PROGRAM MANAGER, Institute for Global Sustainability

Category

Charles River Campus --> Professional

Job Location

BOSTON, MA, United States

Tracking Code

24500808441221

Posted Date

1/6/2025

Salary Grade

Grade 49

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

Founded in 1839, Boston University (BU) is a world-class research institution, encompassing over 18,000 undergraduates, 18,000 graduate students, 3300 faculty members, and 6700 staff across 50 departments, programs, centers, and institutes. Our faculty are award-winning researchers, innovative teachers, and dedicated mentors committed to our present and past complexities, uncovering new perspectives, and crafting creative solutions to real-world problems.

Boston University's Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) pioneers research to advance a sustainable and equitable future. Our focus on planetary and environmental health, climate governance, and energy systems is grounded in equity and justice, robust data science, and real-world impact. The Institutes approach combines interdisciplinary research, policy analysis, and collaborative engagement with partners at every level. Learn more at bu.edu/igs.

Our staff are dynamic, mission-driven professionals who foster community, inclusion, and belonging to advance every aspect of IGS. Our community thrives on collaboration, bold ideas, and interdisciplinary exploration. Join us in supporting the pursuit of knowledge that changes the world and provides boundless opportunities to inspire the next generation of leaders. We offer generous benefits, including health, dental, and life insurance, tuition remission, retirement savings, paid time off, and holiday leave.

The Program Manager will manage the BU branch of the Clean Energy and Environment Legacy Transition program (CELT), a new initiative in collaboration with the state of Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), and other university and industry partners. CELTs mission is to assist the state of Massachusetts in its clean energy transition through data analytics, workforce training, and assistance to municipalities. The Program Manager will be responsible for the development, planning, strategy, programming, communication, implementation, and assessment of CELT, working under the direction of the Principal Investigator. The Program Manager will cultivate critical relationships, develop and maintain communication with our partners across government, non-governmental, and private sector organizations, as well as faculty and staff across departments and units at BU and at UML.

IGS values diverse backgrounds and perspectives and is committed to building a team that reflects our institutes work at the intersection of sustainability, climate change, and equity and justice. We aim to build an environment where everyone thrives, and we seek to hire, support, develop, advance, and retain diverse talent with a standard of inclusive excellence.

Required

Required Skills

• A Masters or other terminal degree in a related field, such as MA, MS, MPH, MBA, MSW, or JD
• At least three years of experience in municipal, corporate and/or academic sustainability program management.
• Knowledge of and experience with data used to analyze and communicate about, energy, climate, equity, health, and other sustainability challenges.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience.
• Ability to work with a large and diverse group of collaborators.
• Foundational knowledge in the sustainability challenges facing states and municipalities
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
  
  

Preferred

• Experience in municipal sustainability or energy management Demonstrated project management experience, including project management software.
• Experience in or with government and nonprofit organizations.
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.