Finance and Administrative Manager

Harvard University • Cambridge, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Harvard Law School Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies (“Program”) offers students the opportunity to integrate law, leadership, and life through the study, debate, and application of the teaching of the Bible. We help students connect learning with conviction, inquiry with relationships, ideas with character, research with hope, gifts with purpose, and values with action. We seek to inspire confidence in biblical law as a source of truth powerful enough to meet global challenges, yet personal enough to inspire individual purpose. The Program seeks an experienced, highly motivated, exceptionally organized, and technically savvy individual to perform a wide range of complex and confidential tasks to plan and execute Program initiatives and events. Excellent management and communication skills are required for responsibilities that include planning of Program events, collaboration with Program affiliates and donors, financial administration and budgeting, development of marketing materials, maintenance of Program websites, and preparation of program reports. The candidate must be an initiative taker, able to lead assigned initiatives and events independently with minimal supervision, while coordinating multiple tasks with grace, finesse, humility, and attention to detail. This Program is growing quickly; a qualified candidate will be able to step into new opportunities as they present themselves. We are looking for candidates who have a genuine passion for the Program’s mission. The position reports to the Program’s Executive Director and supports the work of the Executive Director as well as other members of the Program team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience
• Demonstrated experience in financial administration, budgeting, event planning, and program/project management
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, an ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and ability to handle confidential information
• Strong written, verbal, editing, proofreading, and interpersonal communication skills with ability to represent the Program professionally
• Demonstrated writing, basic graphic design and social media skills
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, and communications/design applications, such as Paperless Post, Canva, and MailChimp

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in a related field a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage program operations, financial administration, and budget preparation and tracking/forecasting; maintain records, reconcile and process expenses; provide policy interpretation; develop and implement administrative systems to enhance the Program’s operational effectiveness and efficiency
• Manage all aspects of the Program’s day-to-day activities; plan and oversee implementation of initiatives and events
• Serve as a primary administrative point of contact for internal and external stakeholders; support partnership and fundraising-related efforts; conduct Program evaluation, metrics analysis and administrative research in coordination with Program leadership
• Communicate effectively with both internal and external audiences, establishing good rapport and relationships, including writing and editing reports, newsletters, and research proposals for board, administration, third party, and other audiences; lead digital media strategy and content; manage Program’s communication platforms and maintain relationships with networks of students, faculty, staff, and alumni
• Provide leadership and manage hiring, onboarding, staff appointments, and employee related logistic, including workload management and student/fellowship-related activity; manage the visiting fellows program; program and related curriculum development
• Manage the Program’s offices and facilities; lead Program’s library initiative; liaise and represent the Program with students, staff, and faculty

Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
• Retirement plans with university contributions
• Wellbeing and mental health resources
• Support for families and caregivers
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level