our common home ยท 3 months ago
Project Manager - Research
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expOur Common Home is an organization focused on promoting civic participation to address climate change. They are seeking a Project Manager to help establish their Kenya entity and manage various projects, including research and operational tasks, while supporting the Executive Director in organizational development.
Civic & Social Organization
Responsibilities
Build and manage workplans, timelines, and budgets
Track progress (scope, KPIs, budget, team health) and share updates with teams, partners, and funders
Coordinate project delivery, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities
Manage supplier, partner, and funder relationships
Track and confirm project finances, costs, and billings
Prepare vendor and partner contracts
Support entity set-up: legal, branding, research contracting, and strategy
Support the Executive Director on organisational goals, budgets, and growth plans
Oversee cash flow, accounting, and invoicing with global finance support
Strengthen programme proposals with analysis and insights
Support recruitment, onboarding, and skills development
Build internal processes, tools, and best practices
Qualification
Required
5+ years in project management (digital, creative, PR, NGO, or similar)
Skilled with task management tools and frameworks
Strong budgeting and financial management
Client, partner, and funder liaison experience
Managed diverse teams
Data- and evidence-driven planning
Excellent communication and time management
Strategic thinker on resources, scope, and impact
Fluent in English
Preferred
Start-up operations experience is a big plus
Project Manager / Program Coordinator in start-up, NGO, or association
Research Project Manager with operations skills
Office/Business Manager (finance, HR, compliance)
Project/Programme Administrator managing delivery and systems
Benefits
Remote work
Competitive pay for the sector
Flexible working style with good work-life balance
A chance to build something lasting and leave a legacy
Company
our common home
our common home is an organisation that promotes civic participation of everyone in society to build solutions to our changing natural environment, in particular people with more traditional values who feel a deep attachment to place, to their traditions, to their family and nation and who so far have been left out of the conversation.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase