Manager, Strategic Impact

Early Childhood Investment Corporation • Lansing, MI

93d • $67,411 - $74,152

About The Position

The goal of ECIC’s Strategic Impact work is to support whole child system approaches at the state and community levels – including supporting family and parent leadership at the national level – through policy change and capacity building. The Manager, Strategic Impact, works closely with the Vice President, Strategic Impact, to advance initiatives and programs designed to improve the early childhood system, embed family and parent leadership, and promote equity in early childhood. The Manager will provide project management to successfully execute complex projects on-time and on-budget across the External Affairs (Policy and Communications) and Leadership & Capacity Sharing teams. This includes supporting project planning from concept to completion; organizing internal and external resources to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of projects; direct the successful completion of projects; and assess project performance, impact, and learning. The Manager will also be responsible for developing program-specific materials to support fund development, partnership cultivation, marketing, and amplification of the Strategic Impact portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Five (5) years of work experience, including at least three (3) years leading large scale programs or projects; one (1) year of supervisory experience preferred.
• PMP, PgMP, CAPM and/or comparable project management certifications preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated commitment to racial equity as well as family and parent leadership.
• Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail while managing multiple tasks, projects, and timelines.
• Ability to partner with racially and ethnically diverse colleagues and community members.
• Highly skilled in Microsoft 365 applications – Excel, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Highly skilled in using data management software and systems including CRMs.
• Proficient in distance learning technologies including conference calls, online meetings, and webinars.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Experience using communication tools such as Constant Contact and Survey Monkey.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication.
• Excellent supervisory and leadership skills.
• High degree of customer service skills, internally and externally.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and vehicle or other ability of travel throughout Michigan, including overnight travel.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in early childhood education or related fields.
• Knowledge of state and federal policies affecting early childhood systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Administrative Coordinator(s) on the Strategic Impact team, including conducting performance evaluations, providing ongoing feedback, and providing administrative approval of time off requests, mileage reports, and expense reimbursements.
• Facilitate the design of project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant internal and external partners.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of detailed project plans, timelines, processes, and accountabilities for all steps, activities, and tasks of project(s) in collaboration with identified project team members and relevant internal and external partners.
• Develop compelling fund development and marketing materials to support new partner cultivation and external positioning for the Strategic Impact portfolio.
• Manage special projects related to family leadership including family payment processes and data systems that match families with leadership opportunities.
• Meet routinely with the Vice President to provide updates, discuss issues and challenges, and provide recommendations using a continuous quality improvement approach.
• Establish and maintain collaborative, accountable relationships with colleagues within External Affairs and Leadership & Capacity Sharing as well as third parties/contractors.
• Lead internal and external resources including contractors and third parties to meet execution goals of multiple projects with accuracy and efficiency.
• Hold self and others accountable to ensure projects progress within prescribed budget and on schedule.
• Outline tasks involved with each project, delegating work and assignments to team members based on expertise, work experience, and time constraints.
• Conduct project-based cost analysis, estimating expected costs for projects; and prepare and implement projects that are on time and on budget.
• Conduct risk assessments; report identified risks to management and provide recommendations for mitigation of risk.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, industry, contractual, and organization regulations, standards, specifications, and best practices.
• Solve issues that arise during project implementation in collaboration with identified project team members and relevant internal and external partners.
• Proactively anticipate the needs of projects from concept to full implementation, taking initiative to identify relevant research and best practices to address needs, and making suggestions to improve implementation.
• Track, measure, and analyze project progress and performance, supporting continuous improvement of project implementation, using appropriate project management tools and techniques.
• Manage emergent changes to project scopes, schedules, and costs, involving all relevant internal and external partners.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation as required by ECIC and funders.
• Develop high-quality reports, analyses, and presentations.
• Manage prospects and facilitate planning and outreach activities to grow and expand client base. Assist in sales and marketing efforts.
• Promote ECIC’s service offerings and help partners/clients meet their strategic and tactical goals to measurably improve child outcomes.

Benefits

• Remote work flexibility.
• Occasional travel within the state.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree