Operational Project Manager - NC Children's Hospital

Overview

Join a small, dedicated team focused on building the Carolinas' first freestanding Children's Hospital.

Summary
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North Carolina Children's, a new children's health system in North Carolina, will be the state's only academic health system dedicated solely to caring for kids.

The North Carolina Children's Foundation has the ambitious goal of raising the funds to build and support North Carolina Children's. The Operational Project Manager will report to the Foundation President and play a critical role on the small North Carolina Children's Foundation team, providing executive support and high-level project management to ensure organizational priorities are executed strategically and efficiently to advance the Foundation's mission.

Flexibility, initiative, attention to detail, and willingness to learn are necessary for success in this position, as the Foundation is a new, but rapidly growing, organization.

The Operational Project Manager will define the scope, goals, and deliverables for early-stage Foundation projects, ranging from designing a governance framework for the NCC Foundation Board to developing accountability systems to track effectiveness, in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. The Operational Project Manager will develop full-scale project plans, financial plans, and associated communications. Ultimately, this person will provide overall direction, coordination, and control of multiple, simultaneous projects consistent with NCCs foundation strategy, commitments and goals.

Experience at an early-stage charitable foundation is preferred.

• Project Management and Special Projects
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  Develop and manage the simultaneous execution of multiple critical work streams essential to launching the North Carolina Children's Foundation successfully, including the development of project plans, goals, accountability systems, and internal corporate controls. Identify needed resources, develop project budgets, manage assets, and monitor budgets through the year. Develop schedules and methods for measuring results while maintaining optimum working relationships with all key stakeholders.
• Project Monitoring and Reporting
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  Responsible for program and project assignments working independently or collaboratively as appropriate to accomplish the assigned work. Anticipate and identify issues and proactively adjust plans to maintain momentum or mitigate risk prior to issues becoming critical. Organizes and manages all phases of the projects to achieve schedule, including cost and performance objectives; keep senior management informed of project status and any potential problems or political concerns.
• NCC Foundation Board of Directors Support
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  Organize and manage Board meetings, including developing the agenda, materials, and finalizing all meeting logistics. Build systems to support compliance with Foundation governance and compliance policies and maintain accurate records.
• Administrative and Executive Support
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  Serve as trusted advisor to the President, managing proprieties and facilitating decision-making. Coordinate Foundation President's scheduling, communications, and follow-up on action items. Prepare requests for proposals at the direction of the President and support planning for the build-out of NCC's Foundations' back-office functions including operations and compliance functions. Conduct all necessary meetings to facilitate selection of project services and products.
  
  Assemble project team members, assign individual responsibilities, and monitor project performance.
• Communications
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  Plan and oversee the preparation and dissemination of communications related to the NCC Foundation. Communicate with top-level management, donors, external stakeholders, and functional area managers/directors regarding status of specific projects.
• Strategic Analysis
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  Perform strategic analysis for the Foundation's various projects and develop objective means or status reports for assessing the status of the projects that are consistent with standard project management practices.
• Stakeholder Management
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  Coordinate effort and manage relationships with the NCC Project team, donors, vendors,…