Senior Manager, Project Management

Position Title : Senior Manager, Project Management

Location : Washington, DC

Department : Learning & Organizational Development

Reports to : Senior Director, Strategic Operations & Project Management Operations

Organization Overview :

Founded in 1968, Special Olympics is a global movement to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities.

We foster acceptance of all people through the power of sport and programming in education, health, and leadership. With nearly four million athletes and Unified Sports® partners and one million coaches and volunteers in more than 170 countries, Special Olympics delivers more than 30 Olympic-type sports and nearly 50,000 games and competitions every year.

Learn more at SpecialOlympics.org.

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage the Project Management Office (PMO) by providing standardization, support, and compliance for projects.
• Educate employees at all levels on project management principles and practices through online tools or in person.
• Serve as the project manager for organization wide special projects to enhance culture, mission, and processes.
• Collaborate to streamline the operational planning and project management workflows, including resource allocation and budget planning.
• Review and adjust existing internal project management approaches, policies, tools, and templates to ensure best practices.
• Develop and execute a change management strategy for project management and organizational standards and practices.
• Ensure project compliance and quality standards are met, and customer satisfaction is high.
• Introduce and manage project "dashboards" for ongoing project monitoring and organizational decision-making.
• Continue to support development of Project Management by communicating best practices through various channels and external opportunities or sources.

Other Responsibilities :

• Manage Strategic Plan preparation, timelines, and modifications in adherence to and collaboration with Strategic targets and guidance from senior leadership.
• Assist with the management of the Spring and Fall Integration Week (IW) meetings for the Global Leadership Team and ensure organizational priorities are set for organizational annual planning.

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in planning, business administration, or project management.
• 5+ years of leadership, operations, and project management experience.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with outstanding attention to detail.
• Proficiency in project management systems, MS Office products, and preferably Smartsheet.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated high standards of ethics, integrity, and professionalism.
• Proven ability to build networks and generate financial resources to support project management initiatives.
• Capacity to work independently and professionally with internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.

Special Olympics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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