The Role
Manage cross-functional activation initiatives from planning through execution. Build project plans, timelines, and deliverables; coordinate meetings and stakeholders; track risks, dependencies, budgets, and progress; maintain documentation and reporting; support external partnerships and community-facing campaigns; improve workflows; and capture lessons learned. The role requires strong organization, communication, project management discipline, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
As our community grows, so does the impact of our work on building a society where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to the greater good. Stand Together Trust is seeking a Project Manager to support the execution of high-impact activations - large-scale, community-facing initiatives that bring together partnerships, media, content, and events to drive public engagement at scale.
This role will help coordinate tasks, projects, and workstreams across internal teams and external partners, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and responsibilities remain clearclear, and work moves forward effectively. The Project Manager will independently manage defined projects and activation workstreams while also supporting activation leaders on larger, more complex initiatives.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and execution-focused, with strong project management discipline and the ability to bring structure and consistency to fast-moving projects involving multiple teams.
How You Will Contribute
- Coordinate the planning and execution of cross-functional activation initiatives from concept through execution.
- Build and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
- Coordinate cross-functional project meetings, including preparing agendas, capturing decisions and next steps, and following up on action items.
- Track project progress across internal teams and external partners, proactively identify risks or blockers, and escalate issues as needed to Activation Lead or Director to maintain momentum.
- Support alignment across stakeholders by ensuring teams have visibility into priorities, responsibilities, timelines, and key decisions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including experience preparing project updates, presentations, and briefing materials.
- Maintain clear project documentation, status updates, briefing materials, presentations, and other project communications.
- Help maintain operational consistency across initiatives through effective documentation, workflows, tracking systems, and project management tools.
- Identify opportunities to improve project coordination, communication, and operating processes and recommend practical solutions.
- Manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, evolving environment while maintaining attention to detail and high-quality execution.
- Facilitate clear communication and information sharing so stakeholders have the context needed to make informed decisions.
- Contribute to activation reporting, planning and assessment.
- Capture project learnings and contribute to after-actions that improve future strategy, planning, and execution.
- Support budget tracking, resource coordination, and project reporting as needed.
- Demonstrate adaptability and professionalism in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities and timelines, where principles guide decision-making rather than rigid processes.
What You Will Bring
- 3 - 5 years of project management, project coordination, program management, or related experience, preferably in marketing, partnerships, media, events, or another cross-functional environments.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools such as schedule, scope, communications, and stakeholder management.
- Proven ability to manage timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and stakeholder coordination across multiple simultaneous projects.
- Experience driving initiatives that involve external partnerships, brand/marketing efforts, or community engagement (B2C exposure is a plus).
- Excellent organizational and process management skills with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
- Experience facilitating cross-functional collaboration and driving alignment across diverse teams and external partners.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to connect day-to-day execution to broader goals and outcomes; applying intuitive inquiry to workstreams.
- Demonstrated execution discipline and accountability with a focus on delivering projects smoothly and efficiently.
- A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and willingness to improve processes when opportunities arise.
- Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
Our Values: Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of project management, project coordination, program management, or related experience
- Experience in marketing, partnerships, media, events, or another cross-functional environment
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools, including schedule, scope, communications, and stakeholder management
- Ability to manage timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and stakeholder coordination across multiple simultaneous projects
- Experience driving initiatives involving external partnerships, brand or marketing efforts, or community engagement
- B2C experience
- Strong organizational and process management skills with attention to detail and follow-through
- Experience facilitating cross-functional collaboration and alignment across diverse teams and external partners
- Strategic mindset connecting execution to broader goals and outcomes
- Demonstrated execution discipline and accountability
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and willingness to improve processes
- Commitment to Stand Together's vision, principles, and organizational culture
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What We Do
Stand Together is a philanthropic community that partners with America's boldest changemakers to tackle the root causes of the country's biggest problems. By providing funding, a unique network, and a proven management playbook, they empower nonprofit leaders, educators, and activists to drive lasting solutions in areas like education, economic opportunity, and community development, ultimately helping people realize their full potential and live lives of meaning.
