About the position
The Project/Program Manager oversees the planning, execution, and monitoring of multiple projects within a CFF program or department that supports CF Foundation initiatives and strategy. This role will set goals, allocate resources, manage budgets and ensure alignment with organizational objectives. This role coordinates with stakeholders, address issues and opportunities, and provides regular updates. The program/project manager facilitates communication and collaboration among project teams while evaluating outcomes and driving continuous improvement. Overall, this role plays a critical role in ensuring the success and efficiency of complex programs and projects within a program and/or department that all support the Foundation's mission.
Responsibilities
- Develops, coordinates, and monitors scoping, scheduling, planning, and performance of key Communications and Marketing department initiatives.
- Ensures projects stay on track by monitoring progress against plans and timelines, communicating key milestones. Proactively identifies emerging challenges, provides recommendations, and implements solutions.
- Manages communications and marketing efforts for the annual medical and research conference and volunteer leadership conference, including but not limited to facilitating plenary presentation development, coordinating marketing and creative efforts, and facilitating on-site communications activities.
- In partnership with the Creative team, manage production schedules, tasks, and operations to enable timely, on-budget delivery of key assets.
- Effectively navigates the ambiguity of a highly collaborative nonprofit environment by adapting to changes and coordinating work across teams as needed to ensure project goals are met.
- Supports consistent use of best practices and templates and helps identify opportunities for improved alignment and efficiency.
- Collaborates with content and creative leads, writers, and subject matter experts to streamline workflows, share information, and drive impact.
- Trains Communications and Marketing team members on project management best practices and department workflows.
- Negotiates and manages contracts, including resources, and contractual requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field.
- Minimum six years of comparable experience.
- Strong collaborator and active listener, with the ability to build positive working relationships across teams.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation (base pay and incentive)
- Professional development opportunities
- Time off
