Senior Project Manager

October 4

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National Audubon Society

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Grassroots Conservation • Public Policy • Environmental Education • Land Stewardship and Management • Important Bird Areas

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1905

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🤝 Non-profit

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Description

• The Senior Project Manager, North America plays a key role working under the direction of the Managing Director, North America to support implementation of a portfolio of priority conservation projects across the North American team and supporting the success of the North American team. • The Senior Manager will help identify, develop, and manage important projects that support the North American team to achieve their habitat and climate goals and operational priorities. • The position will be responsible for helping to define scopes and goals, coordinating meetings, tracking action items, and successfully meeting key deadlines and milestones. • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a high degree of integrity and confidentiality is essential to success in the role. • The position will be responsible for providing strategic and operational support to the Conservation Collaboration Communities led by North American leaders. • These communities are focused on increasing collaboration across the organization and co-developing strategies, priorities, and cross-team projects to achieve impactful outcomes toward Audubon’s Flight Plan goals. • The Senior Manager will also provide support to the Managing Director by coordinating priority team and individual meetings, helping to develop agendas, and creating or securing materials to support the success of the meetings and inform decision-making and high-quality execution. • The Senior Manager is a full-time, remote position with the option of working from an Audubon office. • The position will have occasionally travel throughout the Audubon network.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business administration, non-profit management, or related field. • An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered. • 7+ years project management experience with demonstrated success developing collaborative conservation strategies and working with diverse stakeholders. • Demonstrated experience overseeing complex and multiple projects in a matrixed environment to success, including meeting goals, project deadlines, and communicating and coordinating closely with colleagues. • Firm grasp of conservation issues and trends. • A self-starter who works collaboratively with staff on multiple career levels. • Outstanding interpersonal skills, judgment, and a demonstrated ability to collaborate and build coalitions with a wide range of individuals and organizations at all levels. • Ability to create strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization, and represent the program in the most effective and gracious manner. • Technically savvy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications and various web-based technologies. • Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation. • Demonstrated personal and professional commitment to and experience in advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. • Excellent judgment and ability to maintain confidential information and exercise discretion. • Able to travel up to 15 percent.