Project Manager, PMO

POSITION TITLE:                Project Manager, Project Management Office (PMO)

STATUS:                              Full time / Exempt

LOCATION:                          Chicago, Illinois (Hybrid: 2 days/week on-site, 3 days/week remote)

ABOUT NCSBN

The National Council States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is an independent, not-for-profit organization through which nursing regulatory bodies act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting public health, safety and welfare, including the development of nursing licensure examinations. Our mission empowers and supports nursing regulators in their mandate to protect the public. 

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a talented project manager to join our Project Management Office (PMO). The ideal candidate will bring value to the team by utilizing their project management knowledge to ensure medium- to large-scale projects are implemented using best practices and sharing their knowledge of project management resources and guidelines with all teams across NCSBN.

Reporting to the Director of Business Operations, the Project Manager, PMO will support a variety of projects and will have the opportunity to work with a number of different departments and teams across NCSBN. The Project Manager will also have the opportunity to interact with NCSBN leadership (i.e., Chief Officers) to present updates on both operational projects as well as projects that support NCSBN strategic objectives. 

This role is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has an established foundation of project management skills and is looking to expand their project management experience while supporting projects for an organization committed to advancing nursing regulation and policy worldwide!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages medium- to large-sized PMO-assigned projects throughout the project lifecycle, including all aspects of project management best practice methodologies and tools.
• Manages PMO governance and documentation development, dashboard development and maintenance, and program/project tracking.
• Supports PMO management in the audit and reporting of strategic plan-related projects/programs for presentation to NCSBN Chief Officers and the Board of Directors.
• Utilizes project management knowledge to facilitate the education and implementation of best practices to support continuous improvement initiatives.  
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related fields required.
• PMP credential required.
• Minimum three years of project management experience required.
• Experience managing projects in Waterfall and Six-Sigma styles. 
• Excellent communication, team building and understanding of program/project best practice methodologies required.
• PMO experience and proficiency with project management software required to manage a PMO, i.e., dashboard reporting, program management and all additional technologies (PM platforms, Salesforce, SharePoint, Smartsheets, Visio, etc.) and ability to learn new internal PM software required.
• Ability to work with vendors and provide strong project support required.

TO BE CONSIDERED
 Interested candidates must submit their resume as soon as possible.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Decisions affecting employment are considered without regard to disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected characteristic.