Project Manager - Remote

Pathways In Education (PIE) is an Alternative Learning Opportunities Program serving grades 9-12 in the Chicago community. They are looking for a Project Manager to lead project planning and implementation, manage timelines, and ensure effective communication among team members and stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and implementation of projects
• Establish and manage timelines and project milestones
• Succinctly articulate and write strategies, plans, status or any other communications with team members and executive staff
• Establishing/implementing a cross-departmental workflow
• Assess and implement processes on how the organization can improve on speed and accuracy of project management
• Effectively plan and organize work activities and prioritize task completion to meet schedules and deadlines
• Prepare team status reports to reflect meeting summaries, issues, and resulting action items
• Establish a strong working relationship and clear communication channel with support departments
• Facilitate the project kickoff so that all support departments understand the overall goal of the project, their role on the project, and any project timelines
• Routinely communicates with management to provide status updates, discuss issues and concerns, and gain assistance on any high-level obstacles that may arise causing issues for the project
• Maintain regular communication with the project stakeholders, so that priorities are clearly understood and problems are quickly identified and addressed in an open and cordial way
• Ensure that problems impacting project success are communicated to senior management promptly with a goal to obtain a quick resolution and keep the project on schedule. Create email that is clear and concise and does not cause confusion or conflict

Requirements:

• Knowledge of project management principles and methodologies
• Ability to manage work, delegate, and provide guidance to employees
• Extremely capable in the creative management process – projects are seen through to completion on time and within budget
• Ability to create professional presentations and reports
• Adapt to quickly evolving situations, but always connect the dots, and sweat all the details
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills
• BA/BS degree required
• 2-4 years related experience/training or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in a charter school or education organization
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or currently in progress