Program Manager – Moonshot Accelerator

The ASU Foundation (ASUF) fosters partnerships between ASU and
like-minded individuals, corporations and foundations who believe
in ASU’s mission and provide resources for ASU to manifest its
charter into meaningful impact.

The ASU Foundation Moonshot Accelerator supports ASU teams in
securing philanthropic investments of $10M or more to advance their
moonshots: ambitious ideas that have the potential to transform
society by tackling our greatest challenges. Currently in our
second year of operations, the team is expanding to include a focus
on building the upstream pipeline of ASU faculty and staff who are
confident and skilled in development work, bolstering ASU’s overall
success in securing philanthropic investment of any amount and
increasing the number of ASU faculty and staff who are prepared for
larger investments downstream.

This Program Manager position will play a key and primary role
in developing and implementing a new “Philanthropy 101” program for
ASU faculty and staff. With the guidance of the Director, Moonshot
Accelerator, this position will coordinate the development of
training content (collaborating with subject matter experts from
across the ASU Foundation), execute a workplan to pilot content,
and lead ongoing recruitment, support, and coordination among the
participants of continuous programming. Initial audiences for the
training will include senior-level faculty and leaders from across
all of ASU. Given the diversity of ideas and philanthropic needs
across these audiences, the Program Manager must possess a love of
learning about and supporting many topics. The Moonshot Accelerator
team maintains a strong culture of curiosity and mutual, continuous
learning.

In addition to responsibilities related to the philanthropy
training, this Program Manager will also play a key role in
expanding the capacity of the Moonshot Accelerator team to support
the ideas of faculty and staff at various stages of development
(from new ideas to proven, scalable concepts), and in various
domain areas (from scientific research to student support, and
beyond). The Moonshot Accelerator has defined various processes and
practices for engaging with ASU faculty and staff—the training
program and this Program Manager will draw from and help
continuously improve those processes and practices, including for
philanthropic competitions, workshops, and events.

Future evolutions of this role may include support for
relationship management of funders within the Moonshot Accelerator
team’s portfolio, and/or program management of existing and other
emerging programs hosted by the Accelerator, such as our annual
cohort program for “future moonshots.”

Reporting to the Director, Moonshot Accelerator, this role will
serve as a critical member of our growing team, especially as the
ASU Foundation launches our campaign, Changing Futures

What you’ll do:

• Build and execute a workplan to implement the existing designs
  for ASU Foundation’s new “Philanthropy 101” training. Refine design
  in a cyclical manner based on learnings from workplan
  implementation.

• Coordinate the development of training content (collaborating
  with subject matter experts from across the ASU Foundation).

• Design and build an internal process to identify and invite
  participation in the training. Assist with researching and building
  an inventory of ASU faculty and staff who could benefit from
  participation.

• Support and coordinate among ASU faculty and staff training
  participants by:

• Serving as a liaison to set timelines and ensure progress on
  deliverables.

• Managing communications via email, Slack, Zoom, and other
  channels.

• Assessing services and resources needed and working with the
  Director to ensure proper service delivery.

• Provide recommendations on training content, pedagogy, design,
  impact evaluation, and development strategy based on research such
  as landscape analyses, philanthropic and news trends, and policy or
  issue-based research.

• Develop and/or refine your own subject matter expertise in the
  world of philanthropy. Build and/or evolve your abilities as an
  educator in this realm, yourself.

  ·       Prior knowledge or
  expertise in philanthropy is not required.

• Drive the evaluation process of the training experience by
  conducting surveys and interviews with participants to provide
  insights for iteration of design.

• Participate in team meetings, professional development, and
  learning activities, including reading and discussing relevant
  articles and books as a team.

• Support, on an as needed basis, the events and workshops of the
  Moonshot Accelerator team, broadly.

• Support, on an as needed basis, the research and outreach needs
  of the Moonshot Accelerator team, broadly.

What you’ll need:

• Interest and ability in designing and delivering educational
  content in any setting.

• Dedicated to ongoing learning and possessing curiosity about
  varied topics and ideas.

• Strong and collegial interpersonal skills and an ability to
  listen and communicate effectively in person, in writing, and by
  phone.

• Experience in communicating with a variety of audiences,
  including sensitivity to the formalities and expectations involved
  in communicating with senior-level university leaders.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Adept at navigating complex environments with evolving
  priorities and communication plans.

• Highly skilled in tracking and ensuring success on a number of
  simultaneous projects.

• Thoughtful planner and flexible implementer (can translate ideas
  into actionable steps and iterate quickly based on changing
  dynamics).

• Detail-oriented, with excellent organizational skills and rigor
  in completing tasks.

• Takes responsibility for following through and following up with
  our internal and external partners.

• Reflective leader who prioritizes after-action-review and
  continuous improvement (for self, for the team, and for the
  program).

• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and
  responsibility regarding information related to Enterprise
  Partners, its subsidiaries and University business and confidential
  prospect information.

• Ability to represent the institution well.

• An advocate’s belief in the vision of ASU as the New American
  University.

Relevant qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least two years’
  experience in project management or a related field.

Benefits:  

• Hybrid work schedule. We work from home two days a week!

• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and
  vision insurance 

• 401(k) plan with matching employer contribution 

• 22 days of vacation time 

• 11 holidays, including your birthday 

• Parental leave 

• Significant tuition reductions 

• Professional development is highly valued at ASU Enterprise
  Partners, where employees are encouraged to look across the
  organization and nurture new areas of interest 

• $30 bi-weekly cell phone reimbursement 

At ASU Enterprise Partners:   
We serve. 

We serve the faculty and staff of ASU to bring them resources so
they can do all the great things that they do. 

We innovate. 

We’re always looking for new ideas, new solutions, new
approaches and new ways to address the challenges facing
ASU. 

We engage. 

We engage our donors, philanthropists, investors and partners,
connecting them to ASU and helping them share their time, talent
and treasure. 

We care. 

When we serve, innovate and engage, it shows that we care —
about faculty, staff, donors, fellow employees and other partners
as we bring resources to ASU. 

ASU Enterprise Partners and its subsidiaries is an equal
opportunity employer that is firmly committed to promoting justice,
equity, diversity, and inclusion within our organization and
throughout our sphere of influence. Because we embrace a spirit of
innovation and achievement, we will endeavor to maximize the talent
and potential of all employees, directors, and volunteers through
bold and strategic action aimed at building success and a sense of
belonging. All employees are expected to act in good faith to
support these actions and to not impede the efforts of others to
build a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive
organization.