Senior Project Manager

Urban Strategies, Inc.•Durham, NC

22d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager will plan and oversee all aspects of the organizational strategy to ensure that families in the target area are stable and thriving. The Senior Project Manager will establish effective and strong working relationships with clients and other key community partners (i.e. schools, service providers, civic leaders, federal, state and local public agencies, businesses, philanthropy, etc.). This position is funded whole or in part with Choice Neighborhoods grant funds.

Requirements

Master’s Degree preferred. Bachelor’s Degree required.
Five years of work experience, in the not-for-profit or human services sector, demonstrating progressively higher levels of responsibility for managing all aspects of a project or program, overseeing partnerships and contracts, and supervising a team of individuals.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Must be able to communicate effectively with all members of a diverse stakeholder group, from residents to professionals and executives. Must provide writing sample demonstrating effective persuasive writing.
Must be comfortable and effective in facilitating group processes.
Must have ability to set vision, lead, and empower team members, residents, and service partners.
Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
Ability to analyze and interpret data, and to base program designs on resident-driven and data-driven rationale.
A strong sense of and respect for confidentiality involving both participants and fellow employees.
Must excel in fast-paced environment with multiple service locations and a broad set of diverse stakeholders.
Ability to work in a variety of settings with culturally diverse persons and communities with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.
Passion for community building and ability to share that enthusiasm with residents, staff and the larger community.
The ability to work independently and with initiative, combined with skills for thriving in a team environment to achieve shared goals.
The ability to develop and balance a program/project budget.
Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite (Advanced MS Excel), other commonly used software.