Lutheran Hour Ministries
Are you looking for a career that checks all the boxes? A career that motivates and stretches your talent? A career that offers you the flexibility to pursue growth and accomplishment while maintaining a balance to continue to pour into your passions? A calling that gives purpose and meaning to your life while helping others around the globe eternally change theirs? We know you have options out there that will check most of the boxes, but at Lutheran Hour Ministries, we believe that not only do you deserve to have them all, but that you need them all. When your career aligns with your values and goals, you are empowered to grow and succeed!
Allow us to introduce ourselves: Lutheran Hour Ministries is a trusted resource in global media that equips and engages a vibrant volunteer base to passionately proclaim the Gospel to more than 150 million people worldwide each week. Through its North American headquarters and ministry centers on six continents, LHM reaches into more than 60 countries, often bringing Christ to places where no other Christian evangelistic organizations are present.
Job Summary:
The Project Manager will serve as the primary partner to a project owner from initial project planning through project closeout. He/she will be responsible for ensuring that project needs and goals are clearly defined and understood by all team members, so that projects are completed on time and scope. In addition, the Project Manager will help balance the workload of the Project Management team and will play a key role in helping determine project management processes and best practices for the organization.
The Project Manager will perform his/her duties consistent with the LHM’s strategic plans, policies and other guidelines, and with applicable laws.
Major Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, deliverables, and risks
- Define project tasks and identify required resources, both internally and externally
- Assemble and coordinate project team members, based on project needs
- Facilitate good communication and teamwork among project team members.
- Plan, schedule, and monitor project timelines
- Continuously monitor and report on progress of the project to relevant stakeholders
- Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
- Draft and maintain appropriate project records
- When issues arise, troubleshoot and clearly articulate proposed solutions to the project owner and/or work directly with team members to remedy issues
- Analyze project workflows to identify efficiency opportunities
- Assist with other job-related duties as assigned
Key Skills and Competencies
- Independent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Judgement and decision-making skills, often in ambiguous and changing situations
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong communication and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to prioritize, to manage time independently, and to act with initiative
- Adaptability
- Influencing and leadership skills
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of relevant experience.
- Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) or equivalent project management experience, a minimum of 3 years.
- 3 or more years’ experience with project management information systems (PMIS).
- Supportive of and enthusiastic about LHM’s unique mission and ministry.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with virtual teams.
- Experience working with multiple cross functional teams.
Location: Remote, but incumbent must be willing to travel to St. Louis 2-4 times per year.
Apply at www.lhm.org/careers
The above listing is a full-time position with benefits through Concordia Plan Services. (See www.concordiaplans.org for benefit details: The Church’s Plan.)
For more information on Lutheran Hour Ministries, please visit www.lhm.org.
