Project Manager II
FHI 360
full-time
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Location: District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $110,000 - $130,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Reports to the Chief Impact Officer and collaborates across the organization to define and implement cross-functional strategy initiatives.
- Leads projects on behalf of senior leadership to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
- Builds, develops, and grows partnerships vital to project success.
- Manages operational and tactical aspects of multiple projects in a matrix environment from initiation to completion.
- Manages and oversees project development, may manage projects through others by building capacity and supporting implementation of project activities.
- Provides guidance and monitoring for project staff, ensuring clarity over project plans and priorities and encouraging effective teamwork.
- Develops best practices and tools for project execution and management; defines project scope, goals, and deliverables.
- Coordinates development and delivery of project plans, documentation, training, presentations and budget proposals.
- Identifies and resolves project issues and implements improvement plans to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
- Manages development of project teams to ensure compliance with policies and implement process improvements.
- Identifies partnerships and opportunities to present to management to help achieve strategic goals.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalent in Knowledge/Information Services, Communications, Education, Environment, Health, Behavioral, Life/Social Sciences International Development, Human Development or Related Field.
- Master’s degree or its international equivalent preferred.
- Project Management (PM) Certification required.
- Change Management Certification preferred (Prosci or CCMP).
- Typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience (including 3+ years of line management experience) with projects management principles and practices.
- Experience working with project management tools such as JIRA, Asana, Smartsheet.
- Experience in multi-functional/matrix management and implementation.
- Experience in similar project management role supporting top level executives with organization wide initiatives and change management.
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation as well as strategic planning, capacity building and team management.
- Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO) preferred.
- Demonstrated project, change and personnel management skills.
- Strong knowledge of project management software and other technologies.
- Strong negotiator and problem solver.
- Ability to influence, motivate, and collaborate with others.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English.
- Ability to travel less than 10% and perform typical office physical demands.