Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, convenes global leaders to create and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. CGI Annual Meetings have brought together 190 sitting and former heads of state, more than 20 Nobel Prize laureates, and hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations and NGOs, major philanthropists, and members of the media. To date, members of the CGI community have made more than 3,400 Commitments to Action, which have improved the lives of over 430 million people in more than 180 countries.
In addition to the Annual Meeting, CGI convenes CGI America, a meeting focused on collaborative solutions to economic recovery in the United States; and CGI University (CGI U), which brings together undergraduate and graduate students to address pressing challenges in their community or around the world.

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OVERVIEW OF CGI AMERICA

CGI America, part of the Clinton Global Initiative, brings together leaders from the business, philanthropic, nonprofit, and government sectors to develop collaborative solutions that encourage economic growth, support long-term competitiveness, and increase social mobility in the United States. CGI America’s convening is a two-day event is designed to be a working meeting that promotes collaboration. Each CGI America participant makes a Commitment to Action: a new, specific, and measurable plan that addresses a significant challenge faced by the United States. To date, CGI America participants have made more than 500 commitments, which have improved the lives of nearly 2.4 million people.

The 2016 CGI America meeting will be held June 12-14 in Atlanta, Georgia, bringing together approximately 1,000 leaders from across sectors. The core of the CGI America meeting is the Working Group model, which consists of nine topic-specific groups—each bringing together about 60-120 diverse industry leaders. Attendees may join the Working Group of their choosing, and each group will convene several iterative sessions over the course of the meeting to share knowledge, build partnerships, and generate Commitments to Action. The Working Groups are complemented by additional programming that takes the form of plenary and breakout sessions, among other.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM MANAGER ROLE

CGI is searching for a Program Manager to manage the development and implementation of session content for the CGI America meeting (75%) and CGI Annual Meeting (25%).

Develop and manage CGI America session content (75%)

The Program Manager will be responsible for the development and implementation of plenary, breakout, and other session content at the CGI America meeting. The program  is designed to inspire action to address economic growth in the United States; as well as support commitment development, partnership-building, and the sharing of best practices among participants. For information on previous topics at the 2015 CGI America meeting, please visit our 2015 CGI America agenda. It is important to note that the Program Manager provides support for Working Group programming, but is not responsible for managing the content development or execution of programming within the nine Working Groups.

Develop and manage CGI Annual Meeting session content (25%)

The Program Manager will also be responsible for the development and execution of select programming for the CGI Annual Meeting, our marquee global membership event held each year in September.

Across both CGI America and the CGI Annual Meeting, the Program Manager will be responsible for researching and refining proposed session topics, identifying potential speakers, and managing the speaker recruitment and briefing process, including on-site briefings. This position requires superior writing skills, strong relationship and project management skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple competing priorities. The ideal candidate will also have significant knowledge of public, private, and nonprofit sector initiatives across CGI America’s core areas of action: economic empowerment, clean and renewable energy, and education and skills development. This is a fixed-term, two-year position.

This is a 2-year fixed term contract position.

The responsibilities below are relevant for both the CGI America Meeting (75%) and for the CGI Annual Meeting (25%)

• Lead content development and research for sessions, including:
  • Plenary sessions
  • Special sessions
  • Breakout formats
  • Specific networking sessions
  • Opening and closing sessions
  • Keynote speeches
• Work with external advisors to workshop and refine ideas.
• Draft multifaceted briefing memos for various sessions.
• Research and build consensus on potential speakers, manage the speaker recruitment process, and ensure program is developed in a timely manner.
• Work within guidelines set by the organization in terms of composition of program participants, specifically meeting rigorous diversity criteria.
• Write briefings for speakers and conduct briefing calls.
• As needed, work with Sponsorship and Event Operations departments to manage content, format, and logistics for the Sponsor-hosted events.
• Work with Communications department on all content for marketing materials related to the program session descriptions and participants including the schedule and website.
• Work with appropriate members of the CGI America team to incorporate Working Group content, commitment makers, and commitment stories into the rest of the CGI America program.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Five to seven years of experience in program management, content development, or strategy development
• Demonstrated interest or expertise in U.S. economic issues, including a broad but nuanced understanding of domestic economic challenges, with an ability to identify cross-cutting themes
• Exemplary oral and written communication skills, with a strong attention to detail
• Comfort coordinating numerous time-sensitive projects, with the ability to develop and abide by clear goals, timelines, and priorities
• Adept in high-pressure situations, with the ability to engage with high-level CGI speakers and their staff on phone and in person
• Demonstrated creative vision and forward thinking
• Willingness to work extended hours as necessary

Other desired competencies

• Exceptional relationship management skills
• Ability to adapt and work within a multidisciplinary environment
• Demonstrated ability to acquire understanding and absorb new information rapidly
• Entrepreneurial spirit, with the flexibility to cooperate with individuals with varying work styles
• Self-driven and results-oriented, with a positive outlook
• Willingness to work in an “all hands on deck” environment and engage in a variety of tasks

• May require travel, which may require walking distances, lifting, and carrying luggage and boxes, and prolonged periods of sitting in tight quarters.
• Significant computer work, which may require repetitive motion, prolonged periods of sitting, and sustained visual and mental applications and demands.
• Occasional lifting (> 15 lbs), bending, pulling, collating/filing, and occasional lifting, carrying, and/or moving boxes, files, etc., some of which could be heavy or require the use of carts.