Join the French-American Foundation team!

Program Manager
Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Location: New York City

About the French-American Foundation (FAF)
Founded in 1976, the French-American Foundation (FAF) is the only organization dedicated solely to sustaining and strengthening the French-American relationship at the highest levels of leadership. The Foundation works to build lasting, practical working ties between France and the United States and to advance solutions to problems of shared concern. Through this work, FAF works to perpetuate more than two centuries of shared ideals and friendship between French and the United States and to meet the challenges of the 21st century, together. The Foundation will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025 and through the end of 2026.

French-American Foundation Programs
The French-American Foundation produces and presents nearly 400 hours of programming each year. Its flagship program, the Young Leaders Program, was established in 1981. The alumni roster includes nearly 700 leaders in government, business, science, and culture. In addition to Presidents Bill Clinton, Emmanuel Macron, and François Hollande, YL alumni include U.S. Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and Antony Blinken, former U.S. Senators Bill Bradley and Laphonza Butler and current Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick, as well as former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO General Wesley Clark, former UNICEF Director Carol Bellamy, former Ambassador and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, former NYSE CEO & Merrill Lynch Chair John Thain, and French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

In addition to the Young Leaders Program & Alumni Network, the Foundation produces and presents a menu of programs which include the Translation Prize, Policy Event Series, Cyber Security Conference, and Transatlantic Forum. The Translation Prize is a valuable element of intellectual and cultural exchange between France and the United States. For nearly 40 years, the Translation Prize has awarded exceptional French-to-English translations in fiction and nonfiction, putting translators and their talent – and publishers that bring important French works to the American market – in the spotlight.

Program Manager
Reporting to the Co-Executive Directors, the Program Manager will work with the Co-Executive Directors and the program team to define annual programming goals for the Foundation and assist with all programming efforts. The ideal candidate will be able to develop relevant, forward- looking programs that combine the Foundation’s historical strengths in policy with the issues driving the French-American relationship today across the business, economic, technology, social, and cultural sectors. The Program Manager will also collaborate as needed with our sister foundation in France on joint programming efforts.

The ideal candidate will be able to take a leadership role in planning and executing the Young Leaders Program and the Translation Prize, taking a full 360-view of these programs and navigating between planning and executing to produce the programs and think strategically to ensure the success of these programs long-term. The Program Manager will provide additional support for other Foundation programs and events.

For the Young Leaders Program:

• Plan the Foundation’s Young Leaders seminar helping to choose the host city location, make travel arrangements, manage the program budget and create the programmatic framework of the conference.
• Manage the Young Leader candidate recruitment and online application processes.
• Support the Young Leader Selection Committee – manage the Committee’s workflow, voting process, and serve as administrative support for the Committee Chair.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive alumni engagement program that will highlight the extraordinary Young Leader network and engage alumni with the work of the Foundation long-term.
• Collect and analyze data and highlight trends to improve the seminar and overall program experience for Young Leaders and alumni.

For the Translation Prize:

• Help recruit submissions by liaising with publishers, translators, and the Foundation’s network.
• Manage the online application process. In 2024, nearly 90 works of translation were submitted for consideration.
• Support the work of the Translation Prize Jury and manage the Jury’s workflow and voting process.
• Plan and execute the Jury Voting Luncheon and the annual Awards Ceremony. Work with host venues, caterers, and other vendors to produce both events.
• Develop and execute ancillary Translation Prize events throughout the year and engage members of the Translation Prize network (past winners, jurors, speakers, and Francophiles and literary professionals in New York and globally).

General Program Development & Planning

• Ensure programs are executed to the highest quality and relevant to the Foundation’s mission and audience.
• Provide post-event quantitative and qualitative program evaluations.
• Coordinate and support event communications.
• Track and analyze program data.
• Update website, DonorPerfect (the Foundation’s CRM system), and other internal systems as needed.
• Draft and support Foundation’s program-specific marketing campaigns.
• Provide general administrative support.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant experience developing and managing cross cultural programs; demonstrated ability building partnerships and relationships; possess intellectual curiosity and excellent written and verbal communication skills; bring a creative lens and analytical rigor to their work. A positive, team-player attitude and a commitment to FAF’s mission are required.

• French language skills are required.
• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Program management and development experience required; communications and marketing experience is a plus.
• Event planning experience required.
• Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Willingness to travel is required.
• Ability to interact with poise and tact with individuals from diverse professional and personal backgrounds.
• Candidates must hold a valid passport.
• Familiarity with CRM platforms is a plus.

Compensation
This is a full-time, exempt position. The Foundation provides a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Flexibility with hybrid work.
• Health, dental and vision insurance at no cost to employee.
• Short-term and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance.
• Access to 403(b) and HSA plans.
• Wellness perks, including CitiBike and One Medical memberships.
• Generous paid time off policy.

The French-American Foundation actively seeks qualified individuals from underrepresented groups, welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, and is an equal opportunity employer. The Foundation can only hire individuals who are lawfully authorized to work in the United States as of the date of hire.

Please submit a resume and cover letter as a single PDF to jobs@frenchamerican.org

Salary range is $70,000 – $80,000. Actual pay may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to experience.