Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Council on Strategic Risks is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization addressing systemic security risks, including climate change and its security implications. It seeks a Program and Community Manager to oversee core program operations, fellowship and stakeholder engagement, funder engagement, publications and events, and team coordination for the Center for Climate and Security.
Responsibilities
- Lead and implement the Sullivan Climate and Ecological Security Fellowship Program, including recruitment, onboarding, mentorship coordination, and programming for fellows
- Proactive development and management of the Climate Security Working Group, Advisory Board, and Non-Resident Fellows, including scheduling, agenda development, correspondence, and follow-up on action items
- Help manage stakeholder engagement and convenings for key CCS projects on food and climate security, to include communications development, agenda-setting, and sustaining long-term relationships
- Develop and manage a proactive publications and event calendar across CCS projects, coordinating with authors, editors, and communications staff to keep output on schedule
- Drive follow-through on funder outreach and engagement priorities: managing commitments, tracking communications, and ensuring execution doesn’t fall through the cracks
- Work with the CCS Director and CSR executive team to draft and manage grant proposals, budgets, and reporting
- Help support day-to-day operations, coordination across projects, and a positive, high-performing team culture
Skills
- • Detail-oriented and disciplined, with strong organizational and follow-through skills
- • Strong problem-solving ability and sound judgment
- • Basic knowledge of foreign policy and/or security policy, and climate change issues
- • A team-player mentality and strong interpersonal skills
- • Experience with funder engagement and financial management, including grant proposals, budgeting, and reporting
- • An ability to thrive in a flexible, innovative, and largely remote working environment
- • Location in Washington, D.C. strongly preferred
Benefits
- A flexible, innovative, and largely remote working environment.
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