Program Manager

About the Opportunity

The College of Social Sciences and Humanities  is a leader in the Experiential Liberal Arts. The College is strongly committed to fostering excellence through diversity and enthusiastically welcomes applications from members of groups underrepresented in higher education administration.

The College’s schools, departments, and programs—with disciplines ranging from economics and history to English, urban affairs and international affairs, form an interdisciplinary group of scholars with global perspectives and a culture of inclusion.  Our expert faculty connects liberal arts education with the challenges of our time, fostering ethical reasoning and critical thought, with attention to the enduring significance of history, literature, and culture.  Strategic Areas of Focus for the college’s education and research throughout its global network are (1) Resilience, Sustainability, Health, and Equity, (2) Cultural Transformations, Governance, and Globalization, and (3) Network Science, Computational Social Science, Digital Humanities, and Information Ethics.

CSSH has long been committed to creating a culture of inclusion for our students, faculty, and staff. Diversity and inclusion, as well as questions of race, racism, and anti-racism, are part of all our programs, all our research centers, our three areas of strategic focus—and are always work in progress. At the same time, we focus on how modes of constructing social hierarchies, including race, gender, sexuality, class, caste, and others, intersect with one another.

Responsibilities:

The Reckonings Project is an innovative program of collaboration to empower BIPOC communities and citizens in the preservation, creation, and curation of community histories. This effort sees reckoning with the historical record and making it more accurate as important for civic life. The project has established strong relationships with Boston-area groups in the pursuit of this goal, and has launched a number of subprojects that are helping to surface critical history and documentation.

The Project Manager of the Reckonings Project acts as the coordinator of the project’s activities, plans, relationships, and deliverables. In regular consultation with the project leads, staff, students, and community stakeholders and members, the Project Manager is the point person through which communications, schedules, and deadlines are established and maintained. The Project Manager will ensure that grant goals are met, and that each constituency in the Reckonings Project has the tools, information, and resources to meet those goals. This role requires strong project management skills around calendaring, communication, and collaboration.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in history or a related field, or equivalent background and experience working in public history or community relations

• Strong project management skills, including planning, calendaring, task management tools (3 years minimum)

• Working knowledge of Google Docs, Microsoft Office, and videoconferencing systems (Teams, Zoom) (2 years minimum)

• Facility with web publication platforms (WordPress preferred) and social media platforms and posting mechanisms (1 year minimum)

Documents to Submit:

Applications should include a resume and cover letter that addresses the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for the position.

Position Type

General Administration

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.  

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.  

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff.  Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion. 

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other  characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity .