Manager, Projects & Operations

Summary

Join DARO, a technology social enterprise in Montreal, as a Project Manager for a 12-month maternity leave coverage contract (with potential for permanent transition). This remote role, paying $80,000-$95,000 annually (CAD), involves managing data infrastructure, research, and analytics projects for the GivingTuesday Data Commons. You will lead project planning, resource allocation, client management, and team coordination, ensuring project excellence and alignment with organizational strategy. The ideal candidate possesses strong project management skills, experience in nonprofit tech, and a passion for using technology to improve the social sector. The position reports to the Director of Projects or the Chief Data Officer. The role is open to candidates across the Americas, requiring availability during 9-5 EST hours.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience of applying and adapting industry-standard project management frameworks and systems to diverse project types
• High tolerance for uncertainty and thrives under pressure
• Continuously learning and applying new concepts to your work
• Eager to help clients to ensure that data, information, and technology projects are impactful and sustainable
• Availability to work from 9-5 EST

Responsibilities

• Ensure project management excellence across a broad portfolio of data infrastructure, research & analytics, and other technology projects
• Convert senior leadership strategy and intent into action plans through the development of project plans, project monitoring systems, and resource tracking systems
• Develop and manage project plans with the foresight that they will grow, shift and evolve on a day-to-day basis
• Provide business analysis and stay a step ahead of the problems that arise, adapting plans as needs and priorities change
• Practise excellent client management to maintain positive and strategically-oriented relationships
• Lead and iterate on processes and governance to support the operations of the Data Commons
• Articulate and communicate project objectives, outcomes, and relevance to organisational strategy
• Ensure processes and for allocating project resources and monitoring activities are clear, efficient, and up-to-date
• Liaise with both DARO and GivingTuesday Operations teams to ensure alignment resourcing needs & solutions
• Support the creation of content and deliverable components as needed
• Maintain a positive and productive relationship with partnering project staff and coordinate their efforts
• Take responsibility for the direction of the team, continuously re-prioritizing as context changes
• Support strategy development and adjustment through communication with the GivingTuesday Data Commons leadership team
• Develop and manage systems to track resource allocation across a broad portfolio of projects and provide regular high-level budget updates to senior leadership
• Support the contracting process - managing agreements with consultants, SaaS’s, and more
• Support partnership development project delivery by identifying additional areas for support/new projects
• Lead important projects and initiatives that help our partners and provide value to the sector
• Stay up to date on trends in the sector, to apply them in our projects as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Organisation and technology strategy
• User-centric design
• Tech-focused nonprofit programming
• Impact measurement & evaluation

Benefits

• Salary range: $80,000-$95,000 CAD annually
• Remote work