NHQ:DEI - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Project Manager

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Purpose:
This position supports the National Headquarters (NHQ) Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) team. The Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion Project Manager is a remote (work from home) volunteer opportunity. The position will manage projects in varying complexity and size initiated at the senior management level.

Responsibilities:

• Work within Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to support projects in varying complexity and size initiated at a senior or executive management level.
• Support projects through all phases including concept, development, implementation, and closeout.
• Develop and prepare written project plans addressing, tasks, roles and responsibilities, risk,
• resources, budget, communications, quality and organization.
• Develop work breakdown structure (WBS).
• Perform critical path analysis and develop timelines for completion of tasks, measuring the
• deliverable work packages of the project against the project plan.
• Ensures that the project plan, scope, work breakdown structure, schedule, risk, budget, and
• deliverables are in alignment with the project goal and objectives as defined by the project statement of work.
• Provide for all communication within and outside of project.
• Communicate project progress and information to team, sponsor, stakeholders, and field appropriate.
• Achieves the project goals and objectives on time and within budget. Focus is on expediting the efforts of team members to achieve their project goals and initiatives.
• Manage and update project activities throughout the project life cycle utilizing the WBS, schedule budget and required reports.
• Maintain and update project documentation to include project plan, work breakdown structure, schedule, budget, risk plan, communication plan, table of organization, change control log, and reports.
• Manage the change control within project. Obtain sponsor approval for changes to scope, budget and schedule that effect the critical path.
  
• Acquire a project charter from senior management and obtain sign off on the statement of work by the project sponsor.
• Ensure that scope, budget, and schedule targets are within variance and project delivery date is met.
• Create DEI scorecard and other data visualizations to communicate progress on DEI strategies and initiatives.
• Also supports additional reporting analysis for DEI by designing reporting and providing analytics that help drive business decisions.
• Work in partnership with DEI project owner to guide project team while developing stakeholder relationships and maintaining confidentiality.

• Professional experience leading cross-functional projects of varying complexity
• Excellent leadership, communication and analytical skills
• Previous experience preparing, presenting and discussing information and materials at the executive level
• Knowledge of and experience in developing methodologies to apply project and portfolio management practices
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
• Cultural competency and an affinity for working with diverse groups and/or diversity, equity and inclusion programs·
• Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Project, SharePoint and data visualization platforms, preferably Power BI
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to easily navigate through an organization and build strong relationships
• Excellent problem-solving skills and process improvement mind set
• Comfortable working virtually and using workstation platforms like Microsoft Teams

• Formal training/certification in: Project Management, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Power Apps, or Microsoft Project Online
• Experience leveraging the Office 365 environment to develop and build workflows to support internal
  business processes