Project Manager

Centro Cultural Mexicano is a nonprofit organization with the mission of inspiring inclusive participation by the community in all aspects of education, culture, and society by providing opportunities to create a positive future.

Position Summary

PROJECT MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTION

Manage project throughout the project lifecycle. This includes managing the project design, budget, timeline, documentation, and quality, as well as communication across all stakeholder audiences. Creates and maintains project management templates, tools, and reports. Work with Executive Director.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Define and manage a project management process and champion ongoing process improvement.
• Participate in the development, promotion, and coordination of training programs and workshops.
• Track and update project tasks and action items.
• Leverage organizational resources to improve capacity for project work
• Create, publish, and communicate status reports to management.
• Escalate risks to management as appropriate.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Demonstrates respectful, professional, and appropriate behavior that supports a team-oriented work environment.
• Support ongoing work environment needs.
  
  
  

Skills Required

• Bilingual (English and Spanish)- Ability to communicate fluently, both orally and in writing.
• Conduct meetings and communicate project priorities and issues to the appropriate stakeholders through clear, detailed, and concise communications.
• Identify and communicate project objectives, assumptions, constraints, and risks. Continually evaluate and adjust plans to remain aligned to project and organizational and vision.
• Understanding of diverse and culturally specific (Latino) working environment.
• Ability to adapt communication style to meet a client’s needs.
• Ability to operate computers and related software programs such as Microsoft Office Excel, graphics software.
• Commitment to social justice objectives.
• Passion for working with community.
  
  
  

Centro Cultural Mexicano is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on protected characteristics, including race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, or medical history or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law