Assistant Director, MPA Programs

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

Summer Programs

This position helps support the MC/MPA Summer Program (a complex, five-week long program serving approximately 200-400 incoming students) and the Mason Fall Launch (a two-week program serving approximately 80-100 incoming students in the Mason Fellows cohort). This includes:

• Assisting with planning and implementation of the Summer Program and Mason Fall Launch
• Assisting with the hiring process for over 40 instructors for the Mid-Career Summer Program and Mason Fall Launch from a variety of hiring categories including HKS and non-Harvard faculty
• Handling faculty requests during Summer Program
• Setting up faculty meetings during Summer Program
• Hosting drop-in office hours for students during Summer Program
• Fostering relationships with instructors and departments across HKS and Harvard University including Information Technology, Human Resources, International Office, Campus Planning and Operations, Dining, and Media Services to support the Summer Program and Mason Fall Launch.

Academic Year

This position assists with the design and delivery of programs, services, and events for MPA Programs and students. This includes:

• Advising students across MPA Programs (~350-500 total students) on course selection, degree requirements, career goals and planning, and academic and personal concerns
• Assisting with the planning and delivery of MPA Orientation, Mason Seminars, and other program-related student events and seminars
• Working with students on weekly seminar planning
• Coordinating support for concurrent degree students
• Working on related and special projects and handling other responsibilities, as needed.

This position may involve work related to recruiting future MPA programs students, including:

• Meeting and counseling prospective applicants (in person or online, responding to phone/email inquiries)
• Designing and delivering recruitment and information sessions for applicants