Project Manager

As a community-focused project manager you are responsible for leading our non-formal education project with its objectives and its community.
The role combines strategic leadership, financial and operational management, community member coordination, education, stakeholder engagement, and community development.
It involves guiding members of the community; managing budgets and organisational planning; building relationships with local communities and external partners; resolving conflicts; and ensuring the project remains aligned with its mission, values, and long-term vision.
This position requires an experienced and hands-on leader who can manage both people and projects within a collaborative, non-hierarchical community setting.
The project manager oversees day-to-day operations while driving long-term strategy, financial sustainability, and organisational development.It is required that you bring your own laptop and phone to the project.Duration: 2 yearsCommitment: full-timeCore ResponsibilitiesLeading members of the community in "focus area" activities, providing general hands-on and theoretical education to community members (help with general activities, mini workshops, presentations, designing and running courses, working with interns to provide supervision/guidance etc.)Coordinating with other areas and departments to ensure they run in alignment to the overarching objectives (mission, vision, goals) of the organisationHaving financial responsibility for the project and making significant financial decisions to ensure it remains stable and robust.
This involves planning ahead, budgeting and tracking progressBeing available 24 hours a day to attend to any emergencies/urgent mattersHandling internal and external disputes/disagreements and negotiating mutually favourable solutions to assist the project and (if relevant), other partiesCreating a collective vision for Sunseed - working on the strategic vision and evaluating this as it goes on, ensuring it is achievable and that Sunseed remains true to thisDeveloping methods and techniques to measure progress and performance of the project, in line with goals and objectivesDeveloping and following appropriate processes for record-keeping, accounting, budgeting and fulfilling the project's legal reporting responsibilities as an associationWriting both department level (annual plan, research reports, general record keeping) and organisation-level reports such as general annual reports, financial YTD reports, impact reports, forward-looking plans (strategic plans and communicating these with the local and wider communityBeing legally responsible for the project as a member of the associationLiaising with neighbours, understanding their individual/collective needs and capitalising on the role/niche Sunseed plays in the village to open more opportunities for inter-village collaboration and community buildingWorking to strengthen and expand Sunseed networks in activism, research, community exchange, environmental/social justice and implementing strategies to better incorporate this into operations (for example, programs/subsidies/schemes to assist people coming from developing countries, non-monetary exchanges such as olive harvesting, wood collecting).
RequirementsExperience in project planning and coordinationBeing able to prepare, write and monitor budgetsExperience in basic accounting, data entry and financial acumenKnowledge of risk managementKnowledge of producing applications for grant funding and proposal writingExperience or affiliation with living off-grid, in community or in remote locations and in similarly harsh conditions (below 0 to +40 degrees)Being able to motivate people and generating interest in local environmental and social issues through connection to the landExperience in working toward creating regenerative and just communities, environments and societiesExperience in working for an NGO, preferably in the environmental sector and with involvement across a range of its operationsGood time management, being able to create schedules and spreadsheetsPersonal requirementsHaving a team oriented mindset in a non-hierarchical structureKnowledge of matriarchy and how to implement such structures in a communityAwareness and understanding of low-impact, sustainable livingHold a: First-aid, valid driver licence in Spain (26+)Ability to communicate in both English and SpanishStrong interpersonal skills, and being an effective communicator with a range of groupsThe ability to educate and motivate othersCreative problem-solving abilitiesAn ability to manage and grow stakeholder relationships that are in the project's best interestsSelf-motivation and being able to take initiative to guide own workAbility to negotiate and manage conflict using non-violent communicationApplicationIn order to apply, please prepare your application letter containing:Your CV, your motivations for this position and for living in community, your past experiences regarding this position, and why you would make a good candidate.
Please also inlcude where you are from or currently live, your age and your pronouns (so we can address you correctly).
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