Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Introduction: The City of Racine is fully committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive work environment that embraces everyone\'s unique contributions, experiences and values. We offer an empowered work environment that encourages creativity, initiative and professional growth. The MIS department supports the city\'s network, software, and devices. We manage a 2.5 million dollar budget and support over 700 city employees. Position Purpose: Under the direction of the Chief Information Officer, the Project Manager performs project management duties for the Wisconsin PSC CPF Digital Connectivity and Navigators grant for the City of Racine. They are responsible for running the grant project, scheduling and overseeing the Digital Navigators, ensuring compliance, and gathering data required by the granting agency. The Project Manager has excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and can successfully manage the project. Essential Duties: Maintain project schedule, scope, budget, milestones, deliverables, and communication. Manage project staff, develop schedules, and resolve basic conflicts. Oversee, adjust, and document all project aspects. Collects, analyzes, and summarizes information and trends as needed to prepare project status reports. Organize and oversee meetings with stakeholders and departmental staff to discuss project goals and progress. Responsible for overseeing the completion of grant staff training. Resolve project conflicts through clear collaboration with affected parties. Maintains a consistent and reliable attendance record. Environmental/Working Conditions of the Position: Sitting at a desk in an air-conditioned/heated office or working from home. Opportunities to work remotely part of the time. Job will require driving to multiple locations in the city. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Experience working with non-profit organizations Demonstrated project and staff management skills. Proven track record of successful project delivery, from inception through implementation. Skilled at meeting grant requirements, including ensuring compliance. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel & Outlook Mail as well as Microsoft Project, or equivalent project planning software platform. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to make independent decisions, establish priorities, and control the flow of work. Ability to maintain records, prepare reports and correspondence independently, and following written and/or oral instructions with attention to detail. Tactful, courteous, and diplomatic with all they work with. Ability to schedule staff, meetings, and training with multiple individuals. Process oriented with strong organizational skills. Proactive problem-solving skills and confidence to work through new projects and unprecedented challenges with and without explicit direction Must be a motivated, high energetic person who is business oriented, can build relationships, articulate concepts and process to solve business problems. Effective problem-solving skills exhibited by effective collaboration among project team members to resolve issues and drive the project forward. Strong reasoning, negotiation, decision making, and consensus-building skills. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/racinewi/jobs/4804740/project-manager?page=2&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs