Program Manager (Campus Partnerships)
ABOUT US
Interfaith America is a national nonprofit working to realize the promise of a truly pluralistic nation—one where people of all faiths and worldviews respect, relate, and cooperate across deep differences for the common good. Our mission is to activate leaders who will build an interfaith America. Grounded in the principles of interfaith leadership, we equip individuals and institutions to build bridges, strengthen democracy, and create cultures of cooperation.
At Interfaith America, we are ever-adapting and changing. We look for people who set audacious goals and love that one workday may not be like the next. We have a strong commitment to pluralism and building bridges across deep differences. Our programs help people build skills to bridge deep ideological divides. Our work is about staying in relationship with one another and contributing to the common good even when we might disagree on fundamental things. We seek to attract and retain a team of staff comprised of a wide variety of views and backgrounds we need to achieve our vision.
THIS POSITION
Interfaith America has worked with American colleges and universities for over twenty years. We are committed to providing high-quality programming that suffuses and sustains higher education’s commitment to engaging religious diversity and advances a culture of pluralism more broadly on campuses. The Program Manager (Campus Partnerships) is an essential part of the Campus Partnerships team within IA’s Higher Education sector. While all IA program managers engage religious and worldview diversity with a variety of constituents, this position will specifically focus on worldview diversity, interfaith cooperation, and civic pluralism within postsecondary contexts. This position will require close collaboration with external campus partners, including senior-level leadership such as university presidents, chancellors, and senior administrators. Additionally, responsibilities may involve close collaboration with external partners, such as academic associations and nonprofit organizations, to facilitate IA’s campus work.
Responsibilities:
• Work with the Director of Campus Partnerships to manage comprehensive on-campus consultation projects to support campuses in developing a pluralism strategy
• Deploy Interfaith America programs and theories of civic and interfaith cooperation when working on projects involving university presidents, chancellors, senior administrators, and other campus constituencies
• Execute pieces of work on Interfaith America projects, including data tracking in line with project goals and impact; CRM responsibilities; and administrative tasks
• Lead event planning and execution for IA’s higher education conferences pertaining to university presidents, chancellors, and senior administrators, in collaboration with other IA staff members and external vendors
• Coordinate and contribute to IA strategies and initiatives focused on HBCU institutions
• Cultivate relationships with civic partners (e.g. peers at non-profits), academic associations, and campus constituents
• Develop and facilitate in-person and virtual trainings for campus partners
• Manage assigned Interfaith America programs and grants, including overseeing grant or program design, outreach, programming, evaluation, and finances (budgets, payments, etc.)
• Represent Interfaith America through presentations and attendance at conferences, on campus visits, and at IA events
• Coordinate and contribute to key elements of the Higher Education Student Affairs (HESA) Fellowship, including virtual gatherings, and elective writing and thought leadership opportunities for fellows
• Support broader HESA Faculty Fellowship priorities such as the promotion, planning, and execution of the annual in-person convening
• Contribute to other projects within IA’s Higher Education team as assigned