Job Description

Position Summary

The Special Project Manager reports directly to the Deputy Managing Director and works closely with MDO leadership to execute on time-sensitive, mission-critical, and/or high-profile initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Effectively lead and collaborate with project teams to enable team to achieve project outcomes.
• Assemble project teams, identify needed resources, assign responsibilities, and develop timeframes to facilitate successful completion of project activities and deliverables.
• Actively manage tasks and team members’ work to ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines, including tracking key project milestones.
• Quickly address problems that arise and make recommendations regarding adjustments to leadership as needed.
• Monitor and manage project costs and ensure delivery within budgetary guidelines.
• Convene and lead project meetings with internal stakeholders and external partners, and document meeting minutes.
• Prepare status reports, status summaries, and dashboards for presentation to mid- and senior-level management.
• Other tasks as assigned

Required Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to think strategically and to lead multiple projects on tight timeframes with excellent attention to detail;
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with employees at all levels of the partner organizations as well as external entities as needed;
• Ability to demonstrate leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution, the ability to define and resolve complex issues;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to create and present project reports and to communicate effectively with stakeholders and senior leadership; and
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of the principles of project management.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university with course work in public policy, criminal justice, social service, social work/social policy, other social science, and/or other relevant fields, or commensurate experience.
• One or more years of work experience in public policy, program development, program implementation, project management, or other relevant experience.

Additional Information

TO APPLY: Interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $75,000

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• Parental Benefits: The City offers its employees 8 weeks of paid parental leave.
• We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available
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_ *The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire_

Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.

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