Officer, Economic Prosperity

Company: Global Jobs
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

Working at MIT offers opportunities, an environment, a culture - and benefits - that just aren't found together anywhere else. If you're curious, motivated, want to be part of a unique community, and help shape the future - then take a look at this opportunity.-- Information on MIT's COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting.-- OFFICER, ECONOMIC PROSPERITY COMMUNITY,--Solve, to play a key role in developing, growing, and engaging the--Solve --community. Will research, recruit, and manage relations with exceptional leaders from private, public, and nonprofit organizations to create a community of excellent, diverse, cross-sector, cross-geography leaders relevant to the Economic Prosperity pillar; support the design of new and manage existing Solve Challenges; support Solver teams through facilitated funding, mentorship, and partnership brokering; build the Economic Prosperity community and convert leads and prospects to paying Solve members; broker partnerships between Solver teams and community leaders and create partnerships to advance the growth of selected solutions; work with teams across Solve on planning and executing events that bring together the community; source potential sponsors and partners to develop customized partnerships with Solve; take part in the facilitation of human-centered design thinking workshops and other Solve activities; promote new and existing Solve challenges and extensive networks for targeted outreach to find the most promising Solver teams; maintain databases; and manage interns/volunteers as needed.

This is an exciting opportunity for some who would like to build a movement to address the biggest issues of our time. Job Requirements REQUIRED: bachelor's degree in an area relevant to Solve's work; at least two years' experience, including at least one year in fund-raising, relationship management, or nonprofit business development; a desire to work in a hands-on, fast-paced, entrepreneurial, start-up environment, handling multiple projects simultaneously and independently; excellent organizational and prioritization skills; flexibility, initiative, and ability to anticipate needs; and project management training/experience. PREFERRED: master's degree and experience in a social and/or environmental impact organization. Application instructions Please be sure to indicate that you saw this position on Globaljobs.org Over 3000 NGOs, Think Tanks, Governments, and private sector companies post to Global Jobs

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