What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation’s leading voice on mental health. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. 

Today, we are an alliance of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and a national office who work in communities across the United States to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need. NAMI advocates for all who are affected by mental illness, both the individuals and the people in their lives. In particular, we work to address disparities and injustices and to promote dignity and inclusion for all people with mental illness and their families. In addition to being advocates, we educate, we listen, and we lead as evidenced by our public awareness campaigns, the range of numerous programs we provide, and our strong public policy.

We currently have an opening for a Director, Project Management Office. The Director reports to and works closely with the National Director of Operations and will manage NAMI’s project portfolio and lead project management across NAMI.  Focus areas include portfolio management, project management governance, team leadership, project prioritization, and project tracking and monitoring.

An ideal candidate will be an experienced leader with the ability to think strategically and craft and execute on a vision while managing the details. This position will be responsible for building out the Project Management Office, developing NAMI’s portfolio management processes, ensuring project management practices are implemented across all teams, and overseeing new project development.

This full-time position can be either remote or based in our Arlington, VA offices on a hybrid basis. 

Salary Range:  $100,000 - $105,000

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Continue to refine and promote the PMO’s role and operating model, and provide the leadership and mentorship necessary to maximize the team's success
• Develop and manage the company’s project portfolio
• Lead the implementation of a Stage Gate project management process
• Manage and coordinate interdependencies between projects
• Establish organization-wide processes for project proposal and selection
• Provide executives with the information needed to assess project ROI
• Work with executives to define project priorities and new opportunities
• Manage the risk and change resolution process, taking corrective action as needed
• Track and report on project status and portfolio performance
• Build and maintain strong relationships across departments and at all levels
• Work with the development team to build and support donor relationships
• Create an inclusive and empowering culture for project management staff.
• As needed, provide hands-on project management support for large and complex initiatives

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8 – 10 years project management experience.
• Expert-level knowledge of project management
• Experience with company-wide project portfolio management
• Ability to establish and build strong networks and effective relationships with executives
• Proven experience managing, mentoring, and coaching direct reports
• Strategic thinker with the ability to take a broad view of the business
• Excellent creative, analytic, and problem-solving skills
• Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely
• Ability to influence a diverse group of stakeholders
• Excellent technical skills, including fluency with project management software
• Prior experience leading a project management office preferred
• PMI project management certification or formal training
• Nonprofit work experience preferred
• Must pass background check

About NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation’s voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education.

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