Working with the VP of Development, this position plans and implements strategies to acquire, upgrade and retain donors to the University and evaluate long term capital fundraising operations. This position is responsible for promotion and communications and works closely with volunteer leaders supporting the development effort. The Project Manager will help execute a major capital campaign for the University.
Other functions include preparing estimates, forecasting, planning, issue / risk management, meeting facilitation, documentation and reporting.
Required Skills:
- Minimum of 3 years experience in a Project Management role including significant experience managing large operating projects
- Experience with core PM tools including at minimum: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Professional (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, Access, etc.)
- Ability to manage multiple parallel tasks, assign and manage work activities, meet deadlines and develop and follow required project management reporting
- Experience producing and delivering communications to the executive level and experience auditing projects, setting realistic expectations, summarizing results and producing management reports
- Ability to work effectively independently and as a member of a team
- Able to maintain a high degree of customer / client / sponsor satisfaction while also maintaining necessary project controls
- Demonstrated ability to “think outside the box” while identifying problems and developing creative solutions
- Experience supervising and/or managing resources
- Extensive client facing experience and highly developed diplomacy
- PMI/PMP certification is desirable
- This is a contract job.
- This is at a non-profit organization.
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