Changemakers is a dynamic, fast-paced organization with offices in Washington DC, USA; Buenos Aires, Argentina; São Paulo, Brazil; and Calcutta, India. Our staff likes to shake things up and we're committed to advancing social change by finding, in every area of the world, the most creative solutions.
We are looking for individuals who see opportunities when faced with barriers, build meaningful partnerships to collaborate on ideas; and harness technology to build a strong, lasting community for change.
The role of the Project Manager is to plan and run online competitions that have social impact. Working collaboratively with technology, community engagement and regional teams around the globe, the Project Manager ensures that the competition runs smoothly, satisfies the sponsor needs, meets all deadlines and is completed within budget.
The role includes the following responsibilities :
- Manage the planning, launch and execution of Changemakers collaborative competitions
- Facilitate communication across teams, ensure completion of deliverables and collaborate with staff and partners at various levels
- Build relationships with competition sponsors (current sponsors include Nike, National Geographic, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, ExxonMobil, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
- Interact with competition entrants, judges, participants and other members of the Changemakers community
- Quickly learn and demonstrate content knowledge about multiple topics and evaluate social innovations
- Innovate on existing processes and help design, prototype and pilot new products
Additional responsibilities include:
- Support the Project Management team and overall Changemakers operations—including recruiting, sales and development and website support.
Qualifications:
- Is committed to social change
- Has a proven entrepreneurial track record
- Has technology, project management, social entrepreneurship or start-up experience
- 5 years work experience
- Team player able to integrate with diverse colleagues full of opinions and ideas
- Can lead a group to get stuff done (less talk, more action)
- Has a sense of humor.
- Diligent work ethic and attention to detail; insatiable desire to expand skills and innovate to help grow a rapidly expanding team
- Can balance between creativity and implementation of critical tasks – in a dynamic start-up environment
- Moves fast under deadlines, always has a to-do list and gets a kick out of solving problems
- Cares about being a part of a (digital) community
Please email a resume, cover letter and two references in Word or PDF format to: connect@changemakers.com; subject line “Project Manager.” We intend to hire quickly – please send in your materials as soon as possible.
