Project Manager II

SUMMARY

Well-being & Equity (WE) in the World is seeking a dynamic candidate to bring in as a Project Manager II (PMII). Project Managers play an important role here at WE in the World. This is a hands-on position. This role manages projects from planning through delivery. The project manager is responsible for serving as a liaison between project members, cross-functional teams, external vendors, and other stakeholders, to ensure deliverables, requirements, schedules, cost, and meeting plans are communicated. The PMII role plans, operationalizes, and delivers on the completion of complex projects requiring high levels of functional integration.

The work at WE in the World requires continual listening to diverse constituencies and communities and adapting as needed. Relational project management carried out in a way that adapts as needed, supports communication and relationships among these constituencies, and stays focused on advancing the goals of the strategy is a vital part of how we achieve our mission.

ABOUT WELL-BEING & EQUITY (WE) IN THE WORLD

WE in the World is made up of a diverse team of change agents who change systems to advance well-being and equity in the world. We bring decades of experience and trusted relationships working with hundreds of organizations and communities around the world. We believe that expertise and the potential to create change requires the inclusion of those with lived experience in the process. Our team shows that complex system change is possible, develops and advances frameworks, tools and capacity-building to help others create more effective change, and connects them with one another and with funding, resources, communication–infrastructure to power their efforts. We’ve helped projects all around the world, ranging from transforming systems to better support people with mental health and addictions in Delaware to prison reform in Guyana, from youth leadership in the Gambia to interrupting generational poverty in Texas. Our frameworks and tools have been used by tens of thousands of changemakers to create meaningful change in their communities.

MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Manages projects from planning through delivery; prepares agendas, meeting notes, and project summaries; plans and facilitates project meetings to align the project team to methods and goals and to track project tasks; and monitors task completion status to identify at-risk project tasks and develop mitigation plans.
• Operationalizes project plans and develops processes of accountability to meet project deliverables.
• Works collaboratively with colleagues to leverage resources for successful project completion; leverages steering and executive committees for decision-making, change management, and communications; liaises between project members, cross-functional teams, external vendors and partners, and other stakeholders to ensure deliverables, requirements, schedules, cost, and meeting plans are communicated.
• Utilizes project management tools to plan project timeliness, tasks, milestones, and deadlines; develops and uses tools to communicate schedule and project changes to all stakeholders.
• In partnership with the Project Sponsor, we help allocate resources, budgets, and hours to the project and adjust allocations as needed.
• Works creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment, demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Assists project leaders or managers with specific administrative tasks related to their assigned projects.
• Provides training to clients/staff and requires professionalism and diplomacy.

PREFERRED ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES

• Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability in an ambiguous environment, and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common objective.
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate, and enhance performance within a complex and changing environment.
• Knowledge of and/or proficiency in managing budgets.
• Excellent client-facing and internal written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills, including the ability to lead up, across, and down multiple organizations.
• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
• Demonstrated team performance skills, service mindset approach, and the ability to function as a trusted advisor.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, and SKILLS

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree.
• 2-4+ years of project management and related experience.
• Project Management certification is a plus.
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Ability to manage complex relationships and adapt in the context of a change environment
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Able to maneuver through complex situations to achieve desired outcomes
• Ability and skill to drive and achieve quality results within complex, time constrained goals
• Able to think about whole systems, rather than optimize for one part
• Ability to focus and produce in a remote environment
• Committed to WE Values

CORE EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS:

• A willingness to lean into our touchstones for collaboration
• A willingness to advance along a racial justice and equity journey
• Acting as a servant leader and accompanier, prioritizing the needs of the organizations and communities we serve and where they are as we walk with them on their journey
• Teamwork, generosity, and a willingness to support the good of the whole, not just of their projects
• Humility and a willingness to learn and grow, to acknowledge mistakes and blind spots, and to change
• Lives and models WE in the World values Servant Leadership, Teamwork, Generosity, Equity, Courage, and Integrity

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice based upon business necessity.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Remote home office.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Lift 10lbs or more

TRAVEL REQUIRED:. 20% Travel time at minimum is required. Please note that this may increase at certain times based on project deliverables.

EEO STATEMENT

It is the policy of WE in the World to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. This policy relates to all phases of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, employment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, reduction of workforce and termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, the use of all resources, and participation in all WE in the World-sponsored employee activities. Provisions in applicable laws providing for bona fide occupational qualifications, business necessity or age limitations will be adhered to by the organization where appropriate.