OVERVIEW
For almost 50 years, Covenant House has served and advocated for youth and young families experiencing homelessness, human trafficking, and exploitation. Our overarching goal is to end homelessness among youth and young families by helping them achieve housing stability, heal from trauma, tap into their innate resilience, and hone their interests and skills to forge new pathways to independence. This work is carried out across Covenant House sites in 31 cities in the US, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Project Manager, Site Development reports to the Vice President, Site Development and provides support to Development leadership to facilitate the execution of their duties with regard to site fundraising efforts and collaboration. 

• Provide administrative support in the collaboration between Covenant House International (CHI) and the site fundraising teams in the US and Canada
• Collaborate with each of the Development teams - Operations, Major Giving, Planned Giving, Corporate Partnerships, Peer-to-Peer and Integrated Direct Marketing - as needed to facilitate and organize CHI’s support of site fundraising teams
• Assist in preparing and managing presentations and decks
• Manage online platforms for virtual meetings, presentations and webinars with sites
• Organize complex calendars and schedules; resolve any scheduling issues
• Conduct research, collect and analyze information in support of the departments goals. 
• Represent CHI and our development team in a positive light through great follow-through skills and sound judgment
• Provide additional support as requested by Development leadership

 
 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• You are exceptionally detail oriented.
• You have knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint plus related Google Office Suite apps.
• You are a team player, able to work with multiple deadlines, different personality-types and all levels of management.
• You have a working knowledge of principles and practices of project management and process improvement.
• Your competence with computer technology aids in the use of software tools, such as fundraising databases and online meeting platforms.
• You have excellent writing and interpersonal skills.
• You are passionate about and dedicated to the mission of Covenant House.

OUR COMMUNITY
Our critical mission demands that we have all voices at the table. A team of diverse people, perspectives, and experiences is smarter, stronger, and more effective for our young people. At Covenant House, every team member is valued, respected, heard, and supported, and we welcome honest and courageous self-reflection on any aspects of our work that are based on biased or outdated viewpoints. We deliberately create opportunities for our staff to grow and thrive. 

Our offices are located in Manhattan, however, this position will be remote for the foreseeable future.

To apply for this position, candidates should e-mail a cover letter and current resume with salary requirements to resume@covenanthouse.org with “Project Manager, Site Development” as the subject line.

Covenant House is an Equal Opportunity Employer.