The National Projects Manager will support and contribute to Stand for Children Leadership Center’s goals to improve public education by:
• Managing and helping to implement projects (Projects could include: new organizational initiatives, 3 year strategic plan implementation, roll-out into new states, partnership development, planning of senior staff and all-staff retreats, developing business plans for new ventures, analytic support on major financial and operational decisions for a team);
• Working with senior managers on the national staff to ensure knowledge sharing and operational efficiencies; developing, documenting, and implementing various policies and procedures that improve coordination;
• Supporting the COO’s relationships with key partners and funders;
• Tracking and helping prioritize activities within our organization that require the COO’s attention;
• Analyzing, formulating, recommending, and presenting cost-effective solutions to operational challenges;
• Supporting fundraising efforts as needed;
• Helping to develop annual budgets, goals, and priorities for national operations, working closely with all national departments;
• Anticipating and researching topics that are of interest to the COO and staff and preparing explanatory material as needed, as well as following up on action items.

The National Projects Manager will be joining a national team of professionals committed to improving children’s lives. Stand for Children’s managers and supervisors are empowering, entrepreneurial leaders who are committed to providing outstanding supervision in order for staff to develop as professionals and grow within the organization.

Qualifications and Qualities Required
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience, which could include project or product management, management consulting, and/or experience in operations;
• Stellar planning and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to lead projects with keen attention to detail;
• Self-starter and fast, flexible learner with ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment and under deadline; innovator who is hungry to learn, improve and solve problems;
• Superior verbal communication skills and the ability to follow through on commitments to others; accept and incorporate direct feedback; strong writing skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with and build relationships with senior management and entry-level staff;
• Desire to work collaboratively in a high performing, mission-driven organization; exceptional customer service orientation;
• Deep passion for Stand for Children’s mission to improve public schools and a deep sense of urgency to close the achievement gap;
• BA required; MBA or graduate degree preferred.
Salary
Competitive salary, commensurate with experience.  Excellent benefits: full health and dental coverage; life insurance, long-term disability and long-term care coverage; 401K with a match plan; flexible spending/benefits plan; holidays and vacation accrual.

To Apply
Stand for Children and Stand for Children Leadership Center are equal opportunity employers and candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. To apply for the position, please send a resume and cover letter to jobs@stand.org. Please specify interest in this position by inserting “National Projects Manager” in your email subject field.  No calls please.

Operations & Support Position: National Projects Manager 
Position: National Projects Manager 
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer (COO) 
Position Available:    Immediately 

Technical Director - Girls Education Program 
Location:  New Delhi 
Reporting to: COO Grade: B (Senior Management) 
Coordinates With: CARE USA and UK, Senior Management Team, Girls Education Program Team and other wings of CARE. 

• Lead the effort, to formulate, implement and manage the Company’s research strategies, plans, and objectives outlined in the company’s mission as well as  awarded grants
• Lead research department and dependent teams by identifying and managing objectives, timelines, data, and development
• Establish strategy for all project and product development, including engineering and technology related activities for multiple product lines
• Develop and maintain effective quality assurance metrics in line with standards as defined by company and accepted  SOPs, and protocols
• Drive accountability, consistency, quality, standardization and discipline across all stages of research and development
• Help sustain a profitable, stable, and growth oriented business, consistent with delivering the utmost quality of scientific and technological output
• Manage, apply, and interpret complex data from multiple sources using  data mining, predictive analysis, and general statistical methods
• Effectively collaborate with executive, technical, and marketing teams
• Recruit and develop a diverse, professional, qualified staff
• Assist leadership in developing distinctive and compelling research using approaches and methodology suited to commercialization

• 2 years of experience in the private or non-profit sector preferred
• BA required/Masters desired
• CPA preferred
• Excellent financial and accounting skills and familiarity with Quickbooks
• Excellent IT skills, including Advanced Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and databases
• Excellent English, written and spoken
• Ability to manage a heavy and fluctuating workload
• Ability to manage conflicting demands
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize own workload
• Results orientated
• Ability to handle a steep learning curve
• Able to work as part of a team
• Highly developed communication skills

Responsibilities

• Financial advisor to the executive director
• Advise on operational strategy, planning, policies
• Budgeting, cash flow management, reporting to Board of Trustees
• Managing financial transactions including payables, receivables, bookkeeping, accounting, reimbursements, etc.
• Managing banking procedures locally and internationally.
• Managing payroll activities, IRS reporting and donation receipting
• Office management

Attitude and qualities we seek

• Enthusiastic, positive, determined
• Able to work on one’s own initiative
• Able to prioritize tasks
• Calm under pressure
• Flexible
• Assertive and diplomatic
• Sound judgment
• Proactive
• General interest in poverty alleviation and social entrepreneurship desired

ThinkImpact Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The organization is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

No calls please.