Vice President, Project Management

ABOUT BRC:

BRC is among the most comprehensive, effective, and fastest growing agencies in NYC serving homeless New Yorkers. With a $91 million budget and over 1000 employees, BRC has 29 programs throughout the New York City area that work together to form a seamless continuum of caring and effective services to meet all of a client’s needs. We employ a holistic approach, helping clients achieve health, wellness, and economic self-sufficiency, offering an array of housing and services for more than 10,000 of New York’s neediest residents. BRC has an entrepreneurial culture with a track record of innovation. BRC is highly successful and has been recognized for it. BRC was presented with the Community Impact Award at the New York Housing Conference 45th Annual Awards, recognizing BRC’s HomeStretch Housing project Landing Road. Staff at BRC works together collaboratively to address some of the greatest social challenges of our City and does so using a compassionate and respectful approach. In our most recent survey, 95% of our employees said they would recommend BRC as a good place to work. For more information about BRC, please see our website at BRC.org.

HOURS:

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Monday – Friday; 9:00am – 5:30pm on call as needed

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

The BRC Vice President for Project Management oversees project management for significant projects across BRC’s service delivery system, which spans nearly 30 programs and more than 20 service locations. This position is essential for BRC to efficiently deliver services, continuously improve the quality of services, and continue to expand and grow over time. The Vice President for Project Management achieves these goals by working in collaboration with senior program management staff to provide guidance for other staff on project management techniques and best practices. This position assists staff to ensure that they design and manage projects effectively, including holding staff accountable for completing all projects according to the parameters of the project plan in a timely and complete manner. An essential aspect of this position is designing and managing effective interdisciplinary teams and working collaboratively between departments. This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer and is a member of the senior program management team, including and related internal committees.

Responsibilities

• Track and monitor progress on all current and new projects agency-wide
• Summarize and report out progress of projects to stakeholders during project and upon project completion
• Review and approve project scope and team design for new projects
• Guide staff to manage any changes and address any issues that may arise during project
• Ensure detailed documentation of project information and decision-making
• Develop best practices, trainings, and tools to coach staff on project management and team management methods
• Conduct analyses of past projects to evaluate lessons learned and continue to improve quality of project management best practices and tools
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Creating comprehensive plans and systems for project scope and design, task allocation, and communication
• Designing and leading effective teams
• Creating project timeline with milestones, dependencies, and deliverables
• Creating and managing complex project management tools
• Creating detailed implementation plans
• Creating and implementing risk management plans
• Developing and facilitating trainings for staff
• Ability to manage and adapt to unexpected changes or issues
• Detail-oriented organization and documentation skills
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Concise and clear writing skills
• Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certified Project Management Professional PMP required
• Minimum 5 years experience in project management
• Minimum 5 years experience in social service field
• Minimum 2 years experience directly supervising staff
• Masters Degree required; MPA, MSW, MBA or related
• Prior history of outstanding results in core job functions may be substituted for other requirements