Interim Associate Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Oversee the New Membership Transition initiative and related cross-functional efforts.

• Act as the primary liaison, ensuring project progress, shared visibility, alignment, and thorough documentation.

• Assist project teams with task progression, tracking advancements, making decisions, and eliminating obstacles.

• Conduct regular meetings with the project team and manage ClickUp for tracking progress.

• Continuously refine the backlog and set priorities.

• Ensure alignment with Sponsors, Product Owner, and Project Lead.

• Document decisions and directives for cross-functional visibility.

• Maintain the project roadmap while identifying, flagging, and mitigating delivery risks.

• Organize information and agendas, assemble task teams, and facilitate meetings and activities.

• Coordinate cross-functional efforts and external contributions to achieve project milestones.

• Provide reminders and follow-ups related to the project.

• Manage scope creep and facilitate requests for scope changes.

• Participate in meetings with the Project Management Office and departmental/organizational gatherings.

• Meet weekly with PMO leadership to provide project updates and escalate any concerns or challenges.

⛳️ Requirements

• Intermediate-level experience in project management.

• Experience working on cross-functional projects.

• Knowledge and experience in industry reporting, membership engagement, and partnership landscapes.

• Positive demeanor with a problem-solving and agile mindset.

• Ability to comprehend the needs of internal stakeholders.

• Proficiency in backlog refinement and hosting agile ceremonies.

• Experience in sharing updates with teams and leadership.

• Skilled in documenting and mitigating risks and dependencies.

• Ability to track key decisions and create timelines.

• Experience in supporting scope and resource management.

• Proficient in using project management tools for project execution.

• Capability to work with individuals who have limited project management knowledge.

• Experience with ClickUp is preferred.

• Background in non-profit organizations is preferred.

• Experience with membership organizations is advantageous.

• Preference for candidates in the European time zone, with flexibility to integrate some working hours with the US time zone as needed.

• Lean management approach.

• PMP, PRINCE, Scrum Master, Kanban Practitioner, or other project management certifications are preferred.

• Availability to start from mid-September 2026.

🏝️ Benefits

• Option for remote work.

• Full-time position, requiring 40 hours per week.

• Maternity-cover opportunity for approximately 7–8 months.

• Travel requirements of up to 20%.

• Opportunity to join a global environmental nonprofit organization.

• Chance to contribute to climate and environmental initiatives.