Community Change : Special Projects Portfolio Manager, Campaigns & Advocacy

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Special Projects Portfolio Manager, Campaigns & Advocacy

Position Title: Special Projects Portfolio Manager, Campaigns & Advocacy

Date: February 2026

Bargaining Unit:

☐ Yes ✅ No

Reports to: Director of Operations

Classification:

Exempt

Department/ Location:

Special Projects/ Remote

About Community Change and Community Change Action:

Community Change builds the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to lead powerful and dynamic movements for social change. With our community-based partners, we bridge the grassroots and the national, supporting outsider strategies to disrupt the status quo while also building pathways to influence on the inside.

Our vision of a better world centers around the leadership of impacted people of color to move our work on the care economy, economic freedom, state powerbuilding, and immigrant rights.

This position also supports Community Change Action, an affiliated 501(c)(4) advocacy organization. While motivated by the same core values – equity, inclusion, and freedom – Community Change and Community Change Action operate independently of one another, and each organization has its own board of directors.

Position Description:

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the ** Special Projects Portfolio Manager, Campaigns & Advocacy** will be a seasoned member of a team working with a diverse portfolio, comprising approximately 7-10 projects, within the Fiscally Sponsored Projects of Community Change/Action.

The ideal candidate has significant experience with boots-on-the-ground campaign and advocacy work. They enjoy building relationships, adapting their working style to collaborate effectively with others, and bringing humor and compassion to their work. They thrive in a perpetual learning environment, along with being organized, reliable, and a detail-oriented problem-solver with excellent judgment. Ideally this person will also have prior experience with a fiscal sponsorship practice and/or donor advised funds.

The ideal person will have a basic understanding of nonprofit operations, including finance, grants administration, legal compliance, and human resources. Experience with 501(c)(3) permissible lobbying and/or differentiating between 501(C)(3) and 501(c)(4) work is necessary. This person has worked in a fast-paced environment, with responsibility for multiple time-sensitive deliverables and a proven track record of success. They are able to deliver exceptional customer service and set appropriate boundaries when faced with challenging demands. They work efficiently, independently, and proactively suggest process improvements.

Principal Responsibilities:

Relationship Management:

• Be the main point of contact for your assigned projects - weekly check in calls with project staff leads to build relationships and understand their goals.

• Hold portfolio accountable to compliance and operational requirements and deadlines.

• With some support from the Director of Operations, serve as a strategic thought partner to projects with regard to operations, finance, grants management, organizational development, and People & Culture.

• Ongoing tracking of work, goals, and upcoming events/needs.

• Ensure that portfolios that are working with tight deadlines and turnaround times are able to meet their needs while also staying in compliance with work.

Financial Management

• Ensure proper documentation and accurate accounting for all revenue and expenses, including tracking accounts payable and receivable, along with maintaining appropriate financial and project coding.

• Provide financial management reports and support to assigned projects, including management of the budgeting process, monthly financial reports, revenue and expense projections, cash flow analyses, and other support as requested.

• Monitor overall fiscal health of assigned projects and work with CC/A leadership to address any identified concerns or needs on behalf of these projects.

• Review and process approved payment requests from assigned projects.

• Manage online giving platforms utilized by assigned portfolio of projects

• Prepare reports for the finance team and projects that track monthly expenses, revenue, and income.

• As needed, assist with Grant Management in conjunction with Grants & Systems Manager.

Compliance Management:

• Ensure that fiscally sponsored projects comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including relevant restrictions on lobbying and electoral campaigning activities as well as labor laws.

• Draft all vendor and consultant contracts for review and processing.

• Ensure effective communication with project teams about HR requirements, timelines, and policy updates.

• Ensure all new projects and staff are onboarded appropriately.

Qualifications:

• Eight years’ experience in nonprofit operational work and/or political campaigns, ideally with a deep understanding of financial management;

• Required minimum of at least two campaign cycles or two years in direct advocacy / community organizing work;

• Knowledge of financial principles and practices in nonprofit organizations, including 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) activity;

• Organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and work under pressure while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy;

• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with supervisor, staff and vendors; with a collaborative and entrepreneurial approach to problem resolution, while taking initiative and working with minimal supervision;

• Required strong Excel skills, with computers and accounting software experience. A proactive nature in using technology and systems to maximize efficiencies with tasks;

• Commitment to Community Change / Action’s mission of empowering low-income community groups.

Supervisory Responsibility: N/A

Salary Range & Benefits: $100K - $110K annual salary. Community Change offers an excellent benefits package, which includes 4 weeks of annual paid vacation; additional paid holiday leave between December 24 and January 1 and a Summer break the week of July 4th; 8% employer contribution to retirement account after six months of employment (and 3% employer contribution for the first 6 months); and a choice of generous health insurance plans.

Travel Requirements: 5 to 10% of time for staff meetings

Classification: Community Change recognizes a staff bargaining unit affiliated with IFPTE Local 70, a union for non-profit workers. This position is not included in Community Change's bargaining unit and not covered under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

Location: Remote, based in the U.S.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit the following application materials in PDF via the Movement Talent Opportunity Board application portal by clicking the "Apply To This Job" button:

https://recruitcrm.io/apply/17713537547470060944qIj

• Cover letter

• Your resume

• A list of three references (including at least one former or current direct supervisor), that includes their name, title, email address, phone number, and relationship to you.

Equal Opportunity: Our vision of a better world centers the leadership of impacted people of color to move our work on immigrant rights, economic justice, and racial equity, including a focus on jobs and housing, early childhood care and education, income supports, and immigration reform. We strongly encourage the interest and applications of people of color, women, and people in the disabled and LGBTQ+ communities. Community Change is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Closing Date of Position: Open Until Filled