Location and Job Title:

Project Manager
JCC Association
520 8th Ave
4th Floor
New York, NY 10018

Principal Responsibilities:

This is an administration-based position within a creative team.

JCC Association of North America is hiring a Project Manager (PM) to oversee all aspects of project management for a dynamic and busy marketing and communications team of five. JCC Association's marketing team raises the profile of JCC Association to internal and external audiences. The team shapes the voice and face of all JCC Association public-facing communications and messaging platforms. For the JCCs, the team ensures the voice and visual consistency of all program materials and services in addition to the evolution of the movement-wide branding toolkit. Working cooperatively with program and content creators and the director of conferences and events, this team also manages the production of all materials for the organization's major conferences and events. High demand and requires an exceptionally skilled PM to organize, coordinate, and manage a growing volume of projects--from start to finish--assigned to the department.

The team's success depends on a strong PM who functions as the team's primary time and resource planner--serving as the marketing liaison to all programs, departments, freelancers, and vendors, monitoring and prioritizing incoming requests, assigning tasks to team members, coordinating project timelines, communicating deliverables and deadlines, and ensuring all projects remain on task and budget. The PM is the first point of contact for all marketing requests and defines each project's initial scope, scale, resources, and major benchmarks.

The PM also advises the CMO about workload concerns and risk issues; budget requirements and discrepancies; resource forecasts, and other issues affecting the team's abilities to meet the organization's marketing and communication goals. The PM partners with the CMO to determine how best to turn strategy into manageable and successful execution.

The PM convenes appropriate team members throughout projects to monitor status, elevate concerns, and align individuals within the marketing team and/or other departments. The PM also evaluates completed projects to identify areas for improvement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and prioritize a high volume of marketing requests and projects; track their progress; and set deadlines for key steps
• Coordinate client meetings (with JCC Association staff) to identify and define project scope, requirements, objectives, deliverables, and timelines
• Effectively lead and manage all components of project implementation
• Maintain marketing calendar, monitor projects, and prepare weekly status reports to ensure projects, marketing team members, and clients are on track and on budget
• Own project management software (Workamajig) to manage client portal; create and update project intake forms; field all incoming project requests; monitor workflows; and troubleshoot
• Lead weekly meetings with the team to review status of all projects
• Manage vendors and vendor relationships by defining selection criteria, identifying potential vendors, requesting and sending bids for review, awarding contracts, and supporting the production of in-house design and shipping methods
• Manage invoices by tracking payments, updating vendor folders, and submitting complete paperwork for payment processing

Compensation and Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance
• Paid vacation
• Eight paid federal holidays, up to 13 paid Jewish holidays, early closing weekly for Shabbat and annually for three Jewish holidays
• Sick leave, family leave, medical leave, jury duty leave, and bereavement leave
• Flexible medical and dependent care benefits
• Pre-tax salary deductions for transit
• Short- and long-term disability
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, supplemental life insurance
• Retirement plan

Salary range: $55,000-$60,000 (Annual)

Minimum Qualifications:

Ideal candidates

• Specialize in planning, organizing, managing, and executing projects
• Have a proven track record of effectively leading and driving integrated processes, thriving in busy environments with shifting priorities, and simultaneously working across multiple projects

• Possess an eagle eye for details, strong organizational and analytical skills, and an interest in the organization's big-picture agenda
• Possess a positive, "can-do" attitude and outstanding interpersonal skills, and experience dealing with individuals at all levels of an organization

• Work effectively and efficiently, independently, and collaboratively, all as part of a diverse team within a larger agency
• Must be technology savvy and be willing to learn and engage with various platforms in use within the organization, including Workamajig (or other project management platforms)
• Be proficient with Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Teams
• Be forward thinking, proactive, and professional

Mandatory qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in a project management role with a proven track record of success
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• This is an NYC-based, full-time position in a hybrid setting (three days remote; two days in office each week); minimal travel required

Salary:

$55,000 - $65,000

Agency Information:

JCC Association of North America leads and connects the JCC Movement, advancing and enriching North American Jewish life. With 1.5 million people walking through the doors of more than 170 Jewish Community Centers and Jewish Community Camps (JCCs) each week, the JCC Movement is the largest platform for Jewish engagement on the continent. JCC Association, the convening organization of this dynamic network, partners with JCCs to bring together the collective power and knowledge of the entire JCC Movement, including 12,000 full-time and 41,000 part-time and seasonal professionals. By supporting them, together we enhance and strengthen Jewish life throughout North America. Learn more at JCCA.org or on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.