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1. Uses a relatively high degree of concentration to plan and organize multiple, simultaneous projects for systems or changes to existing systems. This includes working with business analysts to document business processes and requirements. Manages prioritization and competing objectives to deliver projects according to expectation. Involves performing essential job functions in an established office environment under normal lighting and climate control tolerances.

2. Responsible for application systems/project planning, estimating, tracking and management. This includes working closely with the business analysts, legal teams, developers, quality assurance, and external customers and vendors in defining systems/project priorities, scope, approach, resource requirements, timing deliverables and funding.

3. Provides leadership and direction to the project team staff in a matrix environment. Manages Technology and consulting vendor/partner relationship, service delivery and overall performance as pertains to assigned projects. Using facilitator and conflict resolution skills, manages the team to successful delivery.

4. Maintains portfolio view to manage resources and time across multiple projects.

5. Serves as team player by providing quick turnaround on deliverables, requiring ability to work with Staff, vendors, and committees under tight deadline pressure. Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions. Interprets an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, deal with several abstract and concrete variables and human interactions to establish and mitigate risks.

6. Uses critical path methodology, team building, meeting facilitation and change management skills to facilitate the management of assigned projects. Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing assigned projects to achieve established objectives, optimal technology solutions and overall project success.

7. Serves as consultant for business analysts, fund-raising or service department customers of assigned projects. Works with business analysts to identify and design/develop new system solutions including technical applications and associated business processes. Manages new training development and documentation of operating procedures.

8. Oversee the development of relevant project proposals and budgets and recommend approval of them before submission from the business analyst.

9. Ensures completion of deliverables and adherence to timelines; track milestones and timelines across projects and institute necessary work flow, personnel and financial resource allocations, making alterations when necessary to meet expectations of clients; analyze and resolve issues that have the potential to jeopardize performance and/or ability to meet agreed upon deliverables; analyzes financial and operational reports.

10. Maintain records of expenses and approve payment for contractors. Track milestones and/or percent complete and inform accounting as these levels are attained so invoices can be sent in a timely manner. Review and approve invoices to sponsors.

11. Proactively identify changes in work scope and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external clients to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, contracts and budgets.

1. Analyze trends, develop and maintain a program for organizational learning and sharing of experiences, internally and externally.

2. Performs other duties as assigned.

3. Attends training sessions as necessary.

4. Fulfills reporting requirements as necessary.

Knowledge - Requires general knowledge of computer; speak and write in a clear and understandable manner for internal/external relations; understands complex verbal or written instructions; must be well organized and systematic in work processes, possess excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with groups and in the conduct of meetings.

Must be able to take direction and juggle multiple projects as needed. Knowledge ordinarily acquired through Bachelorís degree and 5 years experience combining technical, analytical, and functional experience including experience in project design, project scheduling and/or contract administration or a MBA degree and 4 years experience combining technical, analytical, and functional experience including experience in project design, project scheduling and/or contract administration. PMP certification preferred. Must possess a valid driver's license. (essential job functions - 1-11)

Mental - Requires relatively high degree of concentration and attention intermittently to perform program analysis and recognize trends approximately 90% of time; periods of mental effort and concentration followed by other aspects of job with lesser concentration and attention requirements. (Essential job functions - 1-11)

Physical - Requires walking/standing approximately 10%, sitting approximately 90%, and lifting up to 20 lbs. approximately 1% of time; requires travel approximately 5% of time. (Essential job functions - 1-11)

Environmental - Requires capability of performing essential job functions in established office environment under normal lighting and climate control tolerances. (Essential job functions - 1-11)

Manual Dexterity - Requires use of hands, arms and feet for occasional lifting; use of hands and arms to operate computer, printer, telephone, other general office equipment, and to record written information; requires capability of operating automobile. (Essential job functions - 1-11)

Audible/Visual - Requires ability to hear; requires ability to visually observe essential job functions for satisfactory job performance. (Essential job functions - 1-11)

High school diploma plus 9 years related exempt or 13 years non-exempt or non- exempt experience.