Education Project Manager: Reports to Regional Director, West Region Location: Remote

Job Overview: Keep America Beautiful is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Education Project Manager to refine, modernize, and revitalize our education initiatives while building our education platform. The ideal candidate will be passionate about K-12 education, experienced in hands-on learning, possess strong project management skills, and have a deep understanding of educational content and technology. As the Education Project Manager, you will collaborate with the Keep America Beautiful Affiliate network, education content providers, and other stakeholders to identify, create and adapt content for our education platform, which is aimed at helping students learn about the value of caring for communities and the environment; and the important role they can play in improving conditions for the natural world, and quality of life in their communities.

Responsibilities: 

• Curriculum Development and Updates: Identify and adapt content from our network to be video first and distributed via an established platform, ie YouTube Understand and seek grade level alignment and curriculum standards. Lead creation of new content that includes applied and field learning opportunities. Support revision of existing curricula and educational materials for KAB’s pillars— litter, recycling/waste reduction, beautification, and community action/volunteerism.
• Teacher, Parent and Caregiver Training and Support: Provide guidance for teachers, parents, and caregivers on how to use the education platform to engage others in using our content from the education
• Student Engagement: Implement strategies to engage students actively in the learning process, promoting critical thinking, creativity, and a love for environment, and community
• Assessment and Evaluation: Develop and implement methodology for assessing the use and effectiveness of the platform, content trends, and identifying new topics to bring to the
• Education Technology Integration: Understand technology platforms to be able to identify the right platform to use that will meet the needs of the Maintain knowledge of trends and best practices.
• Learning Environment Enhancement: Create a positive and inclusive online learning environment that fosters growth, well-being, and social-emotional
• Partnerships & Collaboration with Stakeholders: Work closely with KAB team members, affiliates, and external partners to align educational goals and initiatives and create best in class opportunities; support the identification and recruitment of educators and civic leaders to advise on KAB’s educational
• Project Management & Strategy: Develop and manage work plans and collaborate with partners and KAB team members to successfully implement KAB’s educational initiatives; support the refinement and growth of KAB’s education

Qualifications: 

• Experience in environmental and/or STEM education content and learning
• Experience in digital educational resources and community development
• Experience in hands-on learning
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational
• Strong organizational skills, including multitasking, and attention to
• Strong time management skills and ability to meet
• Work well under pressure and makes good decisions
• Strong problem solving
• Proactive and self-
• Excellent project management
• Knowledge regarding community programs focused on issues of sustainability, education, and community
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with internal and external
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent at building and maintaining professional
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, exercise flexibility as needed, and communicate changes/updates to colleagues in a timely

 Salary Range $ 70,000-$80,000 annually

About Keep America Beautiful

 Founded in 1953, Keep America Beautiful is America’s premier community improvement organization. Keep America Beautiful continues to be the most credible organization in community restoration and resiliency by focusing on public education, mobilizing volunteers and creating partnerships.

Working at Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful has embraced a remote work policy to attract the best and brightest from all over America. If you live within 60 miles of Stamford, you will also work at our national headquarters. Keep America Beautiful’s national headquarters is walking distance from the Stamford Metro-North train station with a shuttle bus also available. The office features a free parking garage and gym in the building and is conveniently located near great restaurants, bars, shopping and beautiful Mill River Park.

 Persons with national service experience (VISTA, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and veterans are encouraged to apply. Keep America Beautiful is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, ancestry, marital status, being a party to a civil union, handicap or disabilities or perception of disabilities, political activity, or other protected class status. Discrimination in violation of this policy is prohibited.

Additional Benefits

You will be a member of a passionate team dedicated to the fulfillment of KAB’s mission. Just as KAB envisions a country in which every community is a clean, green, and a beautiful place to live, we also strive for our organization to be a beautiful place to work. We believe that it is intrinsic rewards that motivate employees sustainably, but respect the need for extrinsic rewards which would include but are not limited to our benefits listed here

• Very Competitive Pay for the non-profit sector
• Generous Employee Benefits Package
• Maternity and Parental Leave
• 403b Program
• Unlimited PTO and Paid Holidays

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to recruitment@kab.org by May 20, 2024.