Project Manager - Systems Improvement Services

Job Category
:
Non-Field Office

Requisition Number
: PROJE
002080

• Posted :
  September 24, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

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Casey Family Programs, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care and building Communities of Hope for children and families across America. Founded in 1966, Casey Family Programs works in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, two territories, and tribal nations to influence long-lasting improvements to the safety and success of children, families and the communities where they live.

Casey Family Programs values diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, anti-discrimination, and respect for individuals in the workplace. We encourage candidates with diverse lived experience and perspectives to apply.

Job Summary:

This position serves as a Strategic Operations Advisor to Systems Improvement (SI) leadership, work leads, and cross-departmental partners. The role serves as a vital integration hub supporting data-informed strategic operational planning, contract lifecycle and budget management, across national and jurisdictional initiatives. The role also ensures operational activities are consistent with the standards of practice, policy, and administration established by the SI leadership, Casey leadership and its Operations team.

Aligning tactical execution with high-level strategic goals and outcomes, this position partners directly with internal and external stakeholders to optimize Casey resources that support our mission.

• Strategic Operational Planning Facilitation and Guidance
  :
  Serve as a trusted strategic thought partner to leadership during annual operational planning, facilitating the use of a data-informed Theory of Change approach to support the development of performance measures and detailed work plans in alignment with Systems Improvements Strategic Priorities and outcomes. Provides information related to promising practices of other work units or partners, as needed.
• Fiscal Oversight & Budget Monitoring: Monitor and manage assigned Program and General and Administrative budgets in close partnership with Managing Directors and Work Leads. Maintain customized coding guides to ensure accurate financial tracking, complete monthly spending analyses, monitor vendor invoice flows, and track uncontracted funds to maximize resources. Monitors spending, expenditures, and payments.
• Contract Life-Cycle Support: Drive end-to-end contracting pipeline for SI agreements while managing tracking mechanisms to maintain responsiveness across high-volume requests. Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, HR, and Research services to ensure agreements meet CFP’s agreement guidelines and compliance – including supporting organizational policies, independent contractor classifications, data-sharing protocols, human subjects reviews, and criminal background check requirements.
• System Maintenance for Strategic Decision Support: Synthesize, analyze, and translate data across multiple platforms to drive Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and inform strategic decision-making. Oversee and maintain integrity of internal systems to ensure leadership and work leads have accurate, timely, actionable reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree along with a minimum of five years of relevant project management experience required. Eight years of experience in project management may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to use informal influence and non-positional leadership to build trust and establish professional, positive relationships with all levels of the organization, especially in SI MD leadership and Senior Director consulting team,…