FYI Project Manager in Pasadena, California at Fuller Theological Seminary

PROJECT MANAGER

DEPT: Fuller Youth Institute
POSITION TYPE: Full Time (40 hrs/week)
STATUS: Non-exempt
REPORTS TO: Senior Director of Partnership, Training, and DEI
LOCATION: Pasadena or Remote

Brief description:

FYI is seeking a versatile, high-capacity Project Manager to drive our mission forward across multiple domains. This cross-functional, essential role is built for a generalist who thrives on variety. Whether you are leading a research initiative, overseeing a content creation pipeline, or launching a new training curriculum, you are the engine that ensures ideas become reality.

The ideal candidate possesses a blend of ministry and project management experience and is capable of balancing our mission with project deadlines.

Essential Functions:

• Project Management
  • Simultaneously manage 3–5 high-priority projects across different areas of FYI (Research, Content, Training, etc.).
  • Collaborate with others on the team to define project goals, success metrics, and completion timeline.
  • Constantly evaluate the urgency and importance of tasks across different streams, making decisions on what moves forward and what is delayed with the supervisor’s input.
  • Proactively identify potential problems in projects and develop contingency plans before the project stalls.
  • Build and optimize processes in our PM software (e.g., Asana)
  • Organize and maintain for every project meeting notes, draft versions, and final assets.
  • Build out templates for recurring processes to be more efficient.
• Grant Management
  • Track budgets, external contractors, and follow internal systems to ensure projects stay within scope for assigned grants.
  • Manage relationships with vendors on projects where outside services are needed in partnership with the Director of Creative Production.
  • Monitor project-specific spending to ensure resources are utilized efficiently and stay within the approved fiscal parameters.
• Content Development:
  • Apply a deep understanding of ministry contexts to create or assist with blog posts, curriculum, training resources, and digital courses.
  • Partner with the FYI Training team to manage the development and launch of digital courses for church leaders through FULLER EQUIP

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Two to three years of project coordination experience required
• Youth or young adult ministry experience required
• Research experienced preferred
• Event-planning experience preferred
• Proven ability to provide superb customer service
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills, with competence in Microsoft Suite, Keynote, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, etc.
• Project management software (Asana or similar software) preferred
• Works well under pressure and can manage pressing requests and situations
• Able to prioritize multiple tasks
• Close attention to deadlines, accuracy, and details
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team

Additional Remarks:

• Must be willing to abide by Fuller Community Standards
• This position is available for remote work within the United States subject to payroll state tax approval by Fuller Seminary

Pay Scale:

• Hourly rate the seminary expects to pay: $29.00 - $31.00 per hour USD

Fuller Theological Seminary is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. To the extent required by law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. As a religious institution, Fuller Theological Seminary is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees for certain positions on the basis of religion.

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