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Project Director

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Category:  Project Director
Full time
Expert & Leadership (>10 years)
English

Other Skills

  • Negotiation
  • Customer Service
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Team Management

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Minimum 10 years of experience managing and directing federal contracts
  • Significant experience managing adolescent programs
  • Specialized knowledge and experience in abstinence and sexual risk avoidance education
  • Demonstrated skills in negotiation, customer service, and project management

Requirements:

  • Lead development of effective project plans and oversee daily contract operations
  • Manage and oversee performance of Sub-Contractors and consultants
  • Coordinate and assist in preparation of national and topical training sessions and forums for TTA activities
  • Review and revise the project work plan

Job description

Position Title: Project Director
Location: Remote with 10% travel to clients HQ in DC

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Overview:
The Project Director is responsible for the full management of the contract, including planning, daily operations oversight, and supervision of Sub-Contractors and consultants. This individual serves as the primary point of contact for contract-related matters and regularly scheduled project management discussions with the client.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead development of effective project plans and oversee daily contract operations
  • Manage and oversee performance of Sub-Contractors and consultants
  • Coordinate and assist in preparation of national and topical training sessions and forums for T&TA activities
  • Serve as primary contact for contract inquiries and regularly scheduled project management discussions
  • Review and revise the project work plan
  • Develop and present innovative ideas to expand the capacity of sexual risk avoidance grant recipients
  • Support knowledge-sharing in the field of risk avoidance education
  • Track multiple concurrent tasks performed under the contract

Minimum Qualifications
  • Minimum 10 years of experience managing and directing federal contracts
  • Significant experience managing adolescent programs
  • Specialized knowledge and experience in abstinence and sexual risk avoidance education
  • Demonstrated skills in negotiation, customer service, and project management
  • Proven ability to select and manage Sub-Contractors and consultants
  • Experience tracking multiple tasks under federal government contracts

Benefits at Red Carrot:    

At Red Carrot, we empower you to be a leader. We attract and develop talent from all backgrounds because we believe there’s strength in diversity, offering different perspectives and skills. Together, we can solve our client’s biggest challenges. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.     

  • Training and Development – Tuition reimbursement and professional trainings for eligible employees.
  • Healthcare – Top-tier medical, dental, vision, life insurance and long-term disability coverage.     
  • 401(k) Plan – 401(k)-retirement and Roth plan with company matching and no vesting period.     
  • Profit Sharing – Discretionary profit-sharing plan to all eligible employees after one year of employment.          
  • Paid Time Off – Provides flexible work hours, paid time off, and 11 federal holidays.   

About Us:

Red Carrot is an award-winning, woman-owned small business that is growing rapidly in the federal government space. Our team is fueled by passion, backed by intelligence, and built on expertise. From our inception, we have leveraged industrial engineering principles and data analytics to craft highly efficient solutions for clients’ complex needs. As we have grown, we remain focused on research-centric, data-informed, and audience-oriented, while expanding our range of expert capabilities.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, we have a strong and continually growing presence in Washington, D.C., as well as team members and clients all over the country. We understand the importance of overcoming geographic limitations to provide the best, all-encompassing service to our clients. Red Carrot builds client capacity by implementing Strategic Communications, Customer Experience, Management Consulting, and Human Capital Solutions on behalf of our clients.

EO Commitment:

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, dating violence or stalking of any individual or any person associated with such individual, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, termination, promotions, transfers, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms and conditions of employment.

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