Manager, Field Implementation Team

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Provide support for projects by coordinating meeting schedules and preparing as well as distributing agendas, materials, notes, and minutes.

• Collaborate with project leaders to assess and track project plans, tasks, resources, deadlines, and post-project requirements.

• Conduct both primary and secondary research to pinpoint and evaluate best practices and lessons learned from projects.

• Cultivate and sustain a comprehensive understanding of team operations to aid in meeting project deadlines and deliverables.

• Establish and nurture relationships within teams and with both internal and external project stakeholders.

• Ensure timely follow-up with partners and across project teams.

• Organize and lead meetings and events.

• Work together with external stakeholders and JFF teams through peer-learning sessions, technical assistance workshops, site visits, and program/policy research meetings.

• Record engagements, services, obstacles, and outcomes to support strategic initiatives and continuous improvement.

• Draft project correspondence, memos, reports, and presentations.

• Summarize and document key points from conferences, events, and meetings.

• Identify and communicate needs and strategies throughout the lifecycle of projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in organizing workloads to align with organizational strategic goals and priorities.

• Background preferably in the education and post-secondary sectors; experience in workforce, economic development, and/or other social impact areas is also valuable.

• Typically requires 3–5 years of relevant professional experience, which may include full-time, part-time, internship, and/or freelance roles.

• Strong project management capabilities.

• Proven ability to cultivate effective relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.

• Sound judgment, clear analytical skills, and robust decision-making capabilities.

• Capacity to independently manage daily responsibilities.

• High enthusiasm and commitment to JFF’s mission and guiding principles.

• Ability to apply JFF’s core values consistently across all work areas.

• Dedication to fostering inclusion, belonging, and well-being.

• Ability to appreciate and celebrate individual differences.

• Strong skills in building positive and collaborative relationships.

• Submission of a resume along with a thoughtful answer to the first application question is required.

• Note that positions do not qualify for employer-visa sponsorship and are not open to F-1 student visa holders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Retirement benefits through a 403(b) plan, including employer contributions for eligible employees.

• Paid time off along with paid leave benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Flexible working hours.

• Balanced workloads.

• Opportunities for career advancement.

• Primarily remote work, with access to JFF office space for in-person or hybrid engagements.

• Provision of office equipment as required.