Mirror Group is hiring a Project Manager!

This is a US-based remote opportunity!

Mirror Group

Mirror Group is a Washington DC-based consulting firm with staff and clients all over the nation. We leverage partnerships with fellow evaluators, researchers, subject matter experts, and change-makers to bring collaborative, participatory, utilization-focused evaluation and capacity-building to a broader range of organizations. At the core of our work, we are Data Equity people using our gifts and talents in service of learning organizations and the communities we love.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Mirror Group (MG) is seeking a full-time Project Manager to lead and manage our internal consulting teams and an assigned portfolio of projects. This position will lead new and upcoming evaluation, learning and strategy projects under the direction of the Project Director and/or Director of Consulting. As a Project Manager this person is responsible for all aspects of project and personnel management including accountabilities for project oversight, managing standards, and leading and providing overall team support. A successful candidate will have technical expertise in one or more of our three areas of practice (Evaluation, Learning, and Strategy), plus project management, administration, and implementation/execution experience ideally within a remote, virtual team environment. Remote is defined as U.S. based remote (you must be authorized to work in the U.S. and conducting your work from a U.S. location); with occasional domestic travel (up to 25%).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project & People Management

• Create and maintain project plans in Asana to ensure projects will be managed successfully in alignment with MG values, ensuring client projects are running on time and on budget
• Manage and maintain resources on concurrent projects including staff projections, resource allocation, timeline management, and technical work
• Serve as a client-facing representative on projects
• Serve as internal team lead to provide project support in addition to subject matter and technical expertise to manage projects
• Serve as direct manager to a team of R&E consultants, coaching, managing hours, staffing, and performance
• Inform leadership about the health of projects, including reporting through BOE CORE time and expenses management software and ASANA project management software

Consulting Execution

• Uphold Mirror Group's values and approach when consulting internal staff and external clients, partners and community.
• Maintain positive client relationships, including discussions of project progress, upcoming project needs, and deliverables
• Review all aspects of Mirror Group's approach to Evaluation, Learning, and Strategy as applied to client projects.
• Review reports, briefings, and deliverables before client receipt.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

The ideal candidate is collaborative, entrepreneurial, solutions-oriented, a self-starter, and comfortable as part of a growing consulting organization. The role is remote. We are looking for a motivated, results-oriented Project Manager with an alignment with Mirror Group's values and a desire to work in an organization whose mission and culture are unabashedly rooted in racial equity and transformation.

IDEAL EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, AND ATTRIBUTES

*While no candidate will possess every quality, the successful candidate will possess many of the following qualifications and attributes. Even if you aren't sure but are excited about the position, we encourage you to apply!

• Solutions-focused: You take ownership of challenges, get things done and enjoy creating operational and administrative solutions that keep the office running efficiently AND creating content that keeps your team and staff, clients, and external partners and potential partners informed.
• Organized: You are attentive to detail, able to multitask while still keeping track of priorities.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of relevant culturally responsive and equitable evaluation, learning, and/or strategy project experience working for a foundation, nonprofit, research and evaluation consulting firm, and/or government agency or contractor
• At least 3 years of demonstrated team-based consulting project management experience
• Demonstrated knowledge in creating staffing plans, budgets, and forecasting
• Demonstrated attention to detail, commitment to quality, and fidelity to service
• Demonstrated writing skills and strong verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to plan, coordinate, and manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and workload
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence
• Proficiency in Gsuite and Asana

Attributes:

• Trustworthy and reliable with proven ability to manage sensitive financial and personnel information
• Creative, flexible and resourceful problem solver with an eye towards proactive systems-building for organizational growth
• Highly organized with attention to detail and demonstrated commitment to high quality work product
• Able to manage multiple deadlines and tasks simultaneously
• Strong communicator who is responsive to feedback, collaborative, and a team player
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to multiple information systems and technologies
• Confidence in project time and expenses management and administration (allocations, forecasting revising)
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Experience with online project management software Asana
• Committed to promoting liberation and the mission, vision, and values of Mirror Group, LLC.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to empathize with leadership, staff, and clients.
• Ability to be self-directed and self-motivated, adhering to all required deadlines.
• Ability to take complete ownership of projects (start to finish).

NICE TO HAVES

• Previous work experience in a startup and/or consulting firm
• While a graduate degree or certificate in a relevant project management field (e.g. PMP) are very helpful, neither are required when candidates can demonstrate significant evidence of equivalent experience and training.

COMPENSATION

This is a full-time salaried position. The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $85,000. Benefits include 11 paid holidays, 15 days of paid time off, health insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, wellness resources, and 401k retirement plan and student loan debt repayment.

APPLICATION PROCESS

In lieu of a cover letter, please send your responses to the questions below, a work sample/portfolio link, and your resume.

* Please note: Submissions received without the required responses to the questions below, will not be reviewed.

1 . Why are you excited about working with Mirror Group?

2 . What experience do you have with developing and implementing project management workflows?

3 . How have your ideas, policies, and standard operating procedures improved organizational effectiveness at other companies?

4 . As efficiency and productivity increase, what approach do you use to ensure that organizational quality and team morale are maintained?

5 . What are one or two strengths that you feel like you would bring to this role?

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Mirror Group is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, immigrant, bilingual, and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Mirror Group is firmly committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity ("EEO") laws and strictly prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual's race, creed, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, height and/or weight, disability, gender identity or expression, medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related conditions, marital status, partnership status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, military status, arrest record and any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application. While performing the responsibilities of the job, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Thank you!

Finally, thank you for taking the time to read this job description. We're looking forward to getting to know you!