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 years

Commitment: full-time

Core Responsibilities

Leading 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 organisation
Having financial responsibility for the project and making significant financial decisions to ensure it remains stable and robust. This involves planning ahead, budgeting and tracking progress
Being available 24 hours a day to attend to any emergencies/urgent matters
Handling internal and external disputes/disagreements and negotiating mutually favourable solutions to assist the project and (if relevant), other parties
Creating 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 this
Developing methods and techniques to measure progress and performance of the project, in line with goals and objectives
Developing and following appropriate processes for record-keeping, accounting, budgeting and fulfilling the project’s legal reporting responsibilities as an association
Writing 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 community
Being legally responsible for the project as a member of the association
Liaising 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 building
Working 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).

Requirements

Experience in project planning and coordination
Being able to prepare, write and monitor budgets
Experience in basic accounting, data entry and financial acumen
Knowledge of risk management
Knowledge of producing applications for grant funding and proposal writing
Using basic software programs (Google drive, Notion, Office, Gnucash)
Experience 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 land
Experience in working toward creating regenerative and just communities, environments and societies
Experience in working for an NGO, preferably in the environmental sector and with involvement across a range of its operations
Good time management, being able to create schedules and spreadsheets

Personal requirements

Having a team oriented mindset in a non-hierarchical structure
Knowledge of matriarchy and how to implement such structures in a community
Leadership qualities
Awareness and understanding of low-impact, sustainable living
Hold a: First-aid, valid driver licence in Spain (26+)
Ability to communicate in both English and Spanish
Strong interpersonal skills, and being an effective communicator with a range of groups
The ability to educate and motivate others
Creative problem-solving abilities
An ability to manage and grow stakeholder relationships that are in the project’s best interests
Self-motivation and being able to take initiative to guide own work
Ability to negotiate and manage conflict using non-violent communication

Application

In 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).

Send it to: sunseed@sunseed.org.uk