Impact Programs Delivery & Operations Associate

Schmidt Futures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Schmidt Futures is seeking an Associate, Program Delivery & Operations to provide operational, logistical, and administrative support across the Rise program. You will strengthen systems, support surge Fellow operations, and help plan community events.

This full-time role will collaborate with the Rise team, Schmidt entities, and The Rhodes Trust, across global partners. The position focuses on maintaining data, dashboards, and reporting, coordinating events such as the 2027 Rise Global

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Two to four years of progressively responsible experience supporting program delivery, operations, project management, event coordination, higher education services, or similar functions.
• Experience administering project management, survey, email marketing, database, website, or workflow automation platforms is preferred.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and outside normal working hours to support Rise's globally distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, coordination, and execution of operational priorities and cross-functional initiatives.
• Design, improve, and maintain systems, workflows, databases, dashboards, surveys, and documentation to strengthen program delivery.
• Implement process improvements, automation, and AI-enabled workflows to boost productivity.
• Serve as day-to-day administrator for Rise's systems and productivity tools; maintain program data, dashboards, and reporting.
• Coordinate operational communications, including newsletters, surveys, calendars, and shared mailboxes.
• Support administration of contracts, consultants, invoices, budgets, and financial reporting in partnership with Finance teams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Communication skills

Operational reporting

Workflow optimization

AI tools familiarity

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Higher education experience

Tools

Airtable

Asana

Alchemer

Mailchimp

Google Workspace

Websites

Job description

Schmidt Futures is seeking an Associate, Program Delivery & Operations to provide operational, logistical, and administrative support across the Rise program. You will strengthen systems, support surge Fellow operations, and help plan community events.

This full-time role will collaborate with the Rise team, Schmidt entities, and The Rhodes Trust, across global partners. The position focuses on maintaining data, dashboards, and reporting, coordinating events such as the 2027 Rise Global