Manager, Field Implementation Team

JFF • Washington, DC

1d • $68,000 - $85,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Manager, Field Implementation Team is part of JFF’s Solutions Design and Delivery unit. The Field Implementation Team delivers field-facing programs, initiatives, and strategic solutions, including technical assistance, coaching, asset mapping, community-of-practice facilitation, and convenings or events. Managers are assigned to portfolios of project work across JFF according to organizational needs and staff skills and interests. The role applies project management, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills to help design, strengthen, and scale solutions that support economic advancement. It also helps improve communication, efficiency, and best practices across the team while meeting project and operational goals. This is a full-time, exempt, benefits-eligible, fixed-term position ending September 30, 2027.

Requirements

• Experience organizing work for a team in support of organizational strategic goals and priorities; education and post-secondary experience is preferred, and workforce, economic development, or other social-impact experience is welcomed.
• Strong project management skills, including taking ownership of projects and keeping oneself and others focused and accountable to deadlines and intended outcomes.
• Experience developing effective working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders to collaborate on projects, including people with identities and backgrounds different from one’s own.
• Good judgment, clear analytical thinking, and strong decision-making skills to independently manage day-to-day work.
• Ability to seek new approaches, contribute meaningfully, and support the team’s and organization’s mission.
• Awareness of personal performance and impact, and of others, within the cultural context of the organization.
• High energy and passion for JFF’s mission and North Star, and ability to apply JFF’s core values to work.
• Commitment to inclusion, belonging, and well-being in day-to-day work, including embracing and celebrating individual differences.
• Value for building positive, collaborative relationships with people whose identities and backgrounds may differ from one’s own.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience or deep understanding of the education and post-secondary sectors.
• Experience in workforce, economic development, and/or other social-impact settings.
• Typically, new hires at JFF’s Manager level bring 3–5 years of professional experience through a combination of full-time, part-time, internship, and/or freelance positions.

Responsibilities

• Provide project support, including scheduling meetings and preparing and distributing agendas, materials, notes, and minutes.
• Partner with project leaders to monitor project plans, tasks, resources, deadlines, and post-project needs in support of project goals.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to identify and analyze best practices and learnings from projects.
• Develop and maintain broad knowledge of team work to support project deadlines and deliverables.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across teams and with internal and external project partners.
• Coordinate timely follow-up with partners across project teams and engage appropriate staff as needed.
• Participate in planning and facilitating team meetings and events.
• Collaborate with external and JFF stakeholders through peer-learning meetings, technical assistance workshops, site visits, and program or policy research meetings.
• Document engagements, services, challenges, and results to support strategies and continuous improvement.
• Prepare project correspondence, memos, reports, and presentations; document and summarize key points from conferences, events, and meetings.
• Capture and share information about identified needs and strategies implemented throughout project lifecycles.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement benefits through a 403(b) plan, including employer contributions for eligible employees
• Paid time off and paid leave benefits
• Professional development opportunities
• Office equipment as needed for new employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed