Senior Manager, Digital Prevention & Interventions

Moonshot•Washington, DC

About The Position

The Senior Manager will lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-informed digital prevention interventions across Moonshot’s U.S. Online Violence Prevention portfolio. The role combines expertise in violence prevention and behavioral interventions with program and people leadership. The Senior Manager will oversee campaigns such as help-seeking interventions, bystander awareness, pre-bunking, and resilience-building initiatives, working with digital advertising specialists, threat assessment practitioners, and other subject matter experts to ensure interventions are strategically sound, ethically delivered, and improved through evidence and evaluation. The role also includes oversight of complex project delivery; management and development of campaign teams; client engagement; and contributions to Moonshot’s prevention methodologies and organizational growth. Candidates must be based in MA, CO, NY, VA, GA, PA, MD, WI, TN, TX, OR, NJ, or DC. Occasional travel may be required. Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. and may need to pass relevant security clearance procedures based on client needs.

Requirements

Significant professional experience in violence prevention, targeted violence prevention, preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), behavioral interventions, or a closely related field.
Experience designing, implementing, or overseeing evidence-informed prevention interventions, translating research and behavioral insights into practical programs, defining intended outcomes, and using evaluation findings to improve effectiveness.
Strong understanding of targeted violence, violent extremism, radicalization, prevention approaches, and relevant risk and protective factors.
Experience leading complex, multidisciplinary projects or programs, managing competing priorities, and maintaining accountability for high-quality delivery.
Experience leading and developing teams through coaching, delegation, performance management, and professional development.
Experience managing client or partner relationships, communicating complex information and actionable recommendations to diverse stakeholders.
Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, willingness to incorporate practitioner feedback, ability to recognize the limits of one’s expertise, and ability to navigate sensitive ethical and operational considerations.
Must be eligible to work in the United States and pass relevant security clearance procedures as required by client needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing or delivering digital prevention interventions, online outreach campaigns, or strategic communications initiatives.
Familiarity with behavioral science and behavior change approaches, including help-seeking interventions, bystander awareness, pre-bunking, or resilience-building programs.
Familiarity with behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) and multidisciplinary prevention approaches.
Experience working with government agencies, civil society organizations, technology companies, or practitioner networks.
Specialist expertise in digital advertising platforms is not required; the Senior Manager will work closely with colleagues responsible for advertising strategy, execution, and optimization.

Responsibilities

Lead evidence-informed intervention design, identifying target audiences, risk and protective factors, behavioral objectives, theories of change, messaging strategies, and intervention pathways.
Oversee design of digital prevention initiatives, including help-seeking, bystander awareness, pre-bunking, and resilience-building campaigns.
Translate research, behavioral insights, and practitioner expertise into intervention strategies, incorporating referral pathways and services where relevant.
Define meaningful intervention outcomes and oversee evaluation beyond traditional digital advertising metrics, including help-seeking and service connections.
Identify weaknesses in intervention strategies or outcomes and lead evidence-informed improvements.
Provide leadership across projects from scoping and planning through implementation, evaluation, and reporting.
Translate intervention strategies into delivery plans, establish accountability, and manage priorities, resources, budgets, and delivery risks.
Work with digital advertising specialists so campaign execution, creative approaches, and optimization support prevention objectives.
Apply subject matter knowledge in targeted violence prevention, violent extremism, radicalization, and related fields.
Collaborate with behavioral threat assessment practitioners, psychologists, researchers, and other specialists, and identify when additional expertise or review is needed.
Ensure interventions follow ethical, evidence-informed practices, including appropriate safeguarding, risk management, specialist review, and staff wellbeing.
Strengthen the team’s understanding of violence prevention principles and foster intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and openness to practitioner feedback.
Serve as a primary contact for designated clients and partners, building relationships and managing expectations.
Brief clients and stakeholders on strategies, progress, findings, and recommendations, translating complex information into actionable insights.
Lead and develop campaign managers and team members through delegation, coaching, feedback, and clear performance expectations.
Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and professional development, fostering a collaborative and accountable team culture.
Collaborate with Network Development, Research & Analysis, Campaigns, Product & Engineering, and Operations teams on integrated prevention initiatives.
Contribute to intervention methodologies, quality assurance processes, and organizational learning.
Contribute subject matter expertise to proposals, project scoping, methodologies, and staffing plans.
Support development of innovative prevention approaches that respond to client needs and strengthen Moonshot’s impact.

Benefits

15 days of paid vacation leave, federal holidays, and one additional paid leave day for Native American Heritage Day.
Flexible public holiday policy, with the option to work federal holidays in exchange for a day off at another time.
Full private healthcare package, including coverage for partners and children.
Dental and vision insurance.
Life and disability insurance.
24/7 access to free counseling through the Employee Assistance Program.
3% matched 401(k) contributions.
401(k) Roth contributions.
26 weeks of paid maternity leave.
8 weeks of paid paternity leave.
Share options for all permanent employees upon employment.