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External Engagement Manager
  • Job Number: 24499
  • Functional Area: Business Development
  • Department: Center for Advanced Urbanism
  • School Area: Architecture & Planning
  • Employment Type: Full-time Temporary (Hybrid)
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No
  • Schedule:


Posting Description

EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, Center for Advanced Urbanism (LCAU), to cultivate relationships with members, sponsors, and prospect companies to bring in funding and build relationships; drive faculty engagement with the LCAU, connecting them to relevant funding opportunities; join a team of researchers working on the design and planning of large-scale, complex metropolitan environments, as an integral part of an energetic and growing team; and oversee the LCAU’s external collaborators and serve as a central connector and information source on all outreach and research activities between collaborators and faculty across MIT.
Full job description: https://lcau.mit.edu/positions

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: bachelor’s degree; a minimum of 2 years of experience in industry relations, development, project management or related field; proven ability to function as an effective team member; strategic thinking; outstanding written and oral presentation skills and ability to clearly articulate complex information and funding priorities; comfort working in a highly diverse and international environment while building productive working relationships with a wide range of people; proficiency in standard office software like the Microsoft Office Suite, Dropbox, and Google Suite; and ability to deal with confidential information and issues using discretion. Job #24499-7

Occasional night and weekend hours required.

Some travel may be required.

This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of renewal, dependent upon funding and progress.

10/8/2024