Mgr, Climate Action & Resilient Communities

Reporting to the Director, Resilience & Disaster Response, this role facilitates internal and external stakeholders to provide essential project management and communications to advance AIA’s programs for climate resilience, adaptation, and disaster mitigation in the built environment. The manager will facilitate volunteer working groups, coordinate educational programs, and drive member engagement across AIA Climate Action and Design Excellence programs and networks in support of design excellence to advance zero carbon, resilience, health, and equity in the built environment and communities.

What You Will Do

Manage and support AIA member working groups, develop programs, projects, and resources related to disaster assistance, emergency response, and community engagement, and support peer-to-peer mentorship within the State Disaster Coordinator Network.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires outstanding written and oral communication skills, experience in project management, and the ability to work independently with initiative and independent judgment to complete complex projects on or before deadlines.

Requirements

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Experience in project management and managing multiple priorities and responsibilities independently
• Ability to work independently with initiative and independent judgment to complete complex projects on or before deadlines
• Skill in facilitation, team building, collaborative problem solving, conflict resolution, and systems/process development
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, and knowledge of Internet research methods
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Public Relations/Communications, Emergency Management, Urban Planning, Architecture / or related fields with a minimum of four to five years of administrative and/or project management experience

Benefits

• Medical and dental
• 401(k)
• Flexibility
• Paid time off
• Parental Leave
• Flexible spending accounts
• Income protection- (Life Insurance Coverage up to 2x salary) & disability plans at no cost
• Tuition and membership reimbursements
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their family members
• Computer purchase program
• Fitness club discounts
• Prepaid legal services program
• Identity theft protection