Initiative Lead

Initiative Lead Level: Senior | Work Location: Remote ⚠ This position is contingent upon contract award. ABOUT THE ROLE Red Carrot is seeking a Senior Initiative Lead to serve as key personnel on a federal information literacy initiative. This role directs overall project strategy and delivery across website content, taskforce coordination, communications, and project coordination work streams, and serves as the primary liaison to the customer's program leadership and steering committee. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Direct overall strategy and delivery across all work streams of the initiative, including website content, taskforce coordination, communications, and project coordination Serve as the primary point of contact with the customer's program leadership and steering committee on project status, risks, and priorities Lead development of the project's communication and evaluation plans, including quarterly evaluation reports and briefings Guide community engagement strategy with museums, libraries, community-based organizations, and their partners Lead development of persuasive, high-quality slide decks and presentations for professional and political audiences Oversee coordination with subject matter experts and the federal taskforce to identify and vet content and priorities Ensure all deliverables meet quality, accessibility, and style standards prior to submission Supervise and provide direction to project support and coordination staff MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Demonstrated experience engaging museums, libraries, and community-based organizations, including how they partner with other organizations Demonstrated experience with lifelong learning programming, including engaging marginalized groups or audiences skeptical of nonprofits and public institutions Demonstrated skill developing powerful, persuasive slide decks that represent quantitative, qualitative, and process information Experience in information, media, or digital literacy research or strategy preferred Background in social science (e.g., sociology, education, cultural competence) or qualitative research methodologies preferred Minimum 3+ years of experience managing similar projects 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 built for the complexity of federal government work. We partner with clients to advance their goals — powered by a team fueled by passion, backed by intelligence, and grounded in expertise. From day one, we've applied industrial engineering principles and data analytics to solve complex problems with precision. Our approach is research-centric, data-informed, and audience-oriented — and it's how we deliver work that actually moves the needle. We exist to strengthen the organizations and communities we serve through trusted, purposeful communication. That's not a tagline — it's the standard we hold ourselves to on every engagement. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, with a strong and growing presence in Washington, D.C., our team works with clients across the country. Distance doesn't dilute our service. We build capacity where our clients need it, delivering Strategic Communications, Customer Experience, Management Consulting, and Human Capital Solutions that fit their mission — and their moment. We're the partner organizations turn to when communication challenges are real, the stakes are high, and the work has to matter.