246 associate director jobs found

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 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...

Job Summary: This position involves oversight and leadership in the areas of faculty development, capacity-building, outreach to serve the needs of the HGSE teaching community and ensure that HGSE’s support of excellence in teaching is preeminent in the field of education and across professional schools. This position is responsible for keeping HGSE on the leading edge of pedagogical strategies that serve the teaching and learning needs of students and faculty regardless of modality.   Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Associate Director, Instructional Support and Development:   Partners with faculty to continuously improve teaching practice throughout the School, and with the Director, Instructional Support and Development, cultivate a portfolio of strong faculty relationships guided by the School’s priorities.   Views teaching as intellectual work based on research principles and engages faculty in a wide variety of development opportunities including classroom...

Job Summary: The Associate Director of Programs will oversee Foundry’s marquee founder and venture development programs: Bootcamps, Venture Catalysts and Funding Competitions. Reporting to Foundry’s Director, the Associate Director of Programs will own Foundry programming for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer customers and lead a team of staff to design and execute the programming. The role works in close collaboration with internal functional teams, faculty advisors, faculty / expert speakers, mentors, and customers. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Program Ownership & Strategy Own the end-to-end strategy, calendar, and P&L for Foundry's three marquee programs: Bootcamps, Venture Catalysts, and Funding Competitions Set annual and quarterly goals for program reach, quality, and revenue across both business-to-business (university, government, and accelerator partners) and business-to-consumer (direct-to-founder) audiences Continuously evolve...

Job Summary: The Graduate School of Design (GSD) is a global leader in design education and research, training the next generation of architects, landscape architects, urban planners, urban designers, and design thinkers whose work will shape the future of cities, communities, and the planet. At a moment when the world faces urgent and interlocking challenges—from climate change and environmental justice to access to housing, public health, and infrastructure—the GSD is uniquely positioned to generate the creative, interdisciplinary, and actionable solutions these crises demand. The School’s faculty and students push the boundaries of knowledge and practice, advancing ideas that influence policy, industry, and communities worldwide. To sustain and accelerate this impact, the GSD must secure long-term philanthropic investment in its core priorities: ensuring access for exceptional students, supporting world-class faculty, and fueling innovative programs and research....

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Administration, the Associate Director of Research Administration and Finance is a senior leader within the finance team. This role provides strategic oversight of research administration and financial operations, leads a team of grants managers, and partners closely with faculty, departmental leadership, and central offices to support the full life cycle of sponsored and non-sponsored funding. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor on sponsored research administration, financial management, internal controls, and sponsor compliance and is the primary backup for the Director of Finance and Administration, providing operational leadership and decision-making support during periods of absence or increased departmental demand. Research Administration: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of research administrators and finance professionals while fostering a collaborative, innovative, and service-oriented culture....

The Associate Director, Payroll Operations and Shared Services reports to the Director of Tax, Payroll, and Policy and leads central payroll processing, payroll operations compliance, and consistent payroll service delivery across central and shared services environments. The role serves as the University’s senior payroll operations and compliance subject matter expert, supporting accurate, timely, controlled, and policy-compliant payroll across schools and units.  This position manages the central payroll processing and customer service teams and establishes the standards, controls, escalation paths, training, and performance measures needed to support consistent payroll service delivery across central and emerging shared services environments. As the shared services model evolves, the role is expected to assume expanded direct management and/or functional oversight responsibilities for payroll shared services.  The role partners with Human Resources, school and unit finance...

Job Summary: Lead admissions operations and planning that may include applicant recruitment and evaluation, event planning, data analysis and policy and workflow development. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Senior Associate Director oversees the consistent interpretation and administration of predegree advising and admissions policies and processes and supervises the advising team. The role provides leadership on complex student matters and institutional risk; manages key departmental operations; and uses data to inform policy, planning, decision-making, and continuous improvement. Other duties and responsibilities: Ensure compliance with School and University admissions and academic policies and applicable legal requirements. Research, analyze, interpret, and resolve policy questions, providing accurate and timely guidance to department, School, and University staff and leadership. Identify, monitor, and mitigate potential risks to School and University...

Harvard Medical School’s Office for External Education (OEE) seeks a strategic, hands-on Associate Director of Digital Marketing to lead performance marketing for a diverse portfolio of professional, corporate, and continuing education offerings. Reporting to the Senior Director of Marketing, this role owns planning, implementation, monitoring, and optimization of search, display, and social campaigns that drive awareness, leads, and enrollments across postgraduate certificates, digital programs, corporate learning, and continuing education. As part of a collaborative marketing team, the Associate Director partners with program marketing leads, design, social, web, and admissions/enrollment teams to develop and execute integrated, data-driven media strategies. The ideal candidate has deep experience with paid digital media planning and buying (preferably in an agency setting), is fully versed in Google, LinkedIn, and Meta, and brings strong leadership, organizational, and...

Job Summary: The mission of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is to advance the public's health through learning, discovery and communication. To pursue the mission, the school produces knowledge through research then translates this knowledge into evidence that can be communicated to the public, policymakers, and practitioners to advance the health of populations. The Office of Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) supports the School's mission by serving as a central resource for the research community through the provision of expertise and leadership in obtaining and managing research funds. It acts as the institutional representative of the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the administration of sponsored projects for the school. SPA is comprised of research administrators that work in partnership with faculty to review and submit proposals for funding and to ensure that proposals and then awards conform and are managed according to sponsor...

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 12 The Team:   Credit Ratings is an integral part of the Global Ratings Services team,   comprising   a diverse group of 1,400 analysts spread across key financial hubs worldwide. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality insights and exceptional client service across all industry sectors.      S&P Global Rating’s North America infrastructure practice is growing rapidly, supported by a strong pipeline of new financings and refinancing activity funding a wide range of essential infrastructure. The role offers the opportunity to work on complex structures in fast growing market segments such as power, midstream,   refining   and digital infrastructure while contributing to S&P Global Ratings’ high-profile coverage of the global infrastructure sector. Analysts will have the opportunity to use their corporate credit and project finance skills to   facilitate   and support capital...

Job Summary: HGSE is a diverse community of learners, teachers, and employees who are passionate about changing the world by improving education. The Associate Director of Research Operations will be part of the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University. CEPR and its partners believe all students will learn and thrive when education leaders make decisions using facts and findings, rather than untested assumptions. Learn more at  cepr.harvard.edu .  Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Associate Director of Research Operations is responsible for the administrative operations of CEPR’s analytic team:  allocating research staff across existing projects, ensuring that new project proposals have sufficient staffing, recruiting and onboarding new staff, coordinating with project directors to provide feedback to existing staff, identifying training opportunities for research staff, managing data use agreements and submissions to the Institutional Review...

Reporting to the Director, Educational Programs and Accreditation, this role is a strategic partner in advancing HMS Continuing Education priorities and goals, and also provides operational, programmatic and administrative leadership and guidance to the HMS Continuing Education program and sustains its Joint Accreditation with Commendation.   The Associate Director collaborates with HMS Course Directors, Course Administrators, and departmental staff to plan and implement accredited continuing education activities that meet standards and regulations established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and Joint Accreditation (JA) criteria while supporting the office mission and vision. These activities include, but are not limited to, HMS accredited live conferences, online CME, enduring materials, Regularly Scheduled Series and Performance Improvement CME.  The Associate Director also ensures that MyCE, HMS’s accreditation management software, aligns...

Reporting to the Director of the Office for Community Support, Non-Discrimination, Rights and Responsibilities (CSNDR) and University Title IX Coordinator, the Associate Director for Compliance and Title VI Coordinator is responsible for oversight of the University’s compliance with Title VI, as well as overall case management of Title IX Hearings, Appellate Panels, NDAB Determination Panels, and matters subject to the University Committee on Rights and Responsibilities (UCRR) Fact-Finding Procedures. The Associate Director works closely with the Director of CSNDR and University Title IX Coordinator, the Title IX Hearing Chair, and the Director of the Office for Dispute Resolution (ODR) on application of the University’s Policies and Procedures addressing sexual harassment, other sexual misconduct, and the University’s Non-Discrimination and Anti-Bullying Policies and Procedures (NDAB). The Associate Director is also responsible for supporting the University’s administration and...

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...

Reporting to the Associate Director of Energy and Utilities, the Energy Performance Engineer will provide continuous evaluation and ongoing commissioning services of energy systems. This position requires a great deal of interaction with internal stakeholders as every person within Facilities team plays a vital role in the successful operation of our campus. The Engineer will use Facilities’ fault detection software platform (Clockworks) and Energy Heat Maps to review and evaluate energy and equipment faults and generate work orders to rectify the deficiencies. This position will also coordinate technical Retro-Commissioning activities, both in-house and with other professionals and contractors on the projects.  The main responsibilities will include: Using Clockworks platform, review the system fault history to identify possible problems, investigate causes behind adverse energy trends in order to mitigate system deficiencies. Regularly check that all required energy data...

Job Summary: Reporting to the Associate Director of Reunions, the Reunion Class Manager will be part of the Alumni Relations (AR) Reunions team responsible for ensuring the exceptional execution of Reunions for Harvard Business School.  Through a commitment to lifelong learning and engagement, the AR team is at the hub of cultivating and stewarding the alumni community in their affinity and connection to HBS.  HBS Reunions are fundamental to this effort.  Each year, over 6,200 alumni and their guests come back to campus for 3-4 days to re-engage with section mates, classmates, faculty and the School.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Independently manage and execute an individual portfolio of high level, complex Reunion classes Engage with reunion volunteer leaders and committee members to plan and create a meaningful and holistic reunion experience that includes class and section programs and activities Provide expertise in coordinating and executing events through the...

The Operations Manager is guided by the mission, vision, and principles of Campus Services and instills a commitment to these values among all team members, and fosters a welcoming, supportive, and diverse workforce and environment. The Operations Manager oversees all day, evening, night, and weekend coverage for FMO Custodial Services operations in an area (or areas) of campus that may include residential, research, athletic, dining, and other facilities, classrooms, laboratories, library, assembly, office, and other spaces. The Operations Manager directly manages up to 10 Supervisors and indirectly manages 90-120 non-exempt employees; interviews, hires, trains, motivates, and retains both exempt and non–exempt staff; provides corrective action as appropriate, in consultation with the Director/Associate Director and HR; approves all overtime and time-off requests; and is responsible for leadership, development and performance management of staff. Ensures the delivery of...

Although the position will remain posted until filled, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by the end of the day on Friday, August 21 , 2026. SUMMARY The HR Analyst and Program Manager is part of the Harvard Library (HL) Human Resources team within Harvard Human Resources.  This role manages key HR functions for Harvard Library (CADM) and FAS Libraries (FAS) and reports to the Associate Director of HR for Harvard Library.  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES   Position Classification:  Analyze and classify positions (new, vacant, and filled) using Harvard benchmarks and guidelines.  Manage the full classification process, including intake, review, decisions, and communications.  Convene and lead the classification committee; may train HL HR staff on classification.  Serve as subject matter expert for library role classification. Consult with subject matter experts in other functional areas as needed.  Classify roles for annual Association of Research Libraries...

SUMMARY : Harvard University Graduate School of Design seeks an energetic, unflappable individual to take up the mantle of Public Programs Coordinator in the Department of Communications. The Communications Department handles public programming, publications (Harvard Design Press and Harvard Design Magazine), exhibitions, the GSD’s online presence, and public relations across the school. The Coordinator is a crucial member of the Public Programs team, which produces approximately 50 events per year.  Reporting to the Associate Director of Public Programs, the Public Programs Coordinator provides support in the planning, organization, and assessment of the GSD’s official public programs and acts as the primary on-site staff member for in-person events. Their key duties include event staffing; budget tracking; logistical coordination (incl. travel, catering, setups, audience and speaker inquiries); event-related outreach and social media communications; event webpage creation and...

The Operational Accounting & Systems Manager reports to the Associate Director of Accounting and is a key member of the CSFA management team. This role directs, coaches, and provides hands-on guidance to the accounting team responsible for operational real estate accounting. The Operational Accounting & Systems Manager ensures strong internal controls and full compliance with GAAP, University and Campus Services accounting policies and applicable laws and regulations. The role is also responsible for driving process improvement and efficiency through effective use of technology and automation. Success in this position requires strong leadership, independent judgment, critical analysis, clear communication, advanced technical accounting systems skills, and innovative problem solving. The Operational Accounting & Systems Manager successfully collaborates with a wide range of university partners, including (but not limited to) Harvard University Housing & Real Estate,...

Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Office for Community Support, Non-Discrimination, Rights and Responsibilities (CSNDR) SHARE Associate Director and Senior Clinical Services Coordinator with a dotted line to the Associate Director for Administrative Operations, the Administrative Coordinator provides a wide range of administrative support to the Sexual Harassment/Assault Resources & Education (SHARE) Team to ensure smooth daily operations of the confidential clinical space. While ensuring a smooth day-to-day workflow for the SHARE offices, this position also triages a stream of ad hoc, often urgent and time sensitive, requests from multiple sources. As a critical, front-facing member of the SHARE Team, the Administrative Coordinator is expected to work in a well-organized and professional manner with discretion and sensitivity. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Staff the front desk to serve as first point of contact within the office; direct visitors to staff...

**Although the position will remain posted until filled, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by the end of the day on Friday, August 7, 2026.** **This is a 1-year term-limited position with potential for renewal**​​​​​​.  Job Summary: Access Services is dedicated to advancing the mission of Harvard Library by providing exceptional service, fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment that supports academic research and inquiry, and carefully stewarding the University’s collections. Access Services connects the academic community to a broad array of library resources, ensuring equitable access for users with diverse abilities. By collaborating with students, scholars, and professionals, we actively support the teaching and scholarly pursuits of the University, extending our impact to the Harvard community and beyond.  Reporting to the Associate Director of Access Services for Professional School Libraries, the Access Services Manager is a working manager who...

The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University seeks a highly detail-oriented coordinator to join the A.R.T. development team. The Senior Development Coordinator supports the A.R.T.’s development department including front-line fundraisers and other primary department functions such as board management, campaign prospect research and support, membership events, maintaining governance documentation and other development materials, activities in support of the annual fund and capital campaign submission, and special projects as needed. This position is responsible for assisting the Chief Development Officer (CDO) with day-to-day operations, as well as providing support for the development team. Reporting to the CDO, the Senior Development Coordinator should have a broad range of fundraising and development experience in non-profits working with a volunteer board and donors. The A.R.T. is in the midst of a $250M+ capital campaign for a new building that will open to the public...