TBL, a staffing and training agency, is hiring a Project Manager to drive project delivery for our growing business. We’re looking for a Project Manager with experience in the day-to-day realities of project staffing, scheduling, budgeting, as well as organizational communications and change. As we invest more in worker-led research projects and other job placement initiatives, we’re looking for a Project Manager committed to workforce development and economic equality in California and nationwide.

Essential:

• Project Management - 3+ years proven project management experience, with a track record of managing multiple projects and associated staff consistently on time, quality, and budget.

• Business Development - Ability to turn conversations with partners/funders into proposals.

• Strategy and Planning - Ability to develop project strategies and plans to deliver them.

• Critical Thinking - Ability to make an evidence-based case for our worker-led approach.

• Schedule and Budget Management - Ability to develop, implement, and adjust project schedules and budgets.

• Systems and Processes Development - Ability to build internal systems and facilitate processes and develop them over time, building capacity over time.

• Diverse Client Management - Ability to manage and maintain relationships with workers, employers, partners, and other stakeholders.

• Team Engagement - An understanding of the engagement required to achieve authentic, positive change with workers who have a variety of life experiences (youth, formerly incarcerated, immigrant, etc.), and ability to design and implement relevant systems and programs.

• Constructive Leadership - Ability to name and address challenges that arise in collaborations.

• Written Communications - Ability to produce compelling written outputs to key stakeholders.

Desirable:

• Experience with research projects and/or job placements programs - Familiarity with applied research methods and/or in workforce development, job training, and placement programs. This builds on TBL’s “Worker- Researcher” model developed to train participants as researchers.

• Knowledge of technical and operation workforce and staffing systems - Knowledge of how they work, the challenges they face, and how we might do things differently.

• Experience in managing organizational culture change - Experience facilitating a shift in values and practices, and familiarity with forms of self-directed work such as sociocracy.

• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area with most travel being done virtually under COVID-19.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Managing Director

• Overseeing project setup and planning, in collaboration with partners

• Overseeing hiring, management, and growth of project staff

• Supervising project staff, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and milestones

Remuneration:

• Competitive pay (appx. $35-$55 per hour) and bonuses

• Benefits (healthcare, paid time off, and more)

• Ownership share in our staffing co-op

How to apply:

Either fill in the form below or Email 1-2 paragraphs about your background and what you hope to do in this role, as well as a resume or link to a LinkedIn or other professional profile, to danny@turningbasinlabs.com.