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General

• **Program Lead (Contractor Role) - Mission Statement:**
• The primary mission of the Program Lead is to manage and lead all elements of Watson Institute’s Fellowship programs. The goal is for each Fellowship to receive a 9.0/10 or above in the Fellow reviews, meet the key milestones, and meet the overall north star goals of each Fellowship.
• ****Planning & Implementing all Programmatic Components of the Fellowship (50% of time):**
• The Program Lead is responsible for the end-to-end planning and execution of a 16-week Fellowship experience. This includes operationalizing program components, leading core experiences, and ensuring Fellows receive a structured, engaging, and high-quality journey from onboarding through completion. Responsibilities include:
• Program Pre-Planning:
• - All Program Leads are responsible for the pre-planning, implementation, and leading of the 16-week Fellowship.
• - The Program Lead will build out a Fellowship Success Tracker provided by the Design Team as a guide to the structure of each Fellowship.
• - The Program Lead is responsible for leading a multi-day Immersive experience, either in person or virtually, depending on the Fellowship, with the support of the Programs Events Team.
• - During the planning months, Program Leads are responsible for scheduling the core programmatic elements of each Fellowship in a way that directly corresponds to the “theme” of that Fellowship and the profiles of the Fellows admitted.
• - The Programs Lead will work with the Associate Instructional Specialist to ensure that each Fellowship's Success Tracker is reflected on the calendar for Fellows, partners, and the team to engage with.
• - The Program Lead is responsible for a successful Fellow Onboarding experience. This means they will need to engage with the Search Manager/Lead the month before the program starts to coordinate an engaging onboarding experience for Fellows (Meet the Cohort, Intake Form, Getting to Know the Fellows).
• Program Implementation:
• - As the gatekeeper of the community, the Program Lead should lead each Fellowship with empathy and perception, and remain committed to the growth of each Fellow by leading 1- on-1’s with the Fellows throughout the duration of the program. In addition, they will need to plan Community Building sessions.
• - Program Leads are responsible for connecting Fellows to additional Mentors in the Watson Institute Mentor network when particular expertise is observed to be helpful to the Fellow’s growth.
• - They are accountable for the successful execution of the Program Operations, Basecamps, Curriculum, and Summit.
• **Leading all Fellowship-related communications (20% of time): **
• The Program Lead will be responsible for all Fellow communications, beginning as soon as Fellows are admitted to the program. They will be responsible for hosting consultation calls, managing ongoing communications leading up to the official start of the Fellowship, and serving as the main point of contact throughout the Fellowship until the Fellows have officially completed the program, received their certificate, and completed their Basecamps (if applicable).
• **Leading Community Outreach and Engagement Initiatives (20% of time): **
• The Program Lead role is responsible for engaging the local community (when applicable) and our global community to meet the Programmatic theme and needs of the partner / Fellow. Responsibilities include:
• - Developing and sustaining a trusting relationship with entrepreneurial leaders and community stakeholders, specifically with location-based Fellowships.
• - Ensuring Fellows are connected to Watson Institute’s Mentor network, when applicable and if appropriate, to meet the venture-specific needs of each Fellow.
• - Invite community members involved in each Fellowship to Summit, Watson Institute’s culminating event.
• **Curriculum Oversight (10% of time): **
• The Program Lead will be asked to audit courses to ensure that facilitators consistently deliver high-quality content in each session and report high-level feedback to the Design Team. They will also be asked to support Preceptors (if needed) with technology, prep, and course facilitation. This request will be made in advance.
• *New responsibilities may develop as the Program Lead position evolves.

Program Lead – Contractor

Account Manager

• Play a critical role in building and growing a portfolio of partnerships with corporations and foundations to create Fellowships powered by Watson Institute.
• Write and design compelling, persuasive, tailored, and well-designed/visual impact updates for Watson Institute’s top prospects and partners. These impact updates may include decks, emails, Alumni and Fellow highlights, Fellow profiles, and more.
• Participate and lead prospect and partner meetings including associated preparation, talking points during the meeting, diligent notes, timely and comprehensive follow-ups, and coordination with appropriate team members on action items.
• Complex Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement: Coordinate and strategically engage a complex map of stakeholders across each corporate and foundation partner.
• Develop compelling concept notes, decks, and grant applications for prospects and partners. These concept notes, decks, and grant applications should demonstrate both business impact (for the partner) and community impact (for the Fellows and their communities) in a strategic and nuanced way.
• Design impactful points of ‘business connectivity’ that create connections across multiple teams and business goals within each corporate/foundation prospect and partner. Points of business connectivity include: Alignment with corporate strategy, impact and business goals; employee engagement; compelling communications content; brand amplification; supply chain connections; among others to deepen the impact of the Fellowship.
• Coordinate with Watson Institute’s VP of Strategic Partnerships, CEO, and other members of the leadership team closely to ensure successful outcomes across all partnerships.
• Collaborate with Watson Institute’s Design Team on the monitoring, evaluation, and learning process and analysis to ensure impact metrics support partner expectations.
• Serve as the Strategic Partnerships Lead for special projects that are critical to Watson Institute’s corporate partnership strategy and growth. Examples include conducting a landscape analysis for partners who are looking to bring their Fellowship to new markets and developing thought pieces/reports on current trends in corporate impact and community impact.

Program Lead – Contractor

Associate Director – Strategic Partnerships