Project Manager, Activations

Stand Together; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting

Flexible time off

Health and dental plans

Wellness and mental health support

Job summary

Stand Together is seeking a Project Manager to support the execution of high-impact activations—large-scale, community-facing initiatives that bring together partnerships, media, content, and events to drive public engagement at scale.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and execution-focused, with strong project management discipline and the ability to bring structure to fast-moving projects involving multiple teams.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in project management or related roles, preferably in marketing, partnerships, events, or cross-functional environments.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools such as scheduling, scope, communications, and stakeholder management.
• Experience coordinating with external partners and cross-functional teams on multiple simultaneous projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning and execution of cross-functional activation initiatives.
• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional meetings, agendas, decisions, and action items.
• Track progress and escalate blockers to maintain momentum.
• Ensure stakeholder visibility into priorities and timelines.
• Prepare project updates, presentations, and briefing materials.
• Maintain project documentation and communications.
• Identify opportunities to improve coordination and processes.
• Manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Support budget tracking and resource coordination.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Schedule management

Communications

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Job description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

As our community grows, so does the impact of our work on building a society where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to the greater good. Stand Together Trust is seeking a Project Manager to support the execution of high-impact activations - large-scale, community-facing initiatives that bring together partnerships, media, content, and events to drive public engagement at scale.

This role will help coordinate tasks, projects, and workstreams across internal teams and external partners, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and responsibilities remain clearclear, and work moves forward effectively. The Project Manager will independently manage defined projects and activation workstreams while also supporting activation leaders on larger, more complex initiatives.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and execution-focused, with strong project management discipline and the ability to bring structure and consistency to fast-moving projects involving multiple teams.

How You Will Contribute

• Coordinate the planning and execution of cross-functional activation initiatives from concept through execution.
• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate cross-functional project meetings, including preparing agendas, capturing decisions and next steps, and following up on action items.
• Track project progress across internal teams and external partners, proactively identify risks or blockers, and escale issues as needed to Activation Lead or Director to maintain momentum.
• Support alignment across stakeholders by ensuring teams have visibility into priorities, responsibilities, timelines, and key decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including experience preparing project updates, presentations, and briefing materials.
• Maintain clear project documentation, status updates, briefing materials, presentations, and other project communications.
• Help maintain operational consistency across initiatives through effective documentation, workflows, tracking systems, and project management tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve project coordination, communication, and operating processes and recommend practical solutions.
• Manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, evolving environment while maintaining attention to detail and high-quality execution.
• Facilitate clear communication and information sharing so stakeholders have the context needed to make informed decisions.
• Contribute to activation reporting, planning and assessment.
• Capture project learnings and contribute to after‑actions that improve future strategy, planning, and execution.
• Support budget tracking, resource coordination, and project reporting as needed.
• Demonstrate adaptability and professionalism in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities and timelines, where principles guide decision‑making rather than rigid processes.

What You Will Bring

• 3 - 5 years of project management, project coordination, program management, or related experience, preferably in marketing, partnerships, media, events, or another cross‑functional environments.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools such as schedule, scope, communications, and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to manage timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and stakeholder coordination across multiple simultaneous projects.
• Experience driving initiatives that involveexternal partnerships, brand/marketing efforts, or community engagement(B2C exposure is a plus).
• Excellent organizational and process management skills with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Experience facilitating cross‑functional collaboration and driving alignment across diverse teams and external partners.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect day‑to‑day execution to broader goals and outcomes; applying intuitive inquiry to workstreams.
• Demonstrated execution discipline and accountability with a focus on delivering projects smoothly and efficiently.
• A proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset and willingness to improve processes when opportunities arise.
• Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approachto solving problems, and a commitment to stewardingour culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
• A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
• Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non‑hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
• Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values:

Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom‑up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

For this role, the anticipated base salary range is $85,000–$110,000 per year. This role may also be eligible for additional bonus compensation designed to align total compensation with an employee’s overall contribution to the organization.

Our Principles-Based Management™ (PBM) compensation philosophy is grounded in an individualized approach that rewards the long‑term value each person creates for the organization. Compensation decisions are informed by a variety of factors, including relevant experience, capabilities, demonstrated skills, role responsibilities, and expected contribution. Consistent with this approach, base salary may vary within or outside of the anticipated range based on these considerations.