Project Management Platform Contractor

Company Description

Founded in 1993, Potomac Conservancy believes the foundation of healthy, sustainable, and vibrant communities starts with clean water. As the region’s leading clean water advocate, we ensure the Potomac River boasts clean drinking water, healthy lands, and connected communities. You will be supporting a small but growing team who works every day to fight for clean water through building a local, inclusive movement of impassioned safe water advocates.

Job Description

Potomac Conservancy seeks an experienced Project Management and Strategic Planning Software expert for a temporary contract to identify, implement, and train staff on a planning and project management platform. The ideal candidate will have proven experience customizing project management systems that support long and short-term strategic planning and can reflect an Objective and Key Result style of strategic planning.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Meet with heads of all departments to determine departmental needs for project and strategic planning management system.
• Identify platform options that consider project management and planning style of the organization, ease of use, and maintenance costs.
• Coordinate with the chosen platform provider on purchase and setup, including migrating existing planning and project management information (currently collected in Microsoft Office platforms).
• Develop S.O.P. for the organization in the use and maintenance of the platform.
• Train staff on the use of the developed system before the April/May annual planning process.
• Evaluate and troubleshoot the system after its initial use by staff.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing project and strategic planning systems for small to midsized nonprofit organizations.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience training staff to use planning systems.

Additional Information

This is a temporary, project-based, contract position reporting to the Vice President of Programs and Operations. The Final date to receive applications is March 1, 2023, with priority consideration for applications received before February 22nd. The start date is no later than March 15th.