Director of Research Projects
Job Description
The Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development is a research initiative dedicated to advancing scholarship and providing practical tools for Indigenous nation rebuilding. The Director of Research Projects provides strategic leadership and management for the Harvard Project’s research agenda, overseeing a portfolio of projects that generate, explore, and disseminate innovative empirical scholarship, theoretical insights, and real-world solutions to strengthen institutions and economic development across a range of Indigenous Peoples’ nations, communities, and homelands.
Job-Specific Responsibilities:
Research and analysis
- Increase and improve policy research through analysis and policy reports, academic events, and other public writing and outputs that inform, educate, and improve conditions for Indigenous Peoples, nations, and communities.
- Lead strategic planning for the Harvard Project’s research portfolio in partnership with the Faculty Director.
Visiting scholars and contributors
- Mentor and advise program/research fellows on project scope, design, execution, and work plans.
- Supervise and manage multiple research fellows, research assistants, freelancers, and staff.
Field building and impact
- Increase the flow of students, faculty, and leaders working on Indigenous Governance and Development.
- Represent the Harvard Project in high-level university forums and committees.
Project development and management
- Develop and manage the Harvard Project’s research budget.
- Identify and pursue funding opportunities; lead the development of grant proposals.
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