Remote Senior Project Manager, Education & Grants

DataKind; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Wellness program

401(k) plan

Job summary

DataKind is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Education portfolio in a fully remote US role. You will coordinate cross-functional work across Research, Product, Data Science, and partner teams, manage projects and grants, and serve as a primary contact for institutional partners and funders.

The position emphasizes education knowledge and ability to contribute to applied research and implementation.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience managing or coordinating complex, externally funded projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication with ability to translate complex work into updates and reports.
• Proficiency with project management platforms such as Asana or comparable tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate timelines, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies across the Education portfolio.
• Manage projects and grants day to day, including budgets and funder reporting.
• Facilitate planning and problem-solving across multiple teams and partners.
• Handle routine matters with institutional partners, funders, and collaborators, escalating strategically when needed.
• Contribute to applied research and evaluation materials for partners and funders.
• Identify and fix gaps in portfolio coordination and tracking.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Grant reporting

Tools

Asana

Job description

DataKind is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Education portfolio in a fully remote US role. You will coordinate cross-functional work across Research, Product, Data Science, and partner teams, manage projects and grants, and serve as a primary contact for institutional partners and funders.

The position emphasizes education knowledge and ability to contribute to applied research and implementation.