Director of Policy & Engagement, MIT Climate Policy Center

IMDiversity; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

MIT Climate Policy Center at the Sloan School of Management seeks a Director of Policy & Engagement to lead policy-relevant research and identify opportunities aligned with policymakers' needs in federal, state, and local arenas.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the role directs proactive policy engagement, ensures effective external communications, and oversees reports, briefs, and other knowledge products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least seven years of relevant experience.
• Experience in program/project management, policy development, or policy advisory roles.
• Strong writing and analytical capabilities; excellent project management.
• Experience with federal and/or state government relations and policy communications.
• Preferred: local and international policy experience; Master’s or Doctoral degree in natural sciences, social sciences, economics, or engineering.

Responsibilities

• Direct proactive and responsive policy engagement and shape policy-relevant research.
• Ensure effective external communications and oversee reports, briefs, and knowledge products.
• Coordinate activities with research, communications, and program teams and affiliated faculty.
• Enhance visibility of policy-relevant work and ensure timely, high-quality outputs that advance MIT’s policy impact.

Skills

Policy development

Program/project management

Writing

Government relations

Policy communications

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s/Doctoral preferred

Job description

Director of Policy & Engagement, MIT Climate Policy Center
Job Number: 25982
Functional Area: Administration
Department: Sloan School of Management
School Area: Sloan School of Management
Pay Range Minimum: $104,400
Pay Range Maximum: $140,600
Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
Employment Category: Exempt
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Schedule:
Pay Grade: 10

Posting Description

DIRECTOR OF POLICY & ENGAGEMENT, Sloan School of Management, will lead efforts to elevate and strategically shape policy relevant research across MIT, identifying new opportunities aligned with policymaker needs. Reporting to the Executive Director, the position helps execute the MIT Climate Policy Center’s mission and strategy. Responsibilities include directing proactive and responsive policy engagement, ensuring effective external communications, and overseeing the creation of reports, briefs, and other knowledge products. The deputy director will work closely with research, communications, and program teams, as well as affiliated faculty, to coordinate activities, enhance visibility of policy-relevant work, and ensure timely, high-quality outputs that advance MIT’s policy impact.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study; a minimum of seven years of relevant experience, including program/project management, policy development, and/or policy advisory experience; strong writing and analytical capabilities; significant demonstrated experience with federal and/or state-level government relations and/or policy communications; and excellent project management skills and an established record of managing and prioritizing multiple time-sensitive demands. PREFERRED: Local and international policy experience; and Master’s or Doctoral degree in natural sciences, social sciences, economics, or engineering.