Senior Project Manager

Overview

Position Description

JOB TITLE:

Senior Project Manager
DEPARTMENT:
Communications

REPORTS TO:

Creative Teams and Events Director
STATUS:
Exempt, Salary

HOURS:

Full Time (40)
TUITION:
Taxable

LOCATION:

Fort Lauderdale

At Calvary Chapel, we are called to make disciples of Jesus Christ by connecting people to God, people to people, and people to outreach. Our vision is to reach our community and change our world. As a staff member, it’s not what we do, it s who we are.

Your passion:
You will love this job if you possess the unique combination of aesthetic intuition and the ability to organize and make things happen!

Responsibilities

• As the Senior Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for driving the successful, on-time execution and delivery of creative projects through the development of tailored project plans and timelines; proactively identifying, monitoring, problem-solving, and communicating potential roadblocks of all communication projects for Calvary Chapel.
• Lead a team of Project Managers and partner with all creative teams and ministry partners to see lives changed.
• Review and evaluate the nature and scope of projects to understand the next course of action and ensure projects are processed accordingly.
• Help ensure projects are appropriately resourced, requirements are neatly collected, project status is clearly communicated regularly, and deadlines are met.
• Work across teams to assist them with an in-depth understanding of the Communications & Media Team’s roles and processes.
• Build and manage a highly engaged, effective team of Project Managers who consistently deliver multiple, concurrent projects on time and on budget.
• Receive, review for accuracy, enter, and process CPRFs (Communications Project Request Form).
• Connect with ministry partners to seek clarification of requests and/or collect missing information for successful initiation and completion of projects.
• Partner with team managers on implementation and execution of creative team project plans, including scheduling review meetings, defining feedback cycles, and following up to ensure projects are on track.
• Lead project status and resource management as directed by the Assistant Director.
• Conduct meetings with the team, defining objectives, structure, and maintaining meeting notes.
• Master and utilize PM software tools to navigate project workflow and deliverables and capture key data to support business initiatives, decisions, goals, and growth.
• Provide feedback and insights to Directors on the full funnel process for project requests from the PM vantage point.
• Help manage milestones for the Communications team, ensuring team members have the right tools and files.
• Meet regularly with team managers to provide updates on project status.
• Proactively identify roadblocks and collaborate on viable solutions.
• Provide continual updates on projects and drive cross-team communication.
• Facilitate meetings with appropriate stakeholders for successful project completion.
• Perform high-quality, detailed work with minimum supervision within assigned deadlines.
• Establish follow-up and feedback processes with ministries to ensure needs are being met.
• Assist in production and vendor management in the absence of the Assistant Director of Communications & Vendor Manager.
• Meet with the Media team regularly to evaluate needs based on projects.
• Foster increased collaboration with key departments.
• Keep team accountable for shared workspace being kept neat.
• Perform other department-related tasks as needed and assigned by the department lead.

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in related field of Communications/marketing/film/media production and a minimum of 5-7 years of relevant work experience.
• 5–7 years of experience in project management or related field.
• Great interpersonal, organization, and time management skills.
• Proven ability to motivate and/or mentor team members, fostering a positive team environment and culture; ability to lead end-to-end annualized Project Management activities: road mapping, forecasting, programmatic planning, resourcing, and calendaring.
• The ability to organize and manage multiple campaigns simultaneously.
• Attention to detail and follow-up skills.
• Conflict management and problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mentality.
• The ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent people service skills, with the ability to provide service and streamline processes without compromising the integrity of the core values of the church.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.