Project Manager

Primary Responsibilities

The Project Manager’s role is to support the SBA team in delivering value for its clients. Specifically, the Project Manager will support the work of SBA’s Principal, Senior Strategist, and other Lead Consultants in guiding projects to achieve the most important outcomes, and prioritize efforts across multiple opportunities. This role works collaboratively across multiple team members and projects to coordinate, problem-solve, and triage workflow. 

Essential duties and responsibilities will include:

• Project management:  Coordinate individual project timelines to assure deliverables are met on schedule. Proactively identify any potential issues, bottlenecks, or conflicts and suggest creative solutions.
• Meeting & convening support: Develop agendas and supporting materials for client meetings and convenings, and align meeting schedules across projects. In meetings and convenings, provide detailed note taking, logistics support, and track key takeaways and next steps.
• Client correspondence & document preparation: Support project leads in drafting client emails and preparing project deliverables (formatting and proofing memos, decks, etc.).
• Reporting: Track project activities and support client invoicing. 

Candidate Skills & Background

Given the dynamic nature of SBA’s client engagement approach and portfolio, we find that a few qualities are key to being successful:

• Strategic and analytical: Prioritize opportunities and tasks; ask good questions when presented with potential opportunities; ensure logical consistency and rigor of SBA’s work.
• Emotionally intelligent: Exemplify strong interpersonal skills; build relationships; articulate dynamics between different stakeholders; adapt to changing conditions.
• Clear communicator: Create written products that lead to insights; participate well with funders and partners; inspire while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Hungry to learn: Proactively identify lessons from engagements, sectors, and issues; enjoy learning on the job from colleagues and clients and on one’s own.
• Adaptable: Thrive when faced with new opportunities while maintaining focus on existing work; embrace changing conditions in a dynamic work environment.
• Self-starter: Flexible to work well in both in teams and individually, and identify solutions when a path forward is unclear.

Familiarity with philanthropy and the non-profit sector, is strongly preferred. Knowledge about climate mitigation, resilience, and/or adaptation is also helpful. 

Preferred Skills & Knowledge

Two to five years of experience with project management - specifically in philanthropy - with the ability to quickly learn and understand new processes.  Proven ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks independently, manage shifting priorities, and time-sensitive projects to meet deadlines.  Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion. Professional demeanor, especially with outside parties, including high-level principals.  

Compensation 

As a nimble small team of sub-contractors, SBA is flexible in structuring this position to fit the specific needs of the right candidate. The position is currently structured for a full-time sub-contractor. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual looking to shape how different sectors respond the defining global challenges of the coming years. This position offers significant opportunities for growth through the diversity of challenges it will address. The Project Manager will join a team that has been working together for a few years and includes strong leadership, working most closely with SBA’s Lead Consultants. The Project Manager will have the opportunity to access a wide network of funders, organizations, and experts, and build relationships with leaders and develop connections across fields. Pay is commensurate with that of project managers on small but ambitious teams. We encourage people of diverse backgrounds to apply.