• Part time (0.6FTE) temporaray
• Location: U.S.
• Reports to: Director of Programs
• Duration: Mid-August through December 15, 2024 (temporary)
• Salary range: $5,000 - $6,000 per month USD

Description: Meedan seeks a dynamic and strategic Project Manager to lead our U.S. election programming from September 1 to December 15, 2024. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a network of media partners across the United States as they engage in chatbot-facilitated journalism hosted on Meedan’s open-source software, Check.

The U.S. election project, Election Exchange, is a national coalition run in partnership with the International Center for Journalists to help voters find the information they need to meaningfully participate in the democratic process. Our goal is to equip partners and network members with deep, detailed knowledge of what communities across the country want to know and be able to apply those findings to coverage of the 2024 election cycle as well as to their overall strategic goals. Through the Election Exchange program, newsrooms will promote Meedan’s AI-powered chatbot software, Check, to uncover and address misinformation on private messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, and Facebook Messenger.

The Election Exchange Project Manager is responsible for analyzing and presenting coalition data trends, facilitating discussions between network members, and coordinating communication efforts for the coalition of newsrooms focused on gathering data-driven insights around the U.S. 2024 election. The Project Manager will ensure the effective dissemination of information, promote and host events, and engage regularly with coalition members and partners. This role requires strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills to support the coalition’s mission.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Partner Engagement and Recruitment:
   • Continue recruiting relevant partners to join and contribute to the coalition.
   • Foster relationships with existing and new partners to enhance coalition activities and impact.
2. Meeting Coordination and Presentation:
   • Schedule and organize monthly briefing events in collaboration with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
   • Present data findings to the coalition, either ahead of meetings or during them, depending on available resources
   • Promote events in advance and send follow-up reminders to coalition members.
     
3. Communication and Promotion:
   • Publish blogs, white papers, social media content, or joint articles with the coalition on identified trends.
4. On-platform Partner Relations:
   • Extract and share key observations about the U.S. election from Meedan’s network of global platform partners
   • Facilitate discussions on cross-border data trends and recommend enhancements to data collection and communication processes
   • Determine whether the cross-border information should be integrated into regular coalition briefings or handled separately, based on data quality.
   • Publish blogs, white papers, social media content, or joint articles with the coalition on cross-border trends.
5. Data Analysis and Reporting:
   
   • Access and review data hosted in Meedan’s Check software to analyze the latest information trends coming in from network audience
   • Extract key observations and trends to share with the coalition
   • Prepare and present findings through slide decks, documents, or other suitable formats
   • Answer questions and facilitate discussions regarding data trends, and recommend improvements for data collection and communication

Other duties as assigned, as organizational needs and priorities dictate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Communication, Data Science, Journalism, or a related field.
• Proven experience in project management
• Proven experience in data journalism, presentation, and reporting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in organizing events and managing communications.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Flexible with working hours to accommodate the needs of this position.

Additional Skills:

• Familiarity with Meedan’s Check software
• Experience in developing promotional materials and communication packages.
• Ability to write and publish engaging content on various platforms.

About Meedan

Meedan is a global technology not-for-profit that builds software and programmatic initiatives to strengthen journalism, digital literacy, and accessibility of information online and off. We help journalists, fact-checkers and human rights groups investigate and distribute critical information to local audiences. We deploy messaging technology, training and emergency funds during elections, natural disasters, global crises and other major events.

We collaborate with technologists, newsrooms, fact-checkers, public health professionals, NGOs and academic institutions on award-winning projects from election monitoring to pandemic response to human rights documentation. This work supports our vision of a more equitable internet.

Our team members are distributed through multiple cities and time zones. Our team members are able to work flexibly and respond to challenges across a range of project areas. This includes the following:

• Flexible work from home
• Flexible schedule
• Support for home office
• Internal EDI training and regular EDI impact and policy reviews
• Code of Conduct

Benefits

At Meedan, we believe that the work we do is only as strong as the wellbeing of the people who make it happen. We’re committed to providing a broad range of employee benefits that uplift the engagement and growth of our people, and to truly embody awesome in our Meedan culture.

For candidates from the US, we have the following benefits available:

• Unlimited PTO including vacation, holidays, and sick time with expansive coverage, including for menstrual pain, caretaking responsibilities, and mental health needs. We are also closed the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Generous health and dental benefits, including 100% employee premium coverage and 50% coverage of dependents
• Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability
• Options of employee-paid vision insurance, commuter benefits, healthcare FSA, and childcare FSA
• Matching 401k plan (100% match of the first 3% and 50% match of the next 2% employee contribution) and a flexible spending account
• Complimentary One Medical subscriptions for employees and dependents
• Complimentary Health Advocate and Talkspace (online therapy) subscriptions
• Complimentary Kindbody benefit (gynecology, fertility, and family-building)
• A one calendar month paid sabbatical after five years of employment
• Flexible leave for bereavement, major illness, parental responsibilities, pregnancy, military duties, civic responsibility, severe weather conditions

For candidates outside of the U.S., we strive for parity with U.S. benefit offerings subject to local regulations and restrictions. Further supplemental benefits for non-U.S. team members include a coworking space allowance and home office allowance.

Professional Development and Social Support

All candidates around the world have the following resources available:

• Professional development support
• Annual home office equipment stipend
• Monthly cell phone bill stipend
• Co-working office space stipend
• Mentorship program plus regular learning sessions/seminars
• Regular optional team social activities online and offline, including games, yoga, meditation and meals
• Generous travel support for in-person meetings and retreats with colleagues
• Paid subscription to meditation apps and other mental health resources
• Complimentary access to publications like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and others
• Digital security training and support

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

We actively recruit and encourage applications from individuals from historically underrepresented communities in technology and journalism, including those who identify as LGBTQ+, women, people of color and/or from underrepresented cultural communities, and people with disabilities.