Faculty Development Programs Lead

Berklee College of Music, Incorporated; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental care

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Continuous learning opportunities

Job summary

Berklee College of Music in Boston seeks a Program Manager for Faculty Development to run end-to-end events, manage internal grants, and oversee departmental communications. You will support onboarding, budgeting, and campus partnerships to ensure successful programming and funding workflows.

The role requires strong organization, excellent communication, and familiarity with tools like Drupal, Submittable, Canvas, and Workday. On-campus presence is expected with some remote days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2–4 years of experience in administration, operations, event coordination, or project management.
• Higher education experience preferred in Academic Affairs or Faculty Support or related arts administration/non-profit environments.
• Strong organizational skills and a track record of managing multi-step tasks and event logistics.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace or Microsoft Office; comfort learning digital tools and platforms like Canvas, Drupal, Workday, Submittable, or Qualtrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead logistical planning and execution for office initiatives, from small workshops to signature events (e.g., Berklee Teachers on Teaching and Opening Day).
• Provide task direction to support staff, manage onboarding workflows, and supervise student employees.
• Oversee administrative lifecycles for internal faculty grants, fellowships, and residencies; draft grant agreements and process financial transactions; track budgets.
• Maintain the website and intranet content as webmaster; deploy post-event evaluation surveys to analyze feedback and attendance data.
• Coordinate department communications and serve as a first contact for faculty inquiries; support committee logistics.

Skills

Organizational skills

Project coordination

Event logistics

Communication

Customer-service mindset

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Drupal

Canvas

Workday

Submittable

Qualtrics

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Drupal

Submittable

Qualtrics

Canvas

Workday

Job description

Berklee College of Music in Boston seeks a Program Manager for Faculty Development to run end-to-end events, manage internal grants, and oversee departmental communications. You will support onboarding, budgeting, and campus partnerships to ensure successful programming and funding workflows.

The role requires strong organization, excellent communication, and familiarity with tools like Drupal, Submittable, Canvas, and Workday. On-campus presence is expected with some remote days.