Project Manager, Los Angeles
The Project Manager will lead the development and execution of project planning and ensure successful delivery of programs that are shaped through the team’s civic design process.
The ideal candidate will have strong project management experience as well as interest in learning and using innovation methods and mindsets to deliver transformative impact for communities. The Project Manager is an employee of Johns Hopkins University and is based in Los Angeles City Hall to support the team’s work with government colleagues, with community, and across other stakeholders. They report to the Civic Strategists.
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- Lead the planning and creation of the scope, goals, deliverables, required resources, work plan, and timing for team activities and initiatives.
- Supervise development of targets and regular measurement of progress.
- Ensure timely communications within the team, and with stakeholders within and outside of government.
- Lead regular team progress and coordination meetings.
- Communicate progress and elevate issues for guidance to Civic Strategists.
- Adjust schedules and targets as situations may require ensuring project goals are met.
- Implement best practices and process improvements to manage scope, project activities, project schedule, budget, issues, and risks.
- Develop and coordinate processes for effectively managing team resources.
- Support research and literature reviews as the work requires.
- Ability to deliver high quality work in a dynamic, political environment.
- Support the development and management of partnerships and collaborations with stakeholders inside and outside of city government.
- Regularly assess project execution and make effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress.
- Assign tasks to internal teams and assist project teams with removing project roadblocks by using informal authority, delegation, and agile values.
- Support the team and other city government colleagues in agile ways of working, including a high proficiency in using tools like Slack, Figma, Miro, Google Workspace, and work management software like Asana.
- Manage an active calendar of key stakeholder engagements to ensure alignment and that the team is prepared to show up well in every encounter with internal and external stakeholders.
Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Five plus years relevant experience.
- Strong ability to communicate complex concepts to different audiences and stakeholders.
- Attentiveness to details, deadline-oriented, acute vision, and the ability to give and receive constructive criticism.
- Excellent written and oral communication.
- Exceptional time management and organizational skills.
- The ability to work in team settings effectively.
- Experience working for or in collaboration with local government.
- Strong sense of service to residents of Los Angeles.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Five years related experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/Graduation Equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Able to attend multiple community meetings in different neighborhoods in a single day.
- Able to be in the office in Los Angeles five days/week.
- Experience or familiarity with government innovation efforts, including a strong conceptual and practical understanding of innovation tools and the role of human centered design, data, and policy in the public sector.
- Project Management certification.
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Project Manager, Los Angeles
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/ME
Starting Salary Range: $64,600 - $113,300 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday 9am-5:30pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: JHU-California
Department name: Ctrs for Govt Excellence & Public Innova
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers
Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.
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