Project manager

Sunseed; España; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunseed is seeking a community-focused project manager to lead a non-formal education initiative in Spain. You will guide strategy, manage budgets, coordinate community members, and engage local partners to advance environmental and social objectives.

This hands-on role blends leadership with practical administration in a collaborative setting. The successful candidate will have NGO experience, strong communication skills, budgeting know-how, and a commitment to regenerative communities and

Qualifications

• Experience in project planning and coordination.
• Ability to prepare, write and monitor budgets.
• Experience in basic accounting, data entry and financial acumen.
• Knowledge of risk management.
• Experience or affiliation with living off-grid or in remote locations and harsh conditions.
• Knowledge of producing grant applications and proposal writing.
• Experience in motivating people and engaging on environmental and social issues.
• Experience in building regenerative and just communities.
• Experience in NGO work, preferably in environmental sector.
• Good time management and ability to create schedules and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Leading members of the community in focus area activities, providing education to community members.
• Coordinating with other areas to align with overarching objectives.
• Having financial responsibility for the project: planning ahead, budgeting and tracking progress.
• Being available 24 hours to attend to emergencies.
• Handling disputes and negotiating mutually favourable solutions.
• Creating a collective vision for Sunseed and evaluating it for achievability.
• Developing methods to measure progress and performance of the project.
• Developing and following processes for record-keeping, budgeting and legal reporting as an association.
• Writing department and organisation-level reports and forward-looking plans.
• Liaising with neighbours and expanding inter-village collaboration and community building.
• Strengthening Sunseed networks in activism, research and environmental justice.

Skills

Project planning

People motivation

Risk management

Time management

Communication

Self-motivation

Conflict resolution

Education

NGO management experience

Tools

Budgeting tools

Job description

As a community-focused project manager you are responsible for leading our non-formal education project with its objectives and its community. The role combines strategic leadership, financial and operational management, community member coordination, education, stakeholder engagement, and community development. It involves guiding members of the community; managing budgets and organisational planning; building relationships with local communities and external partners; resolving conflicts; and ensuring the project remains aligned with its mission, values, and long-term vision. This position requires an experienced and hands-on leader who can manage both people and projects within a collaborative, non-hierarchical community setting. The project manager oversees day-to-day operations while driving long-term strategy, financial sustainability, and organisational development.

It is required that you bring your own laptop and phone to the project.

Duration: 2 years

Commitment: full-time

Core Responsibilities

Leading members of the community in “focus area” activities, providing general hands-on and theoretical education to community members (help with general activities, mini workshops, presentations, designing and running courses, working with interns to provide supervision/guidance etc.)

Coordinating with other areas and departments to ensure they run in alignment to the overarching objectives (mission, vision, goals) of the organisation

Having financial responsibility for the project and making significant financial decisions to ensure it remains stable and robust. This involves planning ahead, budgeting and tracking progress

Being available 24 hours a day to attend to any emergencies/urgent matters

Handling internal and external disputes/disagreements and negotiating mutually favourable solutions to assist the project and (if relevant), other parties

Creating a collective vision for Sunseed - working on the strategic vision and evaluating this as it goes on, ensuring it is achievable and that Sunseed remains true to this

Developing methods and techniques to measure progress and performance of the project, in line with goals and objectives

Developing and following appropriate processes for record-keeping, accounting, budgeting and fulfilling the project’s legal reporting responsibilities as an association

Writing both department level (annual plan, research reports, general record keeping) and organisation-level reports such as general annual reports, financial YTD reports, impact reports, forward-looking plans (strategic plans and communicating these with the local and wider community

Being legally responsible for the project as a member of the association

Liaising with neighbours, understanding their individual/collective needs and capitalising on the role/niche Sunseed plays in the village to open more opportunities for inter-village collaboration and community building

Working to strengthen and expand Sunseed networks in activism, research, community exchange, environmental/social justice and implementing strategies to better incorporate this into operations (for example, programs/subsidies/schemes to assist people coming from developing countries, non-monetary exchanges such as olive harvesting, wood collecting).

Requirements

Experience in project planning and coordination

Being able to prepare, write and monitor budgets

Experience in basic accounting, data entry and financial acumen

Knowledge of risk management

Knowledge of producing applications for grant funding and proposal writing

Experience or affiliation with living off-grid, in community or in remote locations and in similarly harsh conditions (below 0 to +40 degrees)

Being able to motivate people and generating interest in local environmental and social issues through connection to the land

Experience in working toward creating regenerative and just communities, environments and societies

Experience in working for an NGO, preferably in the environmental sector and with involvement across a range of its operations

Good time management, being able to create schedules and spreadsheets

Personal requirements

Having a team oriented mindset in a non-hierarchical structure

Knowledge of matriarchy and how to implement such structures in a community

Awareness and understanding of low-impact, sustainable living

Hold a: First-aid, valid driver licence in Spain (26+)

Ability to communicate in both English and Spanish

Strong interpersonal skills, and being an effective communicator with a range of groups

The ability to educate and motivate others

Creative problem-solving abilities

An ability to manage and grow stakeholder relationships that are in the project’s best interests

Self-motivation and being able to take initiative to guide own work

Ability to negotiate and manage conflict using non-violent communication

Application

In order to apply, please prepare your application letter containing:

Your CV, your motivations for this position and for living in community, your past experiences regarding this position, and why you would make a good candidate. Please also inlcude where you are from or currently live, your age and your pronouns (so we can address you correctly).