Project Manager - Engagement & Education

About the Role

The role involves developing and maintaining systems to promote collaboration and effectiveness within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain organizational systems and infrastructure that promote cross-team collaboration, operational effectiveness, and program quality
• Manage implementation of engagement programs, translating strategic priorities into detailed project plans, timelines, and workflows
• Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration between engagement, editorial, operations, and development teams
• Lead planning, coordination, and implementation of major organization-wide initiatives focused on strengthening impact- and engagement-centered journalism practices

This role amplifies the impact of journalism that matters by ensuring breakthrough journalism reaches classrooms, communities, and audiences worldwide through well-executed programs and seamless collaboration, using storytelling as a tool for understanding complex challenges and inspiring action.

Required qualifications:

• 5-7 years of progressive experience in project management, program operations, or nonprofit program coordination
• Proven track record managing multiple complex projects simultaneously with competing deadlines and dependencies
• Strong organizational and systems-thinking skills with ability to design infrastructure that scales
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to facilitate meetings and document outcomes clearly
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships
• Budget management and financial tracking experience
• Proficiency with project management tools, collaborative workspaces, and data tracking systems
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion with experience centering diverse perspectives in program execution

Compensation & Benefits:

• Salary Range: $70,000 - $85,000 annually, commensurate with experience (for US-based employees)
• Paid time off (holiday, vacation, parental and sick)
• Health care coverage (including medical/dental/vision)
• Health savings accounts
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Transit benefit
• Parental leave
• Life & ADD/LTD/STD Insurance
• For non-US employees: Paid leave benefits including local holidays, vacation, sick, parental, and bereavement leave

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is an award-winning nonprofit journalism organization that sponsors independent reporting on global issues that mainstream media often overlook, using storytelling as a tool for understanding complex challenges and inspiring action.