Project Director

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🏛️ District of Columbia, North Carolina – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote 🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $130k - $160k / year

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FHI 360

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1971

🤝 Non-profit

📚 Education

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Non-profit • Education • Healthcare Insurance

FHI 360 is a global nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Operating in over 60 countries, FHI 360's work spans across a wide range of areas including health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, and governance. The organization focuses on creating partnerships, integrating research, and leveraging resources to enable people to reach their full potential. With a strong emphasis on equity, health, and well-being, FHI 360 is committed to building a more equitable world through innovative programs and partnerships.

📋 Description

• Provide technical and overall leadership to the project team, ensuring that the project meets its training objectives, creates long-lasting community engagement that continues to improve aerospace workforce systems, and builds new knowledge. • Oversee the technical quality of project implementation and operational functions, including management and staffing, subawards, and deliverables, in compliance with FHI 360 policies and procedures. • Establish work plans, processes, and policies to meet project goals within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters, and ensure compliance with the GE Aerospace Foundation, FHI 360, and project policies. • In collaboration with project finance experts and the Director of Programs, review and revise the project budget, and ensure that funds are expended prudently and within budget parameters. • In collaboration with the project technical experts, assess and analyze education and workforce development challenges in target communities to inform grant development and partner selection. • In collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) team, develop and oversee the implementation of a MERL plan for the project, ensuring that it supports project goals and generates meaningful knowledge. • In collaboration with project communications experts, the GE Aerospace Foundation, and the Director of Programs, develop and oversee the implementation of a communications plan for the project, and ensure its alignment with FHI 360’s portfolio of GE Aerospace Foundation-funded projects. • Lead a cross-departmental team of 12-14 staff working full- or part-time on this project, as well as consultants in targeted communities. • Support the Director of Programs in liaising with, delivering reports to, and providing as-needed communications to the Project Funder, the GE Aerospace Foundation. • Identify, build, and support partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to develop community plans with industry; technical, vocational, and training institutions; and local government sector actors that enhance resources and ownership to reach shared goals. • Foster a culture of learning, excellence, teamwork, and accountability; promote and maintain a safe and equitable work environment for all staff.

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s Degree or its international equivalent in Workforce Education, Workforce Development, International Development, Economic Development, Education, Public Administration, Public Affairs, Policy Studies, or a related field. • Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in project management, overseeing complex projects and initiatives, including experience managing global projects. • Minimum of 5 years in a leadership position. • Demonstrated expertise in workforce education, workforce development, or a related area. • Experience leading and managing complex projects on an international scale. • Experience leading teams in complex settings, providing multiple grants, and managing human and financial resources. • Experience working with and building partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, corporations, community colleges and technical and vocational training institutions, and public sector and local government actors relating to education, training and workforce development. • English fluency required. • Fluency in a second language is a possible advantage.

🏖️ Benefits

• FHI 360 contributes 7% of monthly base pay to a money purchase pension plan account. • 18 days of paid vacation per year. • 12 sick days per year. • 11 holidays per year.