Project Management

• Prioritize and streamline strategic initiatives that deliver the company’s vision and realize the planned benefits
• Action-oriented with the ability to lead and inspire team to get things done according to scope, schedule, and budget
• Known to trouble-shooting and finding solutions to bring projects back on track
• Team-oriented with proven records in building positive culture
• Skilled in project, program, and portfolio management aspects
• Run the governance around all workstreams including, but not limited to: Signature Internal Events (Walk For Wishes, Trailblaze Challenge, Fashion Luncheon), wish-granting (each wish as its own project), events at The Wishing Place (e.g., Volunteer Appreciation, Donor Appreciation evenings), and ad-hoc projects
• Build and own project deliverables
• Engaging with internal or external stakeholders or 3rd party vendors to determine the feasibility of the project to be undertaken and provide draft scope documents plans and high-level estimates
• Liaising with internal teams to achieve quarterly and annual goals
• Defining project resource requirements and updating relevant resource trackers accordingly
• Creating and maintaining a full project plan for every project
• Producing high level and detailed project estimates with ongoing tracking of cost and forecasting through the lifecycle of the project
• Producing draft and detailed project plans
• Scorecard reporting to include risk and issues
• Manages project budgets and tracks of costs
• Develop, maintain, and communicate annual calendar of known projects and timelines including national and local initiatives

Leadership

• Provides strategic direction to and implementation of the Chapter’s annual goals
• Cultivate existing relationships with internal departments to ensure education and more efficient process and procedures
• Oversee projects budgeting process, execute proactively to the budget, and review monthly financial statements, notating variances
• Prepares regularly scheduled or special reports accurately and efficiently
• Participates in the development and growth of staff for both project and career growth, conduct performance reviews and timely coaching
• Collaborative with Senior Leadership team to ensure projects align with the mission and are accomplished in an agreed-upon timeframe