Full-Time Project Manager

The Project Manager supports the planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of projects in accordance with customer requirements, strict deadlines and within budget. Complex projects will have a high strategic importance to the organization.

• Project Management:Lead or provide skilled facilitation services to support the efforts of the Sponsor, Project Leader and Project Team throughout the life of the Project.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors.
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
• Manage adherence to standardized project management methodologies, principles, and best practices.
• Build, develop, and grow business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Work with Sponsors, Project Leaders, and team to define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with management and stakeholders.
• Assist in the development of full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Maintain visibility on day-to-day activities with project teams.
• Identify, investigate root causes, and prioritize existing and potential issues and risks, develop strategies and controls to mitigate them.
• Analyze work plans to ensure assigned projects are completed within scope, budgets and schedules while meeting the organization’s needs, business objectives and design guidelines.
• Assist in closing projects and creating a recommendation report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

• Project Portfolio Management:Assist in the development and maintenance of a standardized project portfolio that aligns with business goals/objectives.
• Train and mentor a diverse and talented group of staff to ensure the current and future success of Vaya’s project portfolio management processes.
• Provide recommendations to the PPMO Director on project management operations, including prioritization, project health status, funding, resource management, KPIs, and reporting.
• Facilitate and drive consensus and decision-making processes within the Project Portfolio.
• Identify, track, and mitigate risks and barriers for all projects within the Project Portfolio.
• Develop the most relevant tools/techniques to meet project portfolio management requirements.

• Training:Maintain an organizational training program for project management teams and staff.
• Train Vaya staff on project management methodologies, principles, and best practices.
• Routinely evaluate the effectiveness and adherence to project management throughout the organization.

• Knowledge and experience in working on and supporting project management to deliver business benefits
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Project Management Software such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet and Excel.
• Strong client-facing and communication skills including written and oral presentation skills as well as the ability to write clear concise reports.
• Sound judgement, initiative, sound decision making skills, effective time management, problem solving skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised.
• Negotiation skills with ability to resolve conflict situations.
• Ability to tailor a project management approaches to the type/size of project using various techniques including Agile and Waterfall.
• Ability to successfully manage a wide network of relationships and liaise effectively with both business partners and development teams

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services, Business Administration, Public Administrations, or related field preferred.
• Must have:3 years of Project Management experience

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