Program Director, Cato Courses – Cato Institute – Washington, DC or Virtual at Pacific Legal Group

About Cato
The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization – a think tank – dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.

Founded in 1977, Cato owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th-century England that presented a vision of a society free from excessive government power. Those essays inspired the architects of the American Revolution. And the simple, timeless principles of that revolution – individual liberty, limited government, and free markets – turn out to be even more powerful in today’s world of global markets and unprecedented access to information than Jefferson or Madison could have imagined. Social and economic freedom is not just the best policy for a free people, it is the indispensable framework for the future.

The Cato Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Role
The Cato Institute seeks a Program Director to manage the vision, strategy, and launch of a new educational program, Cato Courses. A fully digital program, Cato Courses will introduce advanced high school and early college students to the underlying principles of libertarian thought and policy through dynamic online learning environments.

Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience leading digital educational programming and scholarship programs. As Cato Courses will serve as the entry point for reaching broad audiences of young people discovering the ideas of libertarianism, the Program Director should be deeply conversant in libertarian thought, adept at identifying talent and connecting them to additional opportunities, and comfortable marketing to students.

This role will require >15% travel. The ideal candidate will be able to work from Cato Institute’s Washington, DC office at least two days a week, but fully remote arrangements will be considered for exceptional candidates.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the vision and strategy for Cato Courses.
• Work extensively with the Digital and Web teams to build, maintain, and evaluate the effectiveness of Cato Courses.
• Collaborate with policy scholars on the drafting and review of course content.
• Develop, launch, and manage a scholarship program in coordination with Cato Courses.
• Collaborate with the teams that run Cato University, Student Programs, and others to identify and direct talent to the highest value opportunities.
• Hire and manage staff as necessary.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience managing digital first educational programs.
• Evidence of success in running a scholarship program.
• Extensive familiarity with k12 and collegiate educational landscape in America.
• Knowledge of and commitment to libertarianism or classical liberalism consistent with the vision of the Cato Institute.
• Outstanding public speaking and interpersonal skills.
• Collaborative and highly entrepreneurial team player.
• Previous experience managing 1 or more individuals.

Compensation
The target salary range for this position is $80,000-$110,000.

How to Apply
Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

Questions can be directed to Stephanie Keaveney, Senior Manager of Outreach at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: stephanie@talentmarket.org.

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.