Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FHI 360 is an organization delivering global health and development programs, and it is seeking a Project Manager, Management & Operations for a large, USG-funded, multi-country global health project. The role plans and manages central project tasks, workplans, budgets, contractual deliverables, resources, and operational initiatives while coordinating with internal teams, partners, and country teams as needed.
Responsibilities
- Manages the development of Core workplans and initiatives projects from initiation to completion
- Under the guidance of project leadership, contributes to the development of project management tools to ensure timely and efficient project management and monitoring
- Develops best practices and tools for project execution and management
- Works closely with project technical and program management team (PMT) members to resolve issues to ensure the project stays on schedule and within budget
- Monitors contractual deliverables on a regular basis
- Serves as manager for select Core-funded initiatives with a focus on minimizing risk, monitoring budgets, and scope to ensure successful execution of the activities. Troubleshoot issues with project staff and enterprise services to ensure smooth project implementation; track implementation challenges and work with department operations leadership to resolve
- Forges and maintains solid cooperation with select partners through regular communication, cooperation and, where appropriate, joint decision-making
- May provide backup country project management backstopping support if the need arises
- Contributes to the development of Core activity reports
- Monitors activity budgets, as applicable
- Contributes to the development of tools and techniques for delegating tasks according to the skills of every team member and also to evaluate the performance of all team members
- Works with team members to ensure that all project personnel receive an appropriate orientation to the organization and the project and FHI 360 systems
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills
- Works independently and with other departments in the organization and external stakeholders
- Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with project management, process development and execution
- Strong knowledge of project management software and other technologies
- Strong negotiator and problem solver
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated project and personnel management skills
- Ability to influence, motivate, and collaborate with others
- Ability to adapt and resolve problems/issues to bring project to completion
- Creating and Managing Systems and Processes
- Recognizes the need for standardization and balances client and organization needs in systems design
- Anticipates the effects of process change on people while optimizing task efficiency and simplicity
- Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalent in Communication and Social Marketing, Economic Development, Education, Health, Nutrition, Research, Technology and Youth or a Related Fields
- 8+ years of relevant experience with projects management principles and practices, 2+ years of management experience required
- Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization
- English fluency required
- Typical office environment
- Ability to spend long hours looking at a computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to lift/move up to 5 lbs
- 10% - 25%
- Project Management (PM) Certification strongly preferred
- International or domestic (US) program development or project management preferred
- Fluency in a second language (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, etc.) an added advantage
Benefits
- FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account.
- All US based staff working full-time, which is calculated at 40 hours/week, receive 18 days of paid vacation per year.
- All US based staff working full-time, which is calculated at 40 hours/week, receive 12 sick days per year.
- All US based staff working full-time, which is calculated at 40 hours/week, receive 11 holidays per year.
- Paid time off is reduced pro rata for employees working less than a full-time schedule.
- Professional development.
- Policies and programs that support a healthy work/life balance.
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