Program Associate, PeaceWorks on Campus

About the Role

PeaceWorks on Campus brings pairs of Israeli and Palestinian peacebuilders into university classrooms by building relationships with professors who teach courses on the region, conflict, policy, and other subjects. Speakers give short remarks, then take unscripted questions from students. Because we enter through the classroom rather than public events, we reach students who are perhaps less engaged on the topic. Students who want to deepen their knowledge and involvement join the Emerging Leaders Council, our national student network, for follow-up programming and leadership opportunities on their campuses.

We run two national speaking tours each year along with a summer program, with roughly 50 campus visits each semester.

As Program Associate, you’ll own the program day-to-day: the tour calendar, delivery of every event, the speaker experience, and growth of the Emerging Leaders Council. You’ll report to the CEO and work closely with our Chief Field Officer.

In your first year, success means reaching (or exceeding) our event and engagement metrics, growing the Emerging Leaders Council, and implementing planning systems that let us add campuses without adding chaos. Expect frequent travel during tour season.

Key Responsibilities

PWoC Speaking Tours; Planning and Execution

• Find and establish working relations with professors who teach relevant courses to the subject matter.
• Lead the planning and coordination for all campus events.
• Be accountable for achieving annual metrics of campus visits, new campuses, and events.
• Own the delivery of each individual event, including attending many of them in-person and solving problems on site.
• At events, manage relationships with the hosting professor, introduce the organization to students, and recruit them to the Emerging Leaders Council.
• Manage vendors, venues, budgets, and contracts.
• Build and refine planning tools, timelines, and processes that enable the program to scale rapidly.

Speaker Engagement

• Create itineraries for each speaker and introduce them to audiences at events.
• Give constructive feedback after events and help speakers to continue improving.

Emerging Leaders Council

• Grow the Emerging Leaders Council and be accountable for annual membership and engagement targets.
• Turn event attendees into members through timely, personal follow-up after each campus visit.
• Design and run follow-up programming that keeps members engaged between campus events.
• Serve as the main liaison for the Emerging Leaders Council National Board, and support its members in leading activities on their campuses.
• Identify and develop student leaders who can help bring PeaceWorks on Campus to new campuses and deepen its presence on existing ones.
• Maintain the member database and track participation, retention, and student feedback.

Program Management

• Lead on managing the Master Tour Calendar.
• Track program results such as campuses reached, attendance, and participant feedback.
• Build and maintain relationships with students on campuses and engage them in follow-up programming.
• Find opportunities to expand the program to new campuses and improve the event model.

Who You Are

• Resourceful & Entrepreneurial: You see road blocks as problems to solve and you’re able to pivot, adapt and think creatively to solve them.
• Fluent with Technology: You are comfortable with AI tools (we use Claude), automation and building practical solutions.
• Hungry & Hardworking: You’re able to learn fast, eager to take on more and able to put in the effort to get there.
• Curious & Coachable: You’re comfortable asking questions, giving and receiving feedback and taking that feedback and using it for growth and improvement.

What You Have

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International Relations, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4-6 years of experience in program management, event management, or a related field.
• A track record of planning and running events end to end, including managing vendors, budgets, and travel.
• Strong coaching and communication skills, with the confidence to give direct, constructive feedback.
• Excellent organization and the ability to manage responsibilities with little day-to-day oversight.
• Sound judgment and diplomacy when working across different political, cultural, and religious views.
• Experience working with colleges and universities, student groups, or campus programs.
• Knowledge of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle East affairs, or peacebuilding and dialogue work.
• The ability to travel often, including some evenings and weekends.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in International Relations, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, or a related field.
• Experience at a nonprofit, foundation, or mission-driven organization.
• Experience growing a program, including building processes and systems to support it.
• Fluency in Hebrew and/or Arabic.

Insurance: Excellent health, dental & vision insurance with base level plans covered at 100% by PeaceWorks Foundation.

Paid Time Off: 25 Days (5 sick, 20 personal)

Retirement: 401K with company match

Charitable Gift Matching Program: Support for causes you care about

Impact: An opportunity to make an impact through your day-to-day work

Fluency in Hebrew and/or Arabic preferred.