Overview
Creative seeks a Project Director (PD) for the Communities in Transition Division. The PD will be responsible for performing complex work within the project area. Project Directors assume responsibilities for management of projects typically of $20M+ in funding, depending upon variables such as the complexity, projected timeline of the projects, and geographic location of the work. The PD is responsible for technical, financial, compliance and accountability for the performance of assigned projects. The PD supervises Senior Project Managers, Project Managers and other project management staff to ensure quality programming, and achievement of financial targets and contractual outcomes. The PD travels internationally to perform many of the functions of the role and also participates in new business initiatives within the assigned portfolio or geography.
Responsibilities
- Oversees assigned Senior Project Managers, Project Managers and project management staff;
- Ensures that Projects under PD oversight achieve contractual deliverables with technical distinction, meet fiscal targets, are well planned and resourced;
- Represents Creative before projects; communicates regularly with client representatives, i.e. CORs and AORs;
- Tracks aspects of project performance; oversees project implementation of approved activities, monitoring of timelines, tracking budgets, and supporting subcontract performance and financial management;
- Resolves issues in project start-up and close-down; manages project backstopping, key field personnel support, consultant agreements; processing of project finance transactions, approval and handling of all travel and related logistics, and grant management implementation;
- Ensures compliance of project-related documentation including work plans, staff records, communications, and transactions ensuring they are properly documented;
- Participates in pertinent new business development endeavors; contributes to proposal preparation in technical/geographic areas closely connected to projects in the portfolio;
- Elevates risks and opportunities to senior project management;
- Reviews, and may prepare, project reports, and other material such as success stories, interventions and innovations;
- Participates in project learning and data driven adaptation; and
- Serves as a liaison with Creative’s support units, including HR, Finance & Contracts, Procurement, Field Operations, Communications, etc. Qualifications
- Oversees assigned Senior Project Managers, Project Managers and project management staff;
- Ensures that Projects under PD oversight achieve contractual deliverables with technical distinction, meet fiscal targets, are well planned and resourced;
- Represents Creative before projects; communicates regularly with client representatives, i.e. CORs and AORs;
- Tracks aspects of project performance; oversees project implementation of approved activities, monitoring of timelines, tracking budgets, and supporting subcontract performance and financial management;
- Resolves issues in project start-up and close-down; manages project backstopping, key field personnel support, consultant agreements; processing of project finance transactions, approval and handling of all travel and related logistics, and grant management implementation;
- Ensures compliance of project-related documentation including work plans, staff records, communications, and transactions ensuring they are properly documented;
- Participates in pertinent new business development endeavors; contributes to proposal preparation in technical/geographic areas closely connected to projects in the portfolio;
- Elevates risks and opportunities to senior project management;
- Reviews, and may prepare, project reports, and other material such as success stories, interventions and innovations;
- Participates in project learning and data driven adaptation; and
- Serves as a liaison with Creative’s support units, including HR, Finance & Contracts, Procurement, Field Operations, Communications, etc.
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