The role reports to the Senior Project Manager for Programming.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Work with team members across divisions to determine objectives, scope, timeline, and success metrics for new programming launches and other projects.
- Facilitate post-launch handoff of new programs to managers responsible for their ongoing operation and support.
- Assist the Senior Project Manager and work closely with them to iterate our processes, identify and clear roadblocks, and implement solutions.
- Help develop regular communications to ensure staff transparency on initiatives.
- Plan and facilitate meeting for audiences at multiple levels of seniority and/or technical proficiency.
- Analyze and implement processes to meet organizational goals, while being flexible enough to accommodate diverse work styles.
- Build consensus and foster an inclusive, collaborative work environment that empowers all project participants and supports team accountability and dedication to mission.
- Contribute to the development of project management best practices at NPR.
- Other duties as assigned.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in work experience.
Skills/Experience:
- 1-2 years of relevant experience, including experience in a field related to project management.
- Exceptional organization skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage complexity and prioritize multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
- Familiarity with project management and digital collaboration tools. Strong digital fluency and learning agility. Ability to understand technical concepts and to quickly develop proficiency with other programs as needed.
- Complex problem-solving skills and a proactive approach. If there is an issue, you are usually the first to flag it. If your team is stumped and you don’t have the answer yourself, you try to find it for them.
- Excellent communication skills. You will be eager to share your team’s work and increase its visibility, over-communicate risks and dependencies to your team and management, and both give and accept constructive feedback.
- Positive approach to embracing change, resiliency, and an ability to keep teams calm and focused during times of stress.
- A hunger for learning challenging concepts and taking on new assignments.
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Familiarity with Agile and/or Kanban. Project management certification, especially Certified Scrum Master (CSM), a plus.
- Experience working in and/or knowledge of the podcast and/or public radio industry.
Compensation/Benefits:
NPR offers a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness benefits, retirement, and work/life balance programs, as well as opportunities for career growth and development.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Feb 26 2019
Active Until:
Mar 26 2019
Hiring Organization:
National Public Radio, Inc.
industry:
Nonprofit