[Remote] Project Manager, Social Impact
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is a leader in the fight to end diabetes. They are seeking a Project Manager to join their Program Management Office, responsible for managing project scope, budgets, timelines, and teams to improve the lives of people living with diabetes.
Responsibilities
- Leads cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within budget
- Aligns resources to accomplish project tasks and key milestones with clear accountability for project deliverables
- Communicates and collaborates with development and marketing teams to provide training and information required to promote and seek funding for new projects, programs, and systems
- Directs the work of a project team with overall responsibility for managing scope, budget, timeline, staffing and stakeholders, vendors, and contractual deliverables
- Accountable for project deliverables, overall project success, and supporting contract renewals to expand ADA’s offerings
- Serves as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders, volunteers, customers, and vendors
- Maintains process documentation and identifies opportunities for continuous improvement for all organization initiatives
- Facilitates quality management and change management techniques for project management
- Effectively estimates and plans project resources, schedules, and budgets
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required
- Minimum expected years of relevant experience: 5 years in project management and/or delivery of programs, products, or services
- Understanding of project management methodologies, such as PMBOK
- Demonstrated proficiency in project management software (e.g. MS Project or Smartsheets)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong sense of urgency
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to form and lead high-performing teams
- Critical thinking and the ability to manage complex projects
- Exceptional problem-solving skills
- Strong change management skills
- Demonstrates a high level of personal accountability and holds others accountable for results
- Fosters collaboration and cooperation to deliver results
- Strong planning, organization, and attention to detail
- Good negotiation skills
- Ability to prioritize, multitask, and work independently to manage multiple concurrent projects
- Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification is preferred
Benefits
- A culture of recognition including new hire welcome announcements, service anniversary awards, referral bonuses, monthly All Employee Assembly, appreciation awards
- Generous Paid Time Off, including holidays, vacation days, personal days and sick days
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), disability & life insurance, pet insurance and retirement savings
- Guided by our mission, we provide top tier diabetes supply coverage through our medical benefits program
- A company focus on offering mental health programs and work/life balance with most of our employees working remote
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