Project Manager - 270 Strategies (St. Louis, MO)

[Patrick Emery]

270 Strategies is working with a group of organizations in St. Louis who are focused on building a community where every single person is able to find success in a rapidly changing world and a region that draws people from all backgrounds because of its renewed sense of possibility, growing economic opportunity, and safe, just, and joyful communities.

 

About the Role

270 Strategies is seeking a Project Manager to lead a coalition of community organizations working to raise awareness and inspire action around racial disparities in education opportunity in the St. Louis region.  Through this awareness, we hope to build a collective sense of possibility for better outcomes for disadvantaged children and a collective call to action to accelerate progress in the region. 

Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Founder and CEO of the organization, manage the design and implementation of the organization’s education advocacy strategy.  
• Manage the design and implementation of the organization’s broader digital strategy, with diligent focus on overseeing strategic planning and ensuring that the strategy is in line with broader organizational objectives. 
• Manage the organization’s list-building/acquisition efforts in partnership with external agencies, with the goal of strategically growing our list and communicating effectively with each target audience. 
• General project and content management for external agencies, holding each agency accountable to deadlines and ensuring that work across agencies is coordinated. 

You might be a good fit if you:

• Have experience advocating for improved educational outcomes for children
• Have experience managing and overseeing projects that collectively align to advance campaign strategic objectives
• Are comfortable speaking to a group, or one on one, about the urgency of a campaign and encouraging people to get involved
• Know how to quickly identify the influential voices in a community and then work to build trust and inspire people to action
• Are at ease just showing up to a meeting or event and building relationships 
• Are a problem solver - you spot the challenge, come up with multiple ways to tackle it, and know how to leverage your team to solve it
• Are comfortable creating engaging social media content on a weekly basis
• Have experience managing consultants who are developing and executing programs that are designed to advance the campaign strategic objectives

Interested applicants should apply with a resume via the following link:

https://jobs.lever.co/270strategies/0889cb52-6b0e-44d2-8ba0-5775cd6393ab

The annualized salary for this position is $50,000 - $60,000 - commensurate with experience. This position will conclude at the end of August.

ABOUT US

We named our firm “270” for the number of electoral votes required to win the White House. The team at 270 Strategies includes key leadership from across the Obama organization – and we constantly hustle for that presidential-level work.

Our sweet spot is helping organizations engage everyday people in their work. We find people who care about the same things our clients do – whether they have common values or common goals – and help move them to action. We believe in the power of organizing, both online and offline – and we help our clients build engagement strategies that prioritize the experience of their target audience and connect with them in a meaningful way. 

270 Strategies is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to clients and constituents. 270 Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and it is 270 Strategies’ policy to recruit, hire, train, promote, and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis.