS RO) supports the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The Business Analyst reports to the Associate Registrar for Enrollment Services. This position will work closely with FAS & University constituents (students, faculty, staff, alumni, & leadership) to apply business process solutions and improve registrarial systems to simplify procedures and improve service to meet the needs of FAS constituents. Responsibilities of the Business  Analyst include: Use deep knowledge of Registrar business processes and student information systems, analytical...

The GSD is Harvard's epicenter for scholarship and innovation related to the built environment. Our faculty and students address defining questions across architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design, real estate, and design engineering, advancing fields that profoundly influence the human experience. At the GSD, research and teaching drive creative solutions to the world's most urgent challenges, reimagining infrastructure, communities, and cities on a global scale.  Development and Alumni Relations is central to advancing these goals. Our dynamic and collaborative team, including five frontline fundraising positions, is pivoting toward a more metrics- and goal-oriented major and principal gifts program designed to significantly increase philanthropic support for the School.   Reporting to the Senior Director, Major Gifts and Individual Philanthropy, the Development Coordinator provides the highest administrative support to up to three major gift officers. The...

Job-Specific Responsibilities: Perform data validation and scrubbing of research base data, including sponsored and non-sponsored activity, to ensure accuracy and completeness for F&A cost proposal development and related analyses. Support space survey processes by coordinating data collection with departments, validating submissions, and producing reports for analysis of space utilization and research density. Develop and maintain recurring and ad hoc reports related to space utilization, research activity, cost allocation, and financial performance. Create, update, and maintain financial and operational reports used to monitor sponsored activity, including budget-to-actual comparisons, spending trends and forecasts, proposal and award trends, and identification of underspent, overspent, or unreconciled accounts. Monitor key compliance areas through ongoing reporting and review, including cost sharing, effort commitments, equipment purchases, and invalid code...

Job Summary: The Extavour Lab is a collection of developmental biologists, molecular biologists, geneticists, cell biologists, zoologists, and evolutionary biologists. Our shared interest is in the evolution of the genetic mechanisms employed during early animal embryogenesis to specify cell fate, development, and differentiation. We focus primarily on the evolution and development of reproductive systems, including both the germ line and the somatic components of the gonad. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Extavour Lab seeks to hire a Laboratory Technician for a 12-month term position. This position prepares and maintains matter for laboratory analysis according to established technical procedures: Prepares samples for analysis and diagnosis, performing duties including but not limited to dissecting and staining insect tissues, mounting slides, and preparing complex chemical solutions and media. Performs molecular biology and developmental genetics experimental...

Job Summary: The Division of Sciences encompasses a wide range of departments, research enterprises, and operational demands that together create a dynamic and richly complex academic environment. The Director of Divisional Strategy and Programs serves as a senior partner to the Divisional Dean, helping to manage a broad portfolio of initiatives, ensuring that the division's most significant projects receive the sustained leadership they deserve, and translating strategic priorities into well-structured, executable plans.  This is a role for someone with exceptional business acumen and a genuine talent for working across organizational boundaries. The Director will lead some initiatives directly and serve as the Dean's delegate on others, stepping into complex workstreams and providing the structure, coordination, and senior judgment needed to drive them forward. The ideal candidate is a skilled, collaborative operator who strengthens how the division works without adding...

Job Summary: The Digital Communications Associate supports the day-to-day content and communications work that keeps an exciting new initiative visible, connected, and active between major convenings, extending its reach and impact. Reporting to the Communications Lead, this role manages the initiative’s Substack, social channels, and content calendar, and plays a hands-on role in creating and managing multimedia content that reflects the initiative’s voice and audience. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Package video, events, and research updates into shareable content. Produce podcast and video segments that complement and/or amplify the Substack. Set up and manage a dedicated Substack, helping to determine publishing cadence, formatting, and collecting metrics to document subscriber growth. Manage subscriber or audience growth efforts including outreach and cross-promotion with other HGSE initiatives and coordinate collabs. Suggest, draft, collate, and edit posts from...

Job Summary: Responsible for analysis and administration of benefit programs(s). Manage vendor relationships and identify opportunities for plan improvements and cost savings. Position Description: The Health and Welfare team sits within the department of Total Rewards. This position reports to the Sr. Director, Benefits & Retirement Strategy and plays a key role in ensuring the ancillary benefit program administration is in compliance with design and contract provisions. This position works closely with Benefits colleagues and the Total Reward Customer Service, Operations and Finance teams to mitigate escalations by faculty and staff and manage health and welfare processes. This role also completes data requests to aid or identify utilization opportunities for plan design modifications, new programs and process improvements. This position would also have oversight of the Unemployment insurance process. Responsibilities: Plays a key role in the management of...

Job Summary: The Division of Arts & Humanities is entering an ambitious new chapter, and the Director of Divisional Strategy and Programs will play a critical role in it.  Working in close partnership with the Divisional Dean, the Director will help shape and advance a forward-looking agenda focused on growing student engagement with the arts and humanities by increasing course enrollment, attracting concentrators, and making a compelling, evidence-based case that humanistic inquiry is among the most valuable offerings at Harvard.  This is a role for someone who combines genuine intellectual commitment to the arts and humanities with the strategic and operational skills to turn vision into reality. The Director will be a thought partner to the Dean, an architect of implementable plans, and a relationship-builder who can bring faculty, staff, and institutional partners along on a shared journey.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Serve as chief of staff to the...

SUMMARY Reporting to the Director of Enrollment Services, this position is responsible for the management, planning, and implementation of registrar operations including maintenance of the student information system, production of data, tuition and billing, queries and reports, and general system coordination. This position will evaluate research, and report on opportunities to enhance services and streamline procedures.  TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Registration and Enrollment Oversees registration by developing, executing, documenting, and evaluating policies and procedures. Ensures that academic policies and procedures are enforced, and proper records are maintained. Recommends changes to the student handbook and student policies each academic year. Works with the Student Life staff on any appropriate policy changes. Manages the ID Card Distribution Process. Monitors the general registrar email inbox, responding to inquiries appropriately and effectively....

Job Summary: Lead registrar operations including enrolment services, academic planning, technology solutions implementation, and policy development. Job-Specific Responsibilities:   Act as a key business process and student systems liaison to our constituents including Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT), Harvard College, and the Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS); guide and prioritize reinvention of existing processes across all sub-units in the FAS Registrar's Office including Academic Planning, Enrollment Services, and Information & Records Management In collaboration with the Registrar leadership team, contribute to the unit's overall strategic plan; propose robust solutions to FAS complex business needs; Serve as point of escalation for review of data requests related to student records and course information; conduct data reporting and analysis across registrar portfolios; develop expertise regarding security roles and access to...

Job Summary: Facilitate diverse financial analysis for a school/unit and assist department management with their financial planning efforts, budget analysis and monthly reporting. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Senior Financial Analyst supports the oversight and management of the day-to-day financial responsibilities of the organization including review of A/P, entering journals, reconciling expense charges, conducting analysis on both capital and operating budgets across all FAS Tubs, asset management, liaising with Campus Services and conducting monthly reporting.  This position: Supports the Office of Physical Resources and Planning (OPRP) Finance Team by providing reporting and analysis as needed including quarterly closings, flux analysis, monthly budget to actuals and forecasting of O & M and capital projects, journals and lease payments.  Will assist in creating and monitoring the $150M capital and $165M O&M budget by participating in the operating...

Job Summary: Manage plan, and implement the delivery of registrar operations including maintenance of student information systems, production of data, queries and reports and general system coordination. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Assistant Registrar for Enrollment Services will serve as a leader in Enrollment Services and a key member of the Registrar’s management team. The Assistant Registrar will assist the Associate Registrar in leading the Enrollment Services team, which performs critical FAS enrollment functions, including registration, matriculation, student progress and degree auditing, enrollment data reporting, assessment of more than half a billion dollars in tuition and fees per year, student discipline outcomes, constituent services, degree certification, and graduation. This position will play a critical role in the assessment, prioritization and management of Enrollment Services related projects. The Assistant Registrar will supervise the Enrollment...

This role is a high-level, versatile expert. Provides critical surge capacity and strategic problem-solving across the FAS research enterprise with two primary functions: 1) Research Portfolio Management. Covers RPM/Sr RPM role during vacancies; 2) Concierge Navigation. Minimizes administrative friction for PIs and RPMs by interpreting complex policies and providing clear resolution paths. Bridges gap between PI, unit, and central offices, integrating problem solving.  Profile: Fully experienced professional. Independently perform complex tasks. May serve as a resource to colleagues.  Knowledge: Apply professional knowledge and understanding of concepts. Principles and technical capabilities to execute complex analyses and projects.  Complexity: Independently work on complex projects of medium to large scope. May refer to precedents and defined parameters. Provide technical advice and problem resolution for a school/unit community on varied issues.  Autonomy: Complete...

Job Description: Merrill Wealth Management is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth management and investment products and services for individuals, companies, and institutions. Merrill Wealth Management is one of the largest businesses of its kind in the world specializing in goals-based wealth management, including planning for retirement, education, legacy, and other life goals through investment advice and guidance. Merrill’s Financial Advisors and Wealth Management Client Associates help clients pursue the life they envision through a personal relationship with their advisory team committed to their needs. We believe trust comes from transparency. Our trusted advisory teams are equipped with access to the investment insights of Merrill coupled with the banking convenience of Bank of America. Merrill is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development.  Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while...

Job Description: Merrill Wealth Management is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth management and investment products and services for individuals, companies, and institutions. Merrill Wealth Management is one of the largest businesses of its kind in the world specializing in goals-based wealth management, including planning for retirement, education, legacy, and other life goals through investment advice and guidance. Merrill’s Financial Advisors and Wealth Management Client Associates help clients pursue the life they envision through a personal relationship with their advisory team committed to their needs. We believe trust comes from transparency. Our trusted advisory teams are equipped with access to the investment insights of Merrill coupled with the banking convenience of Bank of America. Merrill is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development.  Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while...

Job Summary: The Manager, Media Relations, Harvard College leads and coordinates day-to-day media relations activities that advance the visibility, reputation, and strategic priorities of Harvard College. Reporting to the Senior Director, Strategic Media & Issues Management, FAS, this role develops and executes proactive media strategies, manages relationships with journalists and media outlets, and serves as a key communications partner to College administrators and stakeholders. The Manager identifies and promotes compelling stories that showcase the achievements, initiatives, and impact of Harvard College while ensuring alignment with broader Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and University communications objectives. The role works closely with College leadership and communications colleagues to coordinate media engagement, respond to inquiries, and support integrated communications efforts. As an experienced communications professional, the Manager operates...

Job Summary: The Associate Director, Content Strategy & Digital Storytelling leads the development and execution of Harvard College’s integrated editorial and content strategy, translating institutional priorities into compelling narratives that strengthen engagement, visibility, and reputation. Reporting to the Senior Director, Harvard College Communications & Marketing, this role oversees editorial planning, content creation, and storytelling initiatives across multiple communications channels and audiences. The Associate Director is responsible for establishing and managing a comprehensive annual content strategy and editorial calendar, ensuring content aligns with Harvard College priorities and advances a clear, authentic, and affirmative narrative. The role leads editorial operations, supervises content and editorial staff, manages content production workflows, and uses performance analytics to continuously improve content effectiveness and audience engagement....

Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Senior HR Partner serves as a strategic partner and consultant within Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, specifically supporting the undergraduate College. This role works closely with the College’s Dean for Administration and Finance, managers, and leaders within the College to align people strategies with institutional goals and priorities. This role provides advanced guidance on workforce planning, organizational design, performance coaching, talent planning, and complex employee relations issues. Strategic Partnership & Workforce Planning Serve as the primary HR partner for the Harvard College, building strong, consultative relationships with leadership. Advises on workforce planning, organizational design, staffing models, and role structures Translate FAS and departmental strategies into HR priorities and action plans. Talent Management & Organizational Development Partner with leaders on succession planning and...

Job Summary: The Social Sciences Division spans a broad range of disciplines, departments, and scholarly traditions. The Director of Divisional Strategy and Programs brings coherence to that complexity, tracking the full landscape of divisional initiatives, analyzing what's working and where opportunity exists, and ensuring that the Dean and departmental leaders have the information and support they need to make good decisions.  Working in close partnership with the Dean, the Director combines the analytical rigor of a researcher with the relationship skills of a seasoned institutional leader. They are equally comfortable running statistical analyses and managing difficult conversations. They lead some initiatives directly, coordinate others, and know how to calibrate their involvement so that existing relationships across the division continue to function as they should. This is a role that calls for candor, curiosity, discretion, and a genuine interest in people and the...

Job Summary: This newly created, full-time exempt position reports to the Senior Associate Director of Development, Harvard College Fund (HCF), and is responsible for planning and executing fundraising efforts on behalf of the Women’s Philanthropy Initiative (WPI). The Assistant Director is a key member of the Harvard College Fund team and works in close partnership with colleagues across Harvard Alumni Affairs and Development to secure leadership-level support of $25,000 or more annually from alumnae for the Harvard College Fund. The role combines extensive internal collaboration with staff and institutional partners and direct external engagement with alumnae volunteers, prospects, and donors. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Executes annual fundraising plan and strategy for the Harvard Women’s Philanthropy Initiative (WPI) in alignment with FAS development goals.   Responsible for identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding alumnae in the WPI...

Job Summary: Reporting to the Director of Development, the Associate Director of Development raises philanthropic gifts in support of the Harvard Graduation School of Education’s mission of preparing leaders in education and generating knowledge to improve student opportunity, achievement, and success. The Associate Director will focus on raising flexible support that enables HGSE to deliver on its mission, managing a portfolio of prospects that includes those who are, or have the potential to become, leadership level donors ($10,000-$25,000 annually or $100,000- $250,000 multiyear pledges).  The Associate Director will develop and manage a portfolio of ~200 donors/potential donors through all stages of donor engagement. The Associate Director of Development is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy and limited guidance to develop multi-step prospect strategies to secure gifts. These strategies may require collaboration with colleagues in other Harvard schools to...