Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is a voluntary health organization serving people with neuromuscular diseases through research, healthcare, advocacy, and fundraising. The Project Manager, Community Partnerships leads complex fundraising projects and cross-functional programs, managing project plans, budgets, vendors, stakeholders, risks, and delivery from conception through completion.
Responsibilities
- Accountable for the successful delivery of complex projects through the effective management of solution design/development, project plans, resources, and stakeholder engagement
- Develop and maintain comprehensive statements of work that accurately define project scope, activities, deliverables, and timelines
- Confirm agreements with partners to meet sponsorship objectives, program specific funding and any business- related documents and work with finance on any contracts, SOW’s and LOA’s
- Evaluate business requirements to ensure the development of accurate requirements that align with available and appropriate resources
- Convert business objectives into achievable project plans, milestones, and deliverables
- Accountable for all project related financials, budgets, and vendor management
- Develop project risk assessments, contingency plans, quality assurance controls, and performance measures
- Implement effective frameworks and processes to maintain appropriate operational and organizational support throughout the solution lifecycle
- Provide effective/timely communication of project planning, status, issues, risks, and financials to key internal and external stakeholders
- Lead meetings such as daily/weekly updates and planning/reviews/retrospectives
- Manage project collaboration across all stakeholders, including external vendors and partners
- Provide leadership that fosters participant equity and inclusiveness in project development and implementation
- Develop and sustain relationships with client stakeholders, external agency partners, project owners, and client management leadership
- Interact with senior and executive level management (as needed) regarding project, expected business outcome, contract/ engagement administration
- Work closely with clients to obtain the necessary information, budget approvals or data to provide to the agency service teams to produce the work
- Foster ongoing relationships with registered families, volunteers, committee members, and donors
- Enforce delivery excellence and compliance while managing the quality and timeliness to deliver on time, within budget, meet revenue / margin targets and meet contractual obligations
- Track and control assigned project progress and updates of documentation. Keeps an updated high-level dashboard of each project they are responsible for communicating milestones and progress to upper management and stakeholders
- Analyze active projects, project retrospectives, team input, and systems in order to propose improvements to processes/workflows/tools
- Coordinate deliveries, distributes documentation related to the new features of each version, and ensures communication with stakeholders
- Identify risk and develop plans for risk mitigation
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required
- 3+ years of experience in project management or similar roles required
- Ability to work across a wide variety of platforms including Better Unite, DonorDrive, Canva, digital, social platforms, and client specific applications
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage competing priorities and multiple tasks simultaneously
- Extensive experience managing external vendors and working with finance on contract management
- Strong written/verbal communication, presentation, and listening skills, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
- Strong collaborator with demonstrated success leading diverse, cross-functional teams and fostering a results-focused culture
- Comprehensive understanding of project risk, financials, and functional/non-functional requirements
Benefits
- For full-time employees
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance with prescription coverage
- Health Savings Account with contribution matching and Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and/or dependent care
- Paid sick leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 100% contribution towards basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Optional additional life insurance and dependent life insurance available
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
- Generous paid time off policy, with an increasing accrual rate schedule
- Paid holidays
- Standard 35-hour work week with flexible hours
- Remote, work from home opportunities
- Professional Learning and Development opportunities, including Leadership skills
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