Expected Hourly Pay Rate:
$33.00
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CCRC prides itself as a workplace of choice for passionate talent driven by our mission to cultivate child family and community wellbeing. Whether the position works directly with the public or supports our programs every position is vital to our missions success and reputation as a leader. We are not your typical nonprofit. We are 900 people strong and growing!
Under supervision of the Project Management Supervisor the Associate Project Manager (APM) assists with various project initiatives to meet CCRC business objectives. The APM assists Project Managers with intake onboarding requirements analysis project charter documentation project plan documentation and updates and when requested provides updates to project sponsors key stakeholders and project resources. The APM assists with administrative tasks associated with project planning and implementations.
The Associate Project Manager collaborates with Project Management Division team members to assist with project requirement documentation project scheduling and budget tracking and projection updates. The APM supports Project Managers in business and technical process improvement initiatives by assisting with analyzing business functions and protocols gathering and documenting information developing process flow diagrams and mind maps and recommending improvements (process people technology) by identifying problems risks and inefficiencies of processes policies and procedures. The APM assists Business Administration functions with policy and procedure documentation changes when required.
See full job here: Associate Project Manager Job Flyer
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Within a team environment the Project Manager position will perform the following responsibilities:
Project Management 30
- Collaborate with project stakeholders technical personnel contractors/vendors and Project Management Division team members to assist in creation of project plans including project timelines resources and project access permissions. Provide updates to key stakeholders and project sponsors as requested. Assist team by ensuring deliverables meet quality customer service and compliance standards.
- Readily and flexibly realign assigned priorities to ensure CCRC efficiency and quality improvement initiatives are completed for both business and technical processes.
- Build and maintain highly collaborative and supportive relationships with leadership stakeholder teams third party vendors funders and community partners.
Administrative 70
- Assist PMs with project meetings to align the project team to methods and goals and to track project tasks.
- Prepare agendas meeting notes and project summaries. Provide regular and timely project updates via meetings presentations and emails to PMD management and project managers.
- Monitor task completion status to identify at risk project tasks and to develop mitigation plans.
NonEssential Duties And Responsibilities
These duties include tasks that are required and comprise less than 5 of daily functions for this job:
- Periodic assistance with event planning.
- Attend conferences and training as required to maintain proficiency
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Specifications
Minimum Required
- Education: Associates degree in business information technology/computer science communications or related field or equivalent experience.
- Experience: 1 year experience in project management methods or involvement in formally managed projects as a stakeholder or support function.
- Professional/Technical Certifications: Project Management Training coursework or equivalent experience
- Technical Requirements:
- Competency in Microsoft applications (i.e. Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Teams OneNote One Drive etc.
- Familiarity with Project Management methods and PMIbased project management terminology
- Bilingual Required: n/a
- Behavioral:
- Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies (waterfall/predictive agile hybrid)
- Experience coordinating project management activities resources equipment and information for various projects.
- Demonstrated commitment to collaboration continuous learning and quality improvement creative problem solving and producing highquality work.
- Proactive and analytical problem solving to produce recommendation delivered with excellent communication.
- Proven track record of being detailoriented extremely organized and has basic project management skills and experience.
- Proven success in working with various levels of staff and leadership
- Ability to flexibly manage multiple largescale initiatives while consistently meeting deadlines.
- Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
- Ability to maintain cooperative diplomatic respectful working relationships with all levels within the organization and the public; work as part of a team and collaborate effectively with colleagues; complete projects under tight deadlines even when there are competing requirements and changes in assignments.
- Excellent planning organizational and time management skills.
- Adherence to business confidentiality including HIPAA and PHI in accordance with Agency policy and legal requirements.
- Adherence to technological security in accordance with Agency policy and legal requirements.
- Travel: Some travel/business related driving required; This position requires travel. Staff may choose any mode of transportation (driving walking bicycling carpooling etc. to arrive to and depart from the location where attendance is required. Should a staff member choose to drive the staff member must become an approved driver with CCRC prior to driving on behalf of CCRC. Approved drivers driving on behalf of CCRC may choose to drive a CCRC vehicle or own vehicle and must meet requirements to be an approved driver including holding and maintaining current auto insurance current California Drivers License and receiving DMV clearance.
- Work Schedule: Hybrid typically 23 days per week (minimum) in office to meet business coordination and project requirements or as directed by Division leadership.
- Work environment: Office work environment; ambient temperature moderate noise level indoors. When working remote must provide professional officelike environment without distraction and in compliance with CCRC Flexible Work Policy requirements.
- Background & Health Clearance Requirements: Background requirements determined according to the requirements of the program(s) which the Project Manager will be supporting.
- Background check required. As a grantfunded Agency supporting Children and Family Services CCRC conducts background checks commensurate with the role to verify candidate qualifications (criminal history employment history / experience education reference checks) and ensure grant compliance. Specific roles may have additional verification / clearance to the standard background check as part of the recruitment and selection process including:
- Live Scan Clearance / DOJ Fingerprinting: For positions working directly with the public in a child/ community care or child / community care adjacent setting (CA Health and Safety Code Section 1596.871 and/or Head Start Program Performance Standards 1302.90.
- Health Clearance: For positions working directly with the public in a child/ community care or child / community care adjacent setting or working with at risk populations CA Code of Regulations TitleCA Health and Safety Code 1596.7995 and/or Head Start Program Performance Standards 1302.93
- MVR / DMV clearance in accordance with CCRCs liability insurance provisions: For positions where driving is required.
- Child Development Permit: For positions working in an educational capacity (California Education Code Sections 44242.5 44340 and 44341
- CPR / Pediatric CPR certification: For certain identified positions working directly with the public in a child/ community care or child / community care adjacent setting (CA Health & Safety Code 1596..866
- Federal Debarment Checks: For positions acting in a principal capacity to federal funds (Head Start Program Performance Standards 1304.11 Code of Federal Regulations Title 2 Grants and Agreements 2.180.320 and 2.180.995
At CCRC passion and meaningful work is rewarded! We offer employees:
- Competitive compensation package
- Robust benefit offerings Medical Dental Vision and Voluntary Life Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance and Long Term Disability paid for by CCRC
- Employer Contribution and Employer Match in the 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with 100 vesting
- Generous Time Off PolicyVacation and Sick Time Holidays and Paid Winter Break
- Opportunities for learning and professional development including education reimbursement
- Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs
- 501(c) 3 designationYou can apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness!
We have doubled in size over the past 10 years. We provide child development and early education workforce development opportunities child care financial assistance Head Start preschool and Early Head Start services and more for close to 50000 parents children and child care providers each month in Northern Los Angeles County including Antelope Valley and the entirety of San Bernardino County including an office in Victorville serving a total geographic area of 22500 square miles.
Child Care Resource Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex including sexual orientation and gender identity national origin disability protected Veteran Status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 601.35(c)
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