Program Manager, Community Education

The SPLC is seeking a Program Manager of Community Education to join Learning For Justice!

The Program Manager, Community Education, advances community- centered learning and education by transforming LFJ's frameworks into localized, culturally grounded education across Community Justice Sites and SPLC's five-state region.

This role centers program design, localizing curriculum development, workshop writing, facilitation, and train-the-trainer leadership to ensure that communities are equipped with sustainable knowledge and skills for collective action. This role collaborates across SPLC departments to translate specialized expertise into accessible community learning opportunities. The Community Education Program Manager serves as a bridge between SPLC's internal knowledge and the lived realities of local communities, ensuring education fuels both advocacy and long-term community power movement for liberation. This position will work 100% of the time in SPLC's five states, and is expected to live in one of SPLC's five states AL, FL, GA, LA, or MS.

Who You Are

Community-centered Program Manager with experience educating, organizing, and working alongside local communities across SPLC's cover area.

Empathetic , culturally responsive communicator skilled at building trust with diverse stakeholders, community leaders and partner organizations, and listens to understand community needs and meet them where they are.

Strategic , visionary leader who can co-create program plans with communities and take initiative to implement and manage those plans and turn them into workshops, trainings, and learning spaces designed to inform, empower, and mobilize communities.

Strong creative writer and trainer, able to adapt organizational content and values into language that resonates with local communities and manage multiple programs and community partnerships simultaneously.

Flexible , adaptable, and organized, able to prioritize effectively across multiple communities while responding to evolving community needs and realities.

What You'll Do

Design , write, and implement Community Justice Site workshops and curricula that localize LFJ frameworks into accessible, culturally grounded education.

Lead and manage Community Justice Site programming across five SPLC states, ensuring alignment with LFJ frameworks and responsiveness to community needs.

Facilitate and lead community dialogue sessions that promote honest history, identity, diversity, justice, and action. Develop and manage train-the-trainer programs that build sustainable capacity among local leaders and educators.

Collaborate across SPLC departments (Policy, Legal, Intelligence Project, Development, and State Offices) to integrate specialized expertise into community learning.

Build and maintain partnerships with community leaders, educators, organizations, and cultural institutions to sustain local autonomy.

Provide program management oversight, including timelines, budgets, reporting, and multi-state coordination. Document educational themes, participant insights, and emerging community priorities to inform LFJ's broader education and advocacy strategy.

Represent SPLC and LFJ in external meetings, conferences, and convenings centered on education and community learning.

Up to 80% travel is expected.

Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.

Minimum Qualifications

We are committed to equitable hiring practices; therefore, you must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for the role.

• Minimum 5 years of community education, program management, facilitation, or related field; and
• High school diploma or GED.

Compensation & Benefits

This is an exempt role, and the minimum starting salary is $64,202 annually. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

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Where & How You'll Work

This role the following work designations options :

Other Special Considerations

This job is performed under general office conditions and is not subject to any strenuous physical demands or dangerous conditions.

This position will travel within the SPLC's five state footprint up to 80% of the time.

This position is represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild.

Disclaimer :

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. These statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.

An Equal-Opportunity Employer with a Commitment to Diversity

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and as an organization committed to diversity and the perspective of all voices, we consider applicants equally without regard to age, caregiver status, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, national origin, on the basis of genetic information, political affiliation, pregnancy, or veteran status.