Project Manager

Job Summary:

• Effectively lead and supervise project teams, providing both one-on-one and team guidance and

coaching to enable team to achieve project outcomes.

• Participate in teams lead by other Network or project leaders and take direction from and support

activities led by other division project leads.

• Establish and lead a collaborative environment for project teams where knowledge is shared across

disciplines on a regular basis to advance projects.

• Develop, clarify and manage the scope of the project and team member expectations, define

deliverables, and achieve targeted outcomes on time.

• Ensure project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budget guidelines.

• Assemble and engage project teams and build collaborative relationships among project team

members. Identify needed resources, assign responsibilities and develop timeframes to facilitate

successful completion of project activities and deliverables.

• Conduct, as needed, cost/benefit analysis of actions and initiatives.

• Convene and chair project meetings with internal and external stakeholders and contracted service

providers.

• Conduct technology needs assessments, prepare status reports/summaries, and make

recommendations to PPR IT Director or PPR/OCF Leadership.

• Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders and senior business leadership

about projects.

• Plan, organize and direct the work activities of both City staff and consultants and/or systems

analysis and programming personnel assigned on a team.

• Prepare and lead presentations to project stakeholders, including PPR IT Director and/or OCF/PPR

Leadership

• Establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with supervisees, peers,

supervisors, and OIT.

• Plan, organize and guide the work activities of outside consultants and/or systems analysis

and programming personnel assigned on a team.

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Support ongoing or new network software, hardware, upgrade projects as assigned.

Lead additional data, network, and technology projects and tasks as assigned by the PPR IT Director

Skills/experience of the assigned staff:

Required

• Demonstrate effective project/team management competencies, such as establishing collaborative

team structure and mechanisms, the ability to run a project or serve as project manager, and the

ability to ensure a successful project lifecycle.

• Communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with stakeholders participating in this project.

• Demonstrate presentation skills, strategic thinking, and high professional ethics.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, leadership, associates,

outside consultants and vendors.

• Demonstrate knowledge and/or experience with PPR network and software applications.

• Demonstrate knowledge and practice of project management principles.

Highly Desired/Preferred

• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university with course work in

Social Work/Social Policy, other Social Science, Information Technology, and/or other relevant fields.

• Minimum of 3-5 years working with social service and/or child welfare system network and software

applications or parks and recreation

• Experience supervising teams preferred.

• Project management experience and/or applicable business experience.

OR

• 7-10 years working with parks and recreation or child welfare system network and software

applications.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Experience level:

• 9 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

License/Certification:

• PMP (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Philadelphia, PA (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Philadelphia, PA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $100,000 - $120,000