Job Description

Recruitment / Strategy Manager

School/Unit: Harvard Graduate School of Education
Location: USA – MA – Cambridge
Job Function: General Administration
Time Status: Full-time job
Department: Center for Educational Policy Research
Job #: 25796BR
Salary Grade: 056
Union: 00 – Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Duties & Responsibilities
The Recruitment & Network Strategy Manager will be part of a growing team at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University. This position will work with SDP leadership to:
a) manage and execute the recruitment and placement of SDP Data and Agency Fellows for an expanding list of partners;
b) expand the SDP network such that we develop long-lasting relationships with colleges, universities, non-profits, and other leaders in the education sector interested in helping us to identify successful Data Fellows;
and c) fully develop the newly forming profession of Analytic Leaders in education by working to establish generally accepted training, skill base, job descriptions, career progressions, and a membership association for convening these professionals for professional development, recruiting, job placement, and other networking.
The Recruitment & Network Strategy Manager will identify opportunities to leverage social media, in-person outreach efforts, SDP’s role in a new collaborative venture with EdPioneers and The Broad Center, and other strategies for ensuring that SDP’s network continues to grow and support a Fellows pipeline and the establishment of Analytic Leaders as a new profession in education. A key responsibility will include developing a long-term recruitment plan that is heavily linked to a larger SDP network strategy that extends our presence within the education sector.

This includes:

Leading and managing all elements of recruiting and placing successful Data Fellows with an expanding list of partners by:

• Developing and managing a project plan for Data Fellow recruitment (long term and short term). This includes a communications plan, a timeline for key deliverables, and a solid list of sources for recruitment that is maintained and actionable.
• Aggressively posting Fellow position openings on job boards with graduate school career placement centers, think tanks, and other organizations with likely Fellow candidates.
• Fully develop pipelines for recruiting ethnically diverse pools of candidates.
• Refining and analyzing the recruitment source list based on responses from quality applicants; analyze data collected in database to understand success of recruitment plan.
• Coordinating program marketing and brand materials for SDP to support Fellow recruiting and growth of the Analytic Leaders profession generally; ensure solid and consistent development of SDP brand.
• Overseeing the Fellow application and selection process, using the online Quickbase system, and maintain communication with applicants throughout the process.
• Hosting networking events (local and national) that will attract applicants to the Fellowship.
• Leading and participating in Fellow recruitment, interview, and review process.
• Collaborating with SDP’s collaborative partners (The Broad Center and Education Pioneers) on our recruitment strategy.
• Ensuring supportive and appropriate communication between Agency leadership and SDP.

Developing strategy and approach for establishing a sector-wide understanding of the newly emerging profession of Analytic Leaders by:

• Leading the development and establishment of expectations for the role, including appropriate training, development, placement in an agency, and career progression.
• Leading the development of a recommended skill-development path for this profession. This may result in a recommended course sequence for graduate programs, a formal certification program, or other means of formalizing this emerging profession.
• Establish a membership organization for the Analytic Leaders profession, thus creating the power to convene, disseminate, recruit, promote, and network a group with similar skills, interests, and career trajectories. “Matching” of Fellows to agencies.

This position is grant funded for one year from date of hire with a strong likelihood of extension based on funding and the Center’s needs.

Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 2 years professional experience in the education sector or in professional recruiting. Proficient in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook. Excellent written communication skills required. Occasional travel required.

Additional Qualifications
Master’s degree preferred. Strategic thinking, excellent analytical and organizational skills; experience working collaboratively across levels; demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and keep on time, ability to work independently and to take initiative, attention to detail, excellent writing and organizational skills preferred. Project and team management skills a plus. Specific experience and track record for recruiting and placing talented and sought after professionals. Experience developing recruiting pipelines and networks and in evaluating the quality of these pipelines based on yield and other factors. Comfortable being the face of SDP and CEPR in a variety of ways and venues, including social media platforms. Intrepid pursuer of contacts and ingenuity/creativity in how to develop and formalize a newly emerging profession. Ability to accurately assess problems and develop solutions.

Additional Information
We regret that the Harvard Graduate School of Education does not provide Visa sponsorship.

Please attach resume and cover letter as one document.

About the Strategic Data Project (SDP)

Launched in 2008, the Strategic Data Project (SDP), housed at CEPR, partners with some of the nation’s largest school districts, school networks, and state education agencies to bring high-quality research methods and data analysis to bear on strategic and policy decisions.
It is the mission of the Strategic Data Project to transform the use of data in education to improve student achievement.
SDP endeavors to do this in three primary ways: 1) conducting rigorous diagnostic analysis on teacher effectiveness and college-going success using agency data; 2) placing top-notch analysts as data fellows in each agency for two years; and 3) disseminating key findings and helpful tools to non-SDP partners.

About the Harvard Graduate School of Education

“We believe education is the single most powerful ingredient for a better world. This is why we spend every day pushing the frontiers of education practice, policy, and research. It is why we make it our mission to prepare future leaders who can transform education in profound ways – in America and across the globe.” Kathleen McCartney, HGSE Dean

Many choose to work at the Harvard Graduate School of Education because they believe in our mission and are excited by our vision for the future. We have a reputation as a great place to work, for our excellent leadership, and we are a strong community which values diversity.
For more information about HGSE, its programs, research, and faculty, please visit: www.gse.harvard.edu

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• Job Title:	Recruitment & Network Strategy Manager
• Job Type:	Full-Time Job
• Employer:	Harvard Graduate School of Education
• website:	http://www.gse.harvard.edu
• Location:	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Job Categories: Education. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: administration, education, recruitment, school, and university. State: Massachusetts.
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