As a Blackbaud Professional Services Project Manager, you will be accountable for the project lifecycle which includes initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria.

Key activities that will ensure client and project success include:

• Development of project plans including strategy definition, project forecast allocation, timelines and milestones, and contingency planning.
• Application of business and technical knowledge in the development of project plans and tools to manage the delivery and implementation of the solutions.
• Collaboration across resources to effectively carry out tasks and deliverables within the project.
• Management of project status, risk management, staff mentoring and deliverable quality assurance, budget and timeline
• Ability to influence others to gain consensus on a desired outcome
• Thinks through and communicates clearly goals, interests, and positions in negotiation or conflict situations.
• High degree of autonomy and ability to collaborate across multiple internal and external stakeholder organizations
• Willingness to act with empowerment to think innovatively and creatively on ways to provide clients solutions and improve Blackbaud processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to influence at all levels of client engagement
• Creative and critical thinker with the ability to manage multiple priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 3-5 year of experience in project management
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Experience with direct marketing or fundraising campaigns highly desirable
• Knowledge of Blackbaud products and the non-profit industry are a plus
• PMP certification desired, not required