Project Manager, Philanthropy

At the American Cancer Society, we're leading the fight for a world without cancer. Our employees and 1.5 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including communities of color, the LGBTQ community, veterans, and people with disabilities. The greater the diversity of our people, the better we can serve our communities.

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

This position is responsible for managing the life cycle of various projects from initiation through execution and evaluation for the Principal Philanthropy department. Creates a collaborative team environment with all business partners to accomplish tasks with a high degree of quality. Provides guidance, resources, and support to the Philanthropy team and ensures project aligns with other ACS objectives and goals.

• This role is fully remote anywhere in the United States*
  
  

Major Responsibilities

• Manages various projects and provides overall coordination and support including project management, process management, information management, coordination, reporting, and planning for the Philanthropy department.
• Facilitates and coordinates the work of multiple projects engaged in the establishment and implementation of philanthropy revenue driving initiatives.
• Manages national relationships related to the Philanthropy department (St. Baldrick's Foundation, etc).
• Collaboratively develops key relationships in each area of the enterprise that is aligned with the Philanthropy department.
• Serves as a liaison between ACS departments to ensure effective communication and coordination among all departments involved in a project.
• Provides timely project status updates, milestones, and charts, as well as risk assessments, analysis, and key deliverables to senior management.
• Conducts project progress meetings with team managers, as needed. Identifies and works to remove barriers to successful completion of the overall project, with emphasis on preventing and/or resolving issues.
• Monitors the project budget and schedule, as needed.
• Facilitates project retrospective review meeting and documents lessons learned.
• Prepares and provides status reports and presentations to staff and business leaders, as requested.
• Prepares and completes all budget and forecast templates in Adaptive, as well as other financial documents on behalf of the Philanthropy department.
• Provides support to all members of the Philanthropy team Effectively communicates processes which ensure ease of use of all department resources. Other duties, as assigned.
  
  

FORMAL KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of relevant business experience required.
• Ability to effectively manage projects from beginning to end.
• Strong knowledge of American Cancer Society programs, strategies, and organizational infrastructure a strong plus.
  
  

Other Skills

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple simultaneous projects involving cross-functional product teams within budgetary and schedule constraints.
• Ability to strategically and tactically organize and structure activities, paying particular attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple planned and unplanned projects, roles and responsibilities.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, interpret operational needs, and develop integrated, creative solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Tactical and strategic project management experience managing teams involved in multiple activities.
• Knowledge of decision-making and problem-solving techniques to facilitate effective project and organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to grasp a general knowledge of multiple disciplines and technologies.
• Good understanding of business and financial principles, demonstrated by experience managing budgets, schedules and resources.
• Self-motivated and able to work with limited, remote supervision Demonstrated work ethic, integrity and professional conduct.
• Strong teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Persistent attention to detail, while maintaining an overall view of the situation
• Ability to communicate with volunteers, staff, and constituencies from multiple organizations, and to provide strategic guidance in a collaborative, consultative, and positive manner.
• Ability to build consensus and to work through others in achieving desired results and objectives.
• Knowledge and understanding of ACS organization structure, workflow, and operating procedures.
• Consistent ability to set and deliver against a work plan in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of full range of Microsoft Office Software.
  
  

The starting rate is $85,000 to $92,000. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

The American Cancer Society has adopted a vaccination policy that requires all staff, regardless of position or work location, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (except where prohibited by state law).

ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.