Project Manager
Location
New York, United States
Work type
Hybrid
Employment
Full Time
Experience
3-5 years
Compensation
$112.6K - $112.6K per year
Posted
5h ago
Summary and responsibilities
Role overview
Summary
The Project Manager will ensure high-impact ACLU projects are effectively planned, integrate organizational values, and meet strategic goals and deadlines. This role involves developing project plans, managing schedules and budgets, identifying risks, and communicating with stakeholders. Additionally, the Project Manager will support business analysis activities and contribute to organizational project management standards and practices.
Reporting to the Senior Director, Learning and Project Solutions, the Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring high-impact ACLU projects are planned effectively, integrate organizational values and compliance priorities, and meet strategic goals and deadlines. Based on project needs, provide communications and business analysis support. They will also support the implementation of organizational project management standards and practices in partnership with Project Manager colleagues in the Learning and Project Solutions team and across the organization.
YOUR DAY TO DAY
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Develop project plans including detailed steps for implementation, process definition, user roll out, training, and communications
Manage project schedule to ensure project is on time, in scope, and within budget
Manage project budgets and resource allocations
Identify risks, troubleshoot project issues and recommend effective, business oriented, and strategic solutions
Communicate with stakeholders about project status, issues, deadlines, and changes
Manage project close out steps and post-mortems
BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION
Based on project and resource needs, support or supplement projects with business analyst activities, such as
Collaborating with stakeholders to identify business needs, translate them into documented requirements
Document current-state processes and design and document future-state processes
Engage with stakeholders to gather insights into business objectives, processes, and pain points.
Based on project and resource needs, develop project communication plans and draft communications.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES
Participate in Project Management Working Group with project managers across the organization to create project management resources, trainings, and practices to support organizational effectiveness.
Support Learning and Project Solutions team internal operations through process design and documentation
Support departmental and working group communications through development and execution of communication plans and intranet presence.
Support development of project management related trainings through content design and delivery.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
Proven track records of successful system and process implementations in complex environments
Demonstrated experience integrating strategy into project management practices and execution.
Excellent organizational skills with an ability to multi task, reprioritize, and quickly identify project risks and issues
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to compose, edit, and proof correspondence and documents
Comfortable with ambiguity and able to make the ambiguous clear
Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization
Experience with process improvement analysis
Ability to represent the organization and communicate professionally with ACLU staff and other colleagues, maintaining tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, and foster a team-focused environment that encourages collaboration and peer support
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with technical systems and implementation projects a plus
Experience in a large complex nonprofit organization desirable
Updated 5h ago
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3-5 years
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$112.6K - $112.6K per year
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Company
ACLU
Team size
Growing team
Location
New York, United States
The ACLU is a national non-profit organization dedicated to defending and preserving the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. For over 100 years, it has worked on issues like ending mass incarceration, achieving LGBTQ+ equality, establishing privacy protections, and preserving voting rights. The Business Operations and Support Services department, where this role is located, focuses on organizational and operational effectiveness, developing core business operations, training programs, and support services to maximize resources and achieve strategic goals.
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Project Manager
New York, United States • Full Time