Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NAACP is a nonprofit organization focused on equal rights and environmental and climate justice. The Program Manager supports the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice by managing strategic initiatives, campaigns, projects, communications, reporting, meetings, and operational processes. The role also contributes to research, advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and the Center’s overall strategic direction.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the implementation of a strategic portfolio of work
- Establish and maintain processes for managing campaigns, initiatives, and projects
- Develop comprehensive project plans including scope, objectives, and timelines; coordinate internal and external resources to ensure projects adhere to schedule and budget
- Ensure responsive and effective communication internally and externally to partners
- Develop resources, letters, presentations, and other materials
- Manage and coordinate team, committee, speaking engagements, conferences, and other meetings
- Foster, cultivate, organize, and host small to large scale virtual and in-person meetings that maintain and expand the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice’s network
- Track multi-year program initiatives in accordance with expected outcomes and financial performance
- Track and draft administrative and operations reports, briefs, documents
- Coordinate reporting functions and track key metrics and outcomes of the team’s grant-funded and other work
- Draft reports, internal and external memoranda, briefs, public comments, and other written communications to various audiences
- Serve as the liaison to teams and audiences, providing representation where appropriate
- Leverage appropriate tools to ensure efficiencies and quality of work
- Deliver high quality, timely work product
- Think strategically, anticipate challenges, envision growth, reflect thoughtfully, and embrace change
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Director, Center for Environmental and Climate Justice or other designee
Skills
- Minimum of three to five years' experience in program/project management or related field; experience in non-profit, policy, advocacy, or other civil rights organizations preferred
- Knowledge of environmental and climate justice issues
- Demonstrated experience leading small- and large-scale projects
- Experience in a fast-paced highly dynamic, evolving organization and work environment in a national, academic, or nonprofit organization program management position
- Effective communication skills including exceptional written and verbal skills, excellent people skills, and strong relationship-building skills with an ability to collaborate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
- Public speaking skills and ability to create and deliver presentations before high-profile audiences
- Strong execution, analytical and organizational skills and demonstrated experience in prioritizing and executing multiple priorities, programs, and projects seamlessly with excellent attention to detail
- Demonstrated abilities in planning meetings and large events, writing, organizing, and training skills
- Demonstrated strong proactive problem-solving skills with strong decision-making capability
- Work effectively both independently, as well as, in a team-oriented, collaborative, and collegial environment; and
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook, and related Project Management Software
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience preferred
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred
- Six Sigma Certification preferred
- Practical experience with Lean or Six Sigma methodologies preferred
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
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