Program Manager, Resilient States, Common Ground

Sfcg is seeking a Program Manager for the Resilient States Project, which aims to enhance social resilience and mitigate political polarization in key states like Texas and Pennsylvania. The role involves national coordination, program planning, grant management, and collaboration with external partners. The ideal candidate has experience in democracy and peace-building, with strong program management skills. The position is remote, requiring occasional travel for in-person events.
Common Ground USA (CG-USA) supports collaboration across differences to address our greatest challenges and to build an America where we can all belong and thrive. As an initiative of Search for Common Ground, we have 40 years’ experience in conflict settings around the world, and know that disagreement is an opportunity to transform conflict into cooperation. It is how we can solve our most challenging problems.

We know that most Americans want to overcome the divisions we face in our society – and that everyone has a role to play.

We are a dynamic, motivated, and diverse team committed to working across divides to generate locally-rooted, responsive, and sustainable solutions to some of the nation's most seemingly intractable issues. The Program Manager will support the Resilient States Program, working with the Program Director, and alongside the State Leads for Texas and Pennsylvania (and potentially additional states) – as well as a broader team of finance, operations, monitoring and evaluation, public engagement.

The Program Manager will also engage and coordinate with external implementation partners and peer organizations.

Position Summary

We seek a Program Manager for the Resilient States Project, which aims to support leaders in key states to build greater social resilience and to mitigate risks for toxic polarization and political violence. The program brings together state leaders across different sectors, ideologies and backgrounds, and helps them work together to build up strengths and address risks specific to their states.

The project currently works in Texas and Pennsylvania, and may extend to other states in the future.

The Program Manager will lead national team coordination, program planning, and grant management; implement national projects; and support in-state programming. They will facilitate coordination with our national partners and collaboration with other peers in the field. In close coordination with the Program Director and State Leads, they will oversee partner subgranting and support capacity building of state partners. The Program Manager will also lead collaboration with other CG-USA team members, engage in team-wide planning and strategy-setting, and lead special team projects, as assigned.

The ideal candidate has a background in democracy, peace-building, social science, advocacy, or other related field, and a strong track record of program and grant management. The ideal candidate is a problem solver, has demonstrable success in fostering teamwork, is flexible and comfortable adapting to varied contexts, and is energized by responsive, partner-driven programming.

Location

The candidate must be based in the United States. Standard work will take place remotely/at a home office, but will require interfacing and attending in-person events in DC, Pennsylvania, Texas, and other potential RSP states. Occasional travel to other US locations will be required. Standard work hours are Eastern or Central time-zone business hours.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Usual office environment conditions; ability to travel at least 15%.

Supervisory and Budget Responsibility

May manage one direct report, as well as consultants.

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
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