Marketing Portfolio Program Director Federal Way, Washington

The Intersection of Calling & Career

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.

World Vision is now hiring for a Marketing Portfolio Program Director .

At a Glance

Role : Marketing Portfolio Program Director.

Level : Senior (requires at least 7-10 years of experience).

Location : Prefer Seattle area (our USHQ is located in Federal Way, WA). Pacific Northwest region possible.

Office Culture : We call it flexible remote. Translation : This team has required onsite days 1-2 days per month, but outside of that we’re not requiring staff to come into the office a prescribed number of days or a percentage of time each week.

Working closely with managers, employees may work virtually, work onsite following our safety protocols, or a blend of the two.

Industry : Enterprise, non-profit charity.

Salary : Full range is $100,500 - $165,800 (offers typically fall between $107,000 - $136,000). DOE.

Company size : 1,000+.

Who We Are

You’ve never met an organization quite like World Vision. Welcome to World Vision, where passion meets purpose! As one of the largest faith-based nonprofits globally, we raise over $1B annually to combat poverty and injustice in nearly 100 countries.

We tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice and are working in the places that are the most difficult for children, women and families to thrive.

We're a dynamic team of marketing and tech pros who take our craft seriously and our faith even more so.

Join us, and you'll bring your whole self to work spiritually and professionally. You'll grow, you'll be challenged, and yes, you'll work hard harder than you ever have in a for-profit career.

But the reward? Transforming lives around the world with your unique gifts.

The Job

The Marketing Portfolio Program Director is responsible for managing cross-organizational projects or priority initiatives that have major organizational implications and impacts, including beyond the World Vision United States operation to the larger World Vision Partnership, and / or to associations of which we are members.

Typically, the project budget is greater than $1 million and requires oversight of related sub-projects, the team is comprised of cross-functional staff members, and the duration is longer than two years.

Help carry out our Christian organization’s mission, vision, and strategies. Personify the ministry of World Vision by witnessing to Christ and ministering to others through life, deed, word and sign.

Are you up for this challenge? If so, read on and apply below.

Responsibilities

Keep Christ central in individual and corporate life. Actively participate in and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization (Christian conduct, chapel, prayer, worship, devotions, and leadership of devotions);

incorporate World Vision Core Values into decisions within the scope of the role.

• Work directly with senior leadership to identify and prioritize opportunities and risks associated with projects and initiatives.
• Confirm customer needs, conduct impact analysis, and propose project plans utilizing best-practice project management methods and tools.
• Engage staff and external consultants and contract staff as necessary to meet project resource requirements.
• Direct and manage the work efforts of team members on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that work adheres to quality standards and is achieved by project deadlines.
• Track project milestones and adjust project plans and / or resources to meet client needs.
• Oversee project budget, ensuring that expenses do not exceed agreed-upon budget.
• Evaluate project progress and results and report them to senior leadership, ensuring that changes to scope, budget, resources, and risks are communicated in a timely way.
• Establish project management policies and procedures to improve project efficiency so that time, budget, and resources are used wisely.
• Ensure that training occurs about the use of new or updated systems, policies, procedures, and / or best practices that result from the project.
• Participate in meetings with project managers to update each other on the status of projects under management and mentor other project managers to ensure they develop and apply the skills and knowledge necessary to meet client expectations.
• May be asked to represent the World Vision United States office to the World Vision Partnership on partnership-wide issues.
• May manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Work collaboratively with team members when asked to serve as a member of a team.
• Keep informed of organizational announcements, activities, and changes.

The Team

As a Marketing Portfolio Program Director, you report to the Senior Director of Marketing Operations & Strategic Technology and serve on a highly motivated matrixed team of individuals focused on delivering great experiences to donors.

You will be directly part of a small but mighty team that partners across the larger Marketing, Fundraising, Creative, and Operational teams.

You get to be a true cross-divisional player, growing in your skills to influence others, manage work, and communicate change.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or 8 years of equivalent work experience.
• In addition, this position requires 7-10 years of work experience in a complex or matrixed work environment, preferably managing major projects and initiatives within a marketing and / or technology context.

Skills

• Interest in learning & adapting to new ways of working.
• Strong presentation and writing skills to communicate change.
• A mindset for processes that are thoughtful and efficient.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience working with senior leadership.
• Experience in marketing or working with marketing teams is highly desired.

Salary Range & Benefits

Your compensation and benefits are important to you so they’re important to us. The full salary range for this role is $100,500 - $165,800.

The typical hiring range is $107,000 - $136,000. Job offers within the range are based on relevant job qualifications and pay equity.

World Vision employees see our Salary Administration Guidelines and My Life My Benefits pages on our organization intranet known as The Vine.

Please indicate the range you're targeting when asked during the application process. In addition, we have a robust and comprehensive benefits package to round out our total compensation package.

What happens next?

Glad you asked. We owe you that and strive to not leave you wondering. We review applications nearly every day assessing candidates’ strength of fit for the role.

Sometimes questions arise on our end so we message you to learn more. Short-listed candidates are contacted for an initial conversation with our recruiting staff.

Moving deeper into our selection process you can expect to interview 1 : 1 with a hiring manager. Finalists normally participate in a panel interview where the opportunity to meet additional members of our staff lends itself to more of a 360-degree view of the role.

You may be asked to share an artifact or work out an exercise with our teams. Our most valuable resource is our talented staff.

Our goal is to fill this vacancy with the right person in the shortest amount of time, so we are fully staffed to move this important work forward.

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