DC-based Global Projects Manager – Women’s Peace & Leadership

Social Impact Guide; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 107,500 - 119,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k match

PTO

Sabbatical

Volunteer leave

Professional development

Job summary

Vital Voices Global Partnership seeks a Project Manager for The Mothers’ Call based in Washington, DC. The role coordinates day-to-day operations across the Vital Voices team, movement co-leads, vendors, and coalition partners to ensure timely deliverables in English, Arabic, and Hebrew.

The role involves scheduling, preparing briefing materials, managing MERL tracking, and supporting anchor events. Travel up to 30% is required; remote candidates are not accepted.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international relations, communications, or related field; 5 years of relevant work experience, or a graduate degree with 3 years.
• Strong operational and event management background in complex contexts.
• Experience in project management within international development, peacebuilding, or global women’s issues.
• Excellent oral and written communications in English.
• English plus Arabic and/or Hebrew preferred.
• Experience working in the Middle East.
• MS Office, and project management software proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own Phase 2 workplan; track deliverables, milestones, and dependencies across the pillars; manage team rhythms.
• Coordinate production of movement outputs, including advocacy materials and policy documents; manage translations across English, Arabic, Hebrew.
• Manage day-to-day coordination with vendors; serve as operational contact for coalition partners.
• Support movement co-leads with scheduling, briefing materials, and meeting prep.
• Maintain MERL indicators; compile quarterly progress and donor reports; flag risks.
• Plan and execute anchor events (Barefoot Walk, Regional Network Summit, policy launch).
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Event management

MS Office

Multilingual communication

Vendor coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in international relations or related field

Graduate degree in international relations or related field

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

Vital Voices Global Partnership seeks a Project Manager for The Mothers’ Call based in Washington, DC. The role coordinates day-to-day operations across the Vital Voices team, movement co-leads, vendors, and coalition partners to ensure timely deliverables in English, Arabic, and Hebrew.

The role involves scheduling, preparing briefing materials, managing MERL tracking, and supporting anchor events. Travel up to 30% is required; remote candidates are not accepted.