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Project Manager

Project Manager

Multnomah CountyPortland, OR, US
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Project Manager

This work matters! The position supports the Departments Leadership Team by managing projects across multiple programs, supporting the overall department's goals, budget, and to plan and implement projects from inception to completion; Project focus on strategy, funding, and program development to align initiatives with the DCHS Sustainable Business Plan, the Workforce Equity Strategic Plan and Director's Office Area Plan, Strategic Plan, and Program Offers. This position requires facilitation and consensus building around complex and sensitive issues and will implement projects that involve Department Change processes, and new initiatives.

As the Project Manager, other duties will include :

  • Provide day-to-day supervision of project activities in Director's Office and develops project plans, facilitates, evaluates, and defines project scope, goals. Work goals, Lead project activities in the Director's Office.
  • Develop project plans, help define project scope, goals, and time-lines. Assemble and manage project staff. Develop and manage project budgets and communications partner with internal and external stakeholders. And create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
  • Review and analyze project progress against project plan and implement and manage project change and update plans, prepare and present status reports defining progress, problems, and solutions.
  • Types of projects include implementing Director's Office strategic planning processes, change processes, improvements, and new initiatives. And pilot programs, working within the Director's Office to implement program and budget planning, development, and monitoring.
  • Utilizing health equity principles and tools in decision-making and project execution; and preparation of project budgets, staffing plans, and performance, staff resources, work plans, evaluation plans, and sustainability plans.
  • Lead project work that involves program staff and other stakeholders in identifying needs and building consensus and collaboration for Director's Office projects.
  • Utilize literature, data, community input, and workforce equity. Community-building tools and principles to identify community and program needs to establish program goals as part of strategic program planning. And project development.
  • Identify evidence-based practices and models and assess the efficacy of possible program interventions that will achieve the desired goals.
  • Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with community partners, county staff and leadership, and others contacted during the course of work. Respond to information requests from County leadership, including elected officials and the director of DCHS.
  • Monitor division-wide performance and provide expert-level consulting to programs for evaluation, performance management, quality management, data analysis, visualization, and reporting, and developing and monitoring performance metrics, such as customer satisfaction, service utilization, and other program outcomes to ensure effectiveness.
  • Develop and support implementation of program and project goals and objectives, evaluation, and quality improvement plans, program policies and procedures, program and project budgets, and forecasting additional funds for staffing and resources.
  • Respond to and resolve confidential and sensitive inquiries and provide expert guidance to other programs, departments, community members / organizations, elected officials, and outside agencies.
  • Identify and track funding opportunities and trends; stay informed of the needs of DCHS programs and current functions; match funding opportunities with program needs.
  • Monitor and report on program performance outcomes using a variety of mechanisms, including board briefs, audits, advisory updates, budget, program offers, dashboards, infographics, web posts, and grant reporting.
  • Assist the Director, Deputy Director, and Division Director in monitoring programs and services, analyzing results and recommending program improvements or corrective actions.
  • Monitor and report on high-level Director's Office project goals such as Strategic Plan objectives and goals.

Multnomah County values and supports diversity and inclusion. We do this by creating a culture of dignity and respect for our employees. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. As a Department of County Human Services (DHCS) employee, you will create a work culture of respect, trust, and understanding for the highly diverse populations of the Department of County Human Services in the office and in the community. Every employee shares the responsibility for promptly bringing to the County's attention conduct that interferes with providing a work environment free of illegal discrimination and harassment.

To qualify, we will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled as required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.

Minimum Qualifications / Transferable Skills :

  • Bachelor Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Business Management, Project Management, Computer Science, or related field.
  • Three (3) to Six (6) years of project management experience, preferably in a government environment.
  • Three (3) to Six (6) years of managerial experience in an office environment
  • Preferred Qualifications / Transferable Skills : You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications / transferable skills to qualify. However, keep in mind we may consider some or all of the following when identifying the most qualified candidates. Please clearly explain in your application how you meet any of the following preferred qualifications / transferable skills.

  • Project Management Professional Certification
  • Transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant to this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position.

    Screening & Evaluation : Required : Application Packet : You must submit all requested items below. Failure to do so will be deemed an incomplete application.

    1. Attach a Resume demonstrating you meet minimum qualifications; AND

    2. Attach a Cover Letter addressing the following :

  • Describe a project you oversaw from development to implementation. How was progress tracked and how did you monitor the progress of the project and what was the outcome of the project.
  • How do you meet the qualifications for this position;
  • Note : The application, resume and cover letter should clearly demonstrate your work experience / skills and how they relate to the descriptions provided in the 'Overview' and 'To Qualify' sections of the job announcement. Please be thorough, as these materials will be scored and determine your eligibility to advance in this recruitment process.

    Only apply ONCE for this opportunity. Duplicate applications CANNOT be submitted on Workday.

  • Internal applicant : If you are an internal candidate (current employee, including on-call, regular, probationary, limited duration, and temporary employee), your job application will consist of the career profile that you complete on Workday. Before you apply, please make sure to do the following :
  • Navigate to your profile in Workday (see : My Career Profile) and click on the "Career" section of your profile. Complete all sections of your career profile that you want to have included in your application (Job History, Education, Skills, Languages, Certifications, etc.).
  • When completing the application on Workday as an internal candidate, you will need to scroll down to see the "Resume / Cover Letter" section on your screen. This is the place where you may upload your resume and cover letter by clicking the "Upload" button for EACH document you'd like to upload. There will be no other prompts for you to upload your resume and cover letter.
  • External applicant : When completing the application on Workday as an external candidate (including volunteers, unpaid interns, contractors, and community partners) through https : / / multco.us / jobs, you will come to a page where you will see the "Resume / CV" section. This is the place where you may upload your resume and cover letter by clicking the "Upload" button for EACH document you'd like to upload. There will be no other prompts for you to upload your resume and cover letter.
  • Do not click the "Submit" button before you upload your documents.
  • After You Apply :

  • Please save a copy of this job posting for your reference, as it will not be available for you to view online after the job posting closes.
  • Log in to your Workday account before the job posting closes to see if you have any pending tasks or actions to complete. These can be found under the "My Applications" section. You must complete these tasks or actions before the job posting closes.
  • Check both your email and Workday account for updates regarding this recruitment.
  • The Selection Process : For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page. We expect to evaluate candidates for this recruitment as follows :

  • Initial review of minimum qualifications
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