Project Manager (6-month, full-time), Rhize - NYC (with exceptions)
Erin Mazursky
Engaging Youth in the Fight to End Global Poverty Scoping Project Manager (full-time contract, 6-months)
Rhize is laying the foundation for more strategic and systemic support of catalytic young leaders, forging new paths in the struggle against global poverty. Through a 6-month scoping project, we will be analyzing the current youth advocacy space and making public recommendations for how to better engage and foster youth leadership in the anti-poverty advocacy space.
We are looking for an experienced and strategic project manager to lead a small team in the implementation of this scoping project.
ABOUT RHIZE
Rhize is an innovative organization in its second year of operation that works to ensure that social justice movements and the catalytic leaders at their forefront have the sustainable, strong foundation they need to be successful by creating activated, connected communities with clear strategies for change. Rhize is founded on the principles that movement building is the greatest equalizer, and that it is one of the most effective tools of social change, through its emphasis on people’s voices at the help of progress. Rhize use onsite trainings, long term fellowships, and its new virtual network for its international community to carry out its mission.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
As youth are increasingly engaged in global issues, there is a crucial need to harness and deepen their involvement. Over the course of 6-months, Rhize will scope the space of international youth engagement and leadership development around the world, taking cues from successful movements around the world. Rhize will examine organizations, movements and exceptional leaders at the frontlines of global development as well as identify gaps and best practices in the youth development space. Ultimately, Rhize will recommend a clear niche for actors in this space to build a strategic and systemic approach to their investment and support of current and/or new efforts for fostering youth engagement in global issues.
ABOUT THE JOB
Rhize is looking for an experienced project manager to manage and implement this project. You will be managing a small team to accomplish four main objectives: (1) mapping the youth advocacy space (2) analyzing best practices of engaging and supporting young leaders (3) identifying a cohort of leaders to profile and consult and (4) creating recommendations for building an engaged generation of leaders innovating new solutions to eradicating global poverty. You will be connecting with youth leaders, organizational staff and funders working in the anti-poverty and youth advocacy space and doing analysis of existing programs. This position will also entail conducting interviews, identifying youth leaders and working with them to identify critical points of support for their work. You will report to Rhize’s Executive Director.
YOU ARE
Self-motivated and a self-starter with at least 7 years of work experience and 3 years of professional project and/or program management
Familiar with international development and global poverty issues. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the field of youth leadership development, youth advocacy, and/or international development
An innovative, strategic and out-of-the-box thinker
A collaborative and empowering communicator
Experienced in managing a small team. Start-up experience is a plus
Experienced in creating a collaborative environment to work and empowers others
Strategic and communicative when navigating obstacles
Experienced managing a small team and developing others’ professional growth
Experienced interfacing with funders and/or client management
Someone who pays attention to detail and values clean, polished work products
Experienced working with a graphic designer is a plus
This is a 6-month, full-time contract for beginning of October 2015 - end of March 2016, with possibility for renewal. Preference to someone based in New York but willing to make exceptions for the right person.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should send in their resume, a 1-page cover letter, 2 references, and consulting rate to rh...@rhize.org.