Partnerships Project Manager

Giving Compass•Washington, DC

23d•$50,000 - $70,000

About The Position

Giving Compass is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Partnership Operations Manager. This role strengthens the backbone of Giving Compass’s partnerships and strategic initiatives by creating the clarity, organization, and operational rigor needed for the team to move faster and with greater impact. The Partnerships Operations Manager ensures that partnership projects—whether with nonprofits, data collaborators, funders, or technology partners—are well-documented, well-coordinated, and aligned to Giving Compass’s mission of building a more transparent, equitable, and accessible data infrastructure for philanthropy.

Requirements

Experience in project management, program operations, partnerships support, or cross-functional coordination.
Highly proficient in HubSpot, Confluence, Jira, and Trello—able to create structure, maintain clean documentation, and manage complex workflows across these platforms.
Exceptional organizational skills and follow-through; brings order to ambiguity and keeps teams aligned.
Strong written communication skills; skilled at producing clear documentation, timelines, notes, and summaries.
Mission-driven, with interest in philanthropy, nonprofit data, or social impact.
Collaborative and proactive, with a strengths-based approach to facilitating team progress.

Responsibilities

Translate partnership goals into well-structured project plans with clear timelines, owners, dependencies, and milestones.
Maintain organized, consistent documentation across systems (hubspot, confluence, jira), ensuring all projects have clear histories, decision logs, and next steps.
Support cross-functional teams (product, partnerships, marketing) by keeping projects on track and surfacing risks early.
Facilitate recurring internal check-ins to review progress, priorities, and emerging blockers.
Serve as the connective tissue between teams—ensuring shared context, clean handoffs, and aligned expectations.
Prepare internal materials such as project summaries, meeting notes, partnership briefs, and readiness documents.
Coordinate meeting logistics, pre-read distribution, and internal prep for partnership-related activity.
Support post-meeting follow-up by documenting outcomes, updating project plans, and outlining next steps in system tools.
Develop templates, workflows, and organizational systems that help Giving Compass operate smoothly and consistently.
Improve internal documentation practices so projects are transparent, accessible, and easy to engage with across teams.
Create repeatable processes for partnership planning, project intake, scope definition, and information flow.
Ensure all planning and documentation connects to annual SMART goals and organizational strategic priorities.
Maintain visibility into partnership-related initiatives and how they map to Giving Compass’s mission and annual goals.
Build simple dashboards or summaries that give leadership clarity around project progress, risks, and resource needs.
Prepare inputs for leadership and board communications, including progress updates and impact summaries.