Providing essential services to field staff and volunteers. Offering this support frees field staff for direct ministry with kids, optimizes financial contributions, and ensures careful stewardship of the mission's assets (both tangible and intangible).
Young Life requires all employees to sign a Statement of Faith. We recommend you read this statement before applying for any position.
Essential Duties:
- Effectively manage projects for new or improved technology efforts.
- Supervise all project activities including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring/controlling and closeout.
- Facilitate project management processes and documentation throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Provide team leadership and motivation for assigned projects.
- Manage project resources, scope and schedule.
- Identify, report on and respond to project issues and risks.
- Facilitate project meetings.
- Facilitate selection of vendors or other procurements (when applicable).
- Facilitate project communications.
- Provide stakeholder project updates.
- Remain current in technical skill in all emerging applicable skill areas.
- Perform as needed in an IT analyst role to evaluate IT systems and identify options for improving IT systems.
- Act as an interface between stakeholders and the IT department.
Working Conditions:
- Office environment.
- Local to Young Life Service Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
Education:
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree.
- Project Management, Business Analysis, or IT Service Management certifications OR willingness to obtain certifications within 12 months of hire.
Experience Required for The Job:
- 2-3 years of progressive work experience in a business analyst, QA, or IT service capacity
- Previous experience/involvement in Young Life or a large non-profit organization.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Tools. Experience with Jira/Confluence a plus.
- Strong written, interpersonal and oral communication skills.
- Strong meeting facilitation skills.
- Strong executive presentation skills.
- Experience preparing and maintaining data-driven project reports and dashboards.
Job Specific Working Conditions: The anticipated salary for this position can range from $55,557-$69,531.50 depending on relevant education, experience, and location.