Project Manager

Climate Central is working to help people understand climate change and to communicate the effects and solutions in a non-partisan way. We’re devoted to making complex ideas accessible without giving up the scientific rigor that provides evidence and foundational context. Our team of scientists and technologists has grown significantly over the past few years and we are looking for a motivated Project Manager to help us better communicate internally and to deliver more products more quickly.

Key responsibilities

• Communicate clearly and regularly with internal stakeholders about the status of projects and to clarify requirements

• Help manage internal and external developers to ensure timely completion of work and transparently communicate changes to both deliverables and the schedule

• Ensure that deliverables meet requirements and are ready for release

Opportunities for additional responsibility

• Teach internal and external users how to use new features and products

• Gather requirements from internal and external stakeholders

• Synthesize descriptions of features and distill tasks for design and developments

• Suggest, calculate, and report on metrics that quantify the success of projects

• Present successes, hiccups, and failures to management and the team

• Providing input into new product direction and new features

In your first 6 months, we’d like to see:

• A more effective, standardized communication of project status for both stakeholders and developers

• Delivery of key refinements and new features to core Climate Central projects

We’re looking for someone:

• Very detail-oriented who both notices when something is wrong and isn’t afraid to say so

• Who can navigate the realities of effective communications for a distributed, international team and can bring a message to an audience in a manner they will be most receptive to

• Who balances competence and ambition with self-awareness. This role manages both resources and expectations and will need to keep team members focused, motivated, and excited.

• With some experience working in project management, technology, or science communication - but if you think you’d be a good fit and don’t have that experience, please apply and tell us why you think so!
  

Logistics

This is a full-time employment position with benefits. Our office is in Princeton, New Jersey. We prefer candidates who can be in the office at least once per week, but we’re open to remote candidates.

Compensation

Compensation is competitive for a mission-driven non-profit. Salary will depend on qualifications.

Diversity

Climate Central strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and as such do not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

How to Apply

Please send your cover letter including salary expectations and your resume to jobs@climatecentral.org with the exact subject line, “Project Manager for Climate” (no quotes). Due to the volume of employment applications and queries received, Climate Central is unable to respond to each application individually. Applicants will be contacted directly if selected as a candidate. The search will close when a successful candidate is recruited.