Senior Project Manager

Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to provide medical care and training in challenging contexts. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Manager to lead organizational initiatives, ensuring successful planning, execution, and delivery of projects through effective leadership and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Develop comprehensive project plans outlining tasks, timelines, and resource requirements
• Oversee the execution of project plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and standards
• Utilize standardized project management processes and documentation throughout the project lifecycle
• Monitor project progress and make adjustments as necessary to ensure successful completion
• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement project solutions
• Facilitate effective communication and coordination among project stakeholders, ensuring a unified approach towards project goals
• Promote adherence to standardized processes and documentation
• Engage with key stakeholders to gather detailed requirements and understand business needs
• Translate stakeholder requirements into effective project solutions
• Lead comprehensive requirements-gathering efforts, ensuring all stakeholder expectations are captured and integrated into the project scope
• Develop and implement robust change management strategies to support organizational transitions
• Engage with stakeholders to understand their needs and concerns, and proactively address resistance to change
• Ensure adequate training and support mechanisms are in place to facilitate user adoption and minimize disruptions
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including technical specifications, user guides, and change management plans
• Facilitate knowledge transfer sessions to ensure understanding and adoption of new processes and tools
• Promote the use of standardized processes and documentation across all project activities

Requirements:

• Supportive and in alignment with Mercy Ships mission and vision and committed to its core values
• Understand and apply servant leadership principles, work collaboratively with integrity, and demonstrate accountability
• Able to contribute to community life, requiring stable and healthy interpersonal skills
• Extensive experience with formal project management methodologies and best practices
• Ability to organize projects and activities in accordance with the missions and goals of the organization
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
• Experience interacting with all levels of the organization including Executive Leadership and Senior Management, which may include educating, influencing, and negotiating
• Must be able to work effectively in a matrix environment, particularly influencing without final decision authority and leading while not owning desired outcomes
• Be process oriented, have an attention to detail and a strong analytical problem-solving ability
• Ability to adapt to evolving project requirements and priorities
• An ability to adjust quickly in response to re-organization, strategy or priority changes and shifting customer needs
• An ability to use servant leadership, strong resource management and inter-personal skills to attract, motivate and develop an effective, creative, and collegial team
• Ability to evaluate projects and programs to assess strengths and identify areas for improvement
• Produce accurate and timely reporting of project status throughout its lifecycle
• Ability to travel internationally, including extended onsite engagements as required
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in project management
• Proven track record of successfully leading cross-functional teams and managing change in complex projects
• Minimum 7 years of leadership experience leading complex, global, and diverse teams
• Experience in Agile or Scrum methodologies is a plus
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent is preferred
• Successful completion of Mercy Ships Entry Training will be required within the first year