Remote Strategic Project Coordinator

Red Carrot; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Healthcare

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Job summary

Red Carrot is seeking a Journeyman Project Coordination specialist to support a federal information literacy initiative. The role handles daily project administration, reporting, and evaluation activities to keep the initiative on schedule and within scope over a five-year period.

Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining the project plan, tracking milestones and budgets, coordinating taskforce meetings, and preparing monthly status and quarterly evaluation reports.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing projects with budgets, timelines, and deliverables.
• Experience developing project plans using MS Project, Gantt charts, or similar tools.
• Strong organizational and written communication skills, including reports and status updates.
• Experience in information, media, or digital literacy research or strategy preferred.
• Background in social science or qualitative methodologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the project plan with milestones, timeline, spending, dependencies, risks and mitigation.
• Prepare monthly status reports summarizing activities, changes, risks, and upcoming actions.
• Support development of an evaluation plan with measurable objectives and quarterly reports.
• Conduct project management tasks including budget tracking, timeline management, and contracting support.
• Prepare transition documentation and editable templates for ongoing content and toolkit maintenance.
• Coordinate scheduling and logistics for taskforce meetings and stakeholder engagements.
• Track deliverable due dates and support quality control review prior to submission.

Skills

Budget management

Timeline management

Deliverable tracking

Project planning

Written communication

Info literacy research

Social science background

Tools

MS Project

Gantt charts

Job description

Red Carrot is seeking a Journeyman Project Coordination specialist to support a federal information literacy initiative. The role handles daily project administration, reporting, and evaluation activities to keep the initiative on schedule and within scope over a five-year period.

Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining the project plan, tracking milestones and budgets, coordinating taskforce meetings, and preparing monthly status and quarterly evaluation reports.