[Remote] Project Manager, Community Partnerships

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is America’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals living with neuromuscular diseases. They are seeking a Project Manager, Community Partnerships to oversee the implementation of complex projects and fundraising events, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and budget while managing stakeholder engagement and project financials.

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

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