Senior Project Manager for Community Wellness and Recovery

Senior Project Manager for Community Wellness and Recovery

Requirements

• Extensive understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and frameworks, including risk management, resource allocation, and timeline development.
• Knowledge of how to align project objectives with broader organizational goals, ensuring long-term impact and alignment with key priorities.
• Expertise in interpreting data, identifying patterns, and using insights to inform project decisions and create actionable plans.
• In-depth knowledge of stakeholder engagement practices, ensuring effective collaboration and communication across different levels of the organization.
• Ability to lead and inspire cross-functional teams (internally and externally), ensuring successful project outcomes through strong guidance, accountability, and motivation.
• Expertise in creating clear, concise reports, presentations, and updates for senior leadership and diverse stakeholders, effectively communicating complex concepts and project status.
• Advanced skills in identifying potential issues, resolving conflicts, and making sound decisions under pressure.
• Proven ability to foster strong working relationships within teams, across departments, and with external partners to drive project success.
• Strong proficiency in developing detailed project plans, monitoring progress, and ensuring timely delivery while balancing competing priorities.
• Ability to approach problems from a strategic perspective, ensuring that project execution supports the organization’s long-term vision and objectives.
• Capability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, effectively prioritizing tasks and resources to meet tight deadlines without sacrificing quality.
• Strong ability to address and resolve conflicts or challenges within teams, ensuring project progression without disruption.
• Ability to translate data insights into compelling narratives that integrate the human element, effectively communicating the value and impact of project outcomes.
• High level of precision and attention to detail, ensuring all aspects of a project are executed with accuracy and meet defined quality standards.
• Ability to think strategically and to lead multiple projects and tasks on tight timeframes with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership qualities such as conflict/issue resolution, the ability to define and resolve complex issues.
• Ability to tell a story from data and research as well as including the human element.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project plans, including scope, timelines, resource allocation, risk management, and budget tracking.
• Establish clear project objectives, milestones, and deliverables in alignment with organizational goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including leadership, subject matter experts, and external partners, to ensure alignment on project goals and deliverables.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, providing regular updates on progress, risks, and necessary adjustments.
• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies to prevent delays or disruptions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve project issues, ensuring timely remediation of troubled projects.
• Track project performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensure compliance with established timelines and quality standards.
• Prepare and present project status reports to executive leadership and key stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, and next steps.
• Manage project budgets, ensuring projects are delivered within financial constraints and resources are optimally allocated.
• Coordinate with resource managers to ensure the right talent is available and properly utilized across the project lifecycle.
• Analyze existing processes and workflows to identify areas for improvement and recommend enhancements to increase project efficiency and effectiveness.
• Implement best practices and methodologies to optimize project management processes across the organization.
• Lead, mentor, and motivate project team members and interns, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and facilitate professional growth for team members involved in projects.
• Ensure all projects adhere to relevant regulations, standards, and quality assurance processes.
• Implement quality control measures to deliver projects that meet organizational and stakeholder expectations.
• Manage change processes related to project scope, timelines, and deliverables, ensuring stakeholder buy-in and smooth transitions.
• Communicate the impact of changes and guide teams and stakeholders through implementation.
• Facilitate project closure, ensuring all deliverables are completed, and objectives are met.
• Conduct post-project evaluations to assess project success, identify lessons learned, and implement feedback for future projects.
• Effectively lead and collaborate with ad-hoc and formal teams to enable team to achieve project outcomes.
• Assemble 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 costs and ensure delivery within budgetary guidelines.
• Convene and support meetings with internal stakeholders and external partners, document meeting minutes, and ensure action on follow-up items.
• Prepare status reports, status summaries, and dashboards for presentation to mid- and senior-level management.
• Perform cost/benefit analyses and develop options for leadership decision making.
• Research and keep current with best practices and emerging trends in the area of housing, homelessness, opioid use disorder, substance abuse treatment, citizen re-entry, workforce development (particularly for areas described previously).

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of a post-Bachelor’s degree or Project Management certification/trainings is preferred.
• Experience working in areas of housing, homelessness, substance abuse, or workforce development a plus.