Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Focus on the Family has nearly 700 employees who work to achieve the mission of enriching the lives of families, engaging the culture, advocating for life and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The work is meaningful, the culture is rewarding, and the purpose is eternal.
The Project Manager 2, ePMO position exists to provide strong and neutral enterprise project leadership and play a role in the definition, coordination, and delivery of all aspects of Focus on the Family enterprise initiatives. These enterprise efforts, with varied sizes and complexities, will require collaborative work with internal support teams, management, and external representatives to ensure that all project team members have complete understanding of the customers’ project needs. This position must be aware of the overall direction of the project, timeline, customers’ expectations and strategically manage situations that may unexpectedly evolve during the project or in the customer relationship.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains strong, effective stakeholder relationships, monitors perceptions of deliverables, and provides stakeholders with education and options when challenges arise during projects
• Manages enterprise ministry projects based on Focus on the Family’s ministry wide processes and gathers appropriate signoffs on project control documents
• Works with Master Scheduler to ensure the day-to-day accuracy and maintenance of the Enterprise Project Management Office’s initiatives
• Works with all appropriate management levels to analyze project documents for realistic objectives, scope, timeline, and process
• Identifies and mitigates items impacting the successful delivery of project including impacts to timelines, budget, quality, etc.
• Monitors, tracks, and reports all actual results against baseline plan
• Owns the process of tracking and communicating appropriately all issues, risks, and action items
• Is actively involved in risk avoidance and reports regularly with detailed mitigation and contingency plans
• Is responsible for up-to-date weekly communications of project status to appropriate leadership and project stakeholders
• Performs various project creation and maintenance activities including but not limited to assisting with the development of project plans, project charters, data flow/process flow charts/relationship diagrams, communication matrix, risk assessments, work breakdown structures, timelines and any other template documents required for projects
• Ensure that initiatives and activities are supported by hyper-detailed project documentation (meeting notes and various forms of documentation) as well as post-project activities including project assessment and documentation (e.g. lessons learned, and customer satisfaction surveys)

Other Duties/Responsibilities:

• Perform all other duties as assigned

Working Environment/Physical Requirements:

• Office environment

Job Qualifications/Requirements
Character/Spiritual:
Exemplifies Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us...”
Pursues the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adheres to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith; upholds Focus on the Family's ministry in prayer
Prays personally for Focus on the Family’s staff and constituents and may occasionally lead in a public prayer
Engages in Christian ministry
Demonstrates behaviors aligned with FOF core values
Personal Characteristics:

• Maintains a high degree of integrity and ethical behavior in all business activities and decisions; lives with integrity derived from biblical values and demonstrates standards of conduct that meet or exceed company or legal requirements
• Self-motivated; demonstrates the ability to get the job done, even if it means working outside the accepted channels
• Diplomatic; articulate; decisive; approachable; flexible; concern for long-term effectiveness
• Positive and encouraging attitude with ability to motivate/encourage peers
• Team player; trustworthy; reliable
• Coachable, able to redirect work priorities and assignments as requested
• Creative thinker, effective problem-solver, mature emotional intelligence

Knowledge/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in in Project Management or equivalent experience/certifications
• 4-6 years project management experience in the Internet/Intranet/IT industry and/or Enterprise PMO to include diverse management/delivery of projects and services
• Knowledge of basic PMI project management methodology, or equivalent
• Formal training in scope management, risk management, advanced scheduling, and software quality best practices.
• Competency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Power Point, Visio, Internet Browsers
• PMP Certified through PMI, preferred

Skills, Abilities, and Special Talents/Gifts:

• Ability to manage multiple projects at various stages
• Ability to resolve conflicts, disagreements, and misunderstandings
• Skilled communicator and negotiator
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills
• Viewed as an emerging leader across the ministry
• A strong team player
• Flexibility and adaptability to change
• Ability to encourage and motivate personnel
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to assemble clear, concise, and accurate project documentation
• Lead project teams to successful project completion
• Ability to work with little supervision
• Ability to multi-task
• Process-thinking skills
• Maintain a cool and calm demeanor under pressure
• Able to represent the IT department in a professional and Christ-like manner in all dealings with our Ministry customers and external partners

Salary Range: $81,120 to $94,120/yr
Application Materials Required: Cover Letter, Resume/CV
Application Materials Instructions: Please identify the job specific minimum qualifications you possess in your cover letter and be sure your resume includes any and all relevant experience to be accurately assessed against the qualifications listed in the posting. To apply, please submit the following application materials to this posting. 1. A current resume. Must include date ranges to include month and year (mm/yyyy) and whether the position was full time or part time. 2. A cover letter that specifically addresses the job requirements and outlines qualifications.
Focus on the Family puts a high value on our team members and offers a unique benefit package.
Employees scheduled for 20 hours or more per week are eligible for:

• Norton LifeLock ID Theft Coverage
• Legal Shield/ID Shield Coverage
• AFLAC
• 403B Retirement Plan
• Vacation Time & Vacation Payout
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Service Awards
• Community Service Days
• Bookstore Discount
• Fitness Center

Employees scheduled for 30 hours or more per week are eligible for all the above and:

• Medical Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Warehouse Membership Reimbursement

Note: This is a summary and should not be construed as future promises to continue to provide benefits as outlined above. For complete and definitive language, refer to the governing plan documents.

• Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits, except for:
• Sick Time
• Bookstore Discount
• Fitness Center

Tentative Search Timeline:

• Priority will be given to applications submitted by May 25th 15th, 2024. However, this posting will remain open until filled.
• The potential employee start date is June 10th, 2024.

Posting date: April 25th, 2024
Unposting date: ongoing until filled
Posting contact email: job@fotf.org
Helping Families Thrive in Christ! Focus on the Family is a 501c3 Christian Non-Profit Ministry.