Project Manager

// main responsibilities

• ▸Manage social innovation and public policy advocacy projects, ensuring deliverables, activities, and compliance with previously defined indicators
• ▸Manage and support the team, including contracted professionals, grant holders, and volunteers
• ▸Develop the project taking into account the particularities of the context, schedule, budget, and documentation to be delivered
• ▸Contract services, purchase products, and manage deliverables and logistics (purchasing, financial, and legal) for the project
• ▸Report deliverables and goals to the private social investment institution, in both external and internal systems
• ▸Articulate networked partnerships with civil society organisations, public authorities, businesses, and the community, contributing to the dynamisation of the local social innovation ecosystem
• ▸Identify and contract technical partnerships that contribute to the development of activities and deliverables
• ▸Manage project learning and knowledge resources on a learning management system (LMS)
• ▸Apply impact assessment tools and calculate project results
• ▸Engage, through active outreach, historically marginalised individuals for participation and leadership in project activities
• ▸Map initiatives and networks related to the project themes
• ▸Lead the engagement process: community contact, funnel tracking, logging of support provided, referrals, benefits, and use of infrastructure
• ▸Take care of the participant experience at all touchpoints, creating and monitoring value-adding activities, such as community events
• ▸Organise in-person activities such as meetings, training sessions with guest speakers, and small internal events
• ▸Act as a spokesperson for the social innovation and impact agenda for audiences within the social innovation and public policy ecosystems
• ▸Liaise with local communication channels and partnerships to amplify visibility regarding the actions and their results
• ▸Participate in training recommended and offered by the organisation and partners

// what you bring with you

• ▸Minimum of 3 years of experience leading own projects or in other organisations — capacity building, consultancies, own business, entrepreneurship networks
• ▸Proven experience in project management with a PMI, Humanitar (GP), Prince certification or equivalent. Without certification, or with an expired one, we accept submission within up to 6 months after the contract starts
• ▸Excellent communication: you will deal with diverse people and different stakeholders
• ▸Ease in learning new social methodologies and technologies
• ▸Proficiency in project management tools
• ▸Experience or strong interest in data analysis applied to social projects — collection, organisation, interpretation, and visualisation to support decision-making and impact evaluation
• ▸Knowledge and familiarity with artificial intelligence tools and resources
• ▸Ability to use data and AI to optimise project management, administration, communication, and evaluation
• ▸Proficiency in Windows, Google Workspace, Canva, Slack, WhatsApp Business, Zoom, Meet, and similar
• ▸Strong ability in facilitation, problem-solving, organisation, transparency, time management, communication, articulation, adaptability, and conflict resolution
• ▸Action-oriented and proactive profile, with a critical and contributory capacity for innovations based on the local context

// terms of the role

• ▸Engagement as an independent contractor (PJ)
• ▸12-month contract
• ▸Monthly remuneration ranging from R$ 4,000.00 to R$ 6,000.00, to be defined according to experience
• ▸Remote + in-person work: fully remote management, with in-person active outreach activities, territorial meetings, training sessions, and events in Campinas and the metropolitan region.

// time and commitment

Full-time, approximately 30 hours per week, during business hours and, occasionally, outside of standard business days and hours.