Director/Senior Director, Institutional Programs

Description

Title: Director/Senior Director, Institutional Programs 

Employment Status:  Exempt

Salary: $84,000-134,400, salary and bonuses commensurate with experience and performance

Supervisor Title: Senior Director, External Affairs

Date Revised:  September 2024

Summary of Position:

The Director/Senior Director of Institutional Programs spearheads Meridian’s high-impact convenings that bring together stakeholders across sectors and borders to find solutions to today’s most pressing challenges. This position will work closely with Meridian’s leadership to design a cadence of engaging and varied events over the course of the year that furthers Meridian’s mission. 

This position will be hired at either the Director or Senior Director level based on prior experience and qualifications. This position is located in Washington D.C. and Meridian requires MD, DC, or VA residence for all employees. The position may work partially remotely until further notice. 

Position Responsibilities

• Directly      supervise a team of three, and oversee the work product of six additional      staff members with a wide range of experience levels to ensure timely and      quality completion of events ranging from fireside chats to hollow square      conversations to panels at multilateral fora. 
• Work      closely with Corporate, Individual, and Foundation Development teams to      creatively match opportunities for sponsorship and curation of programs      that align with Meridian’s mission and provide funding to creative      innovative programs across the Center. 
• The position      will also oversee Meridian’s signature convenings, the Global Leadership      Summit, Diplomacy Forum, and Culturefix.
• Effectively      articulates and markets Meridian’s value proposition to potential funders.      In cooperation with Communications and Marketing team, writes and designs      compelling event descriptions and collateral. 
• Collaboratively    strategize outreach to high level speakers to elevate Meridian’s programs.      Enlist members of Meridian’s Board of Trustees, philanthropic network, and      one’s personal network to secure noteworthy speakers. 
• Create      partnerships with peer organizations, media outlets, and U.S. government      agencies on behalf of Meridian to drive complimentary growth and impact. 
• Success      in the role will be indicated by: robust attendance at events; a regular      cadence of fun and creative events; a wider domestic and increased      variety of events.
• Quickly      gain familiarity with members of Meridian’s network and where they can be      leveraged to improve program quality or heighten their engagement. 
• Explore      the range of possibilities to highlight and engage the vast network of      exchange program participants and alumni.  
• Consult      heavily with team leads to develop and implement new and routine events. 
• Build      internal consensus to bring in innovative approaches that will spur new      growth, while giving appropriate weight to the history of the      organization.  
• Forge      and maintain relationships with key strategic players in the private      sector, government, and foreign diplomatic community, to position Meridian      as a significant presence in the Washington diplomacy landscape.
• Responsible for completing all organizational administrative responsibilities      in a timely manner and meeting all organizational administrative deadlines      and other duties as assigned.

Employer’s Statement

Meridian is committed to empowering global leaders and amplifying voices of a wide variety of backgrounds to create pathways for greater understanding, shared value and respect for all cultures as connecting people has been our foundation for over 60 years. If you share our values and enthusiasm to promote non-partisan collaboration to address global challenges and opportunities, you can find a home at Meridian. 

As an equal opportunity employer, Meridian promotes equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, personal appearance, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, family responsibilities, marital, veteran or military status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, matriculation, political affiliation, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity will be offered and maintained to all persons at every stage and condition of employment, including recruiting, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, transfer, discip