Project Manager

Summary

Join our team as a Project Manager for a short-term, remote project! This hourly, fee-for-service role requires approximately 20 hours in December and up to 40 hours per week for 16 weeks starting in January. You will manage all project phases, keep stakeholders informed, maintain accurate records, and produce timely reports. A Bachelor's degree is required, and experience managing executive-sponsored projects is essential. A PMP certification and experience in higher education or educational product development are preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience as the assigned project manager of executive-sponsored projects, with sole responsibility for project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure

Responsibilities

• Manages all phases of assigned projects (i.e., initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing)
• Keeps stakeholders and departmental leadership informed of project statuses, including, but not limited to, milestone achievements, toll gate progress, risks, and any issues that may adversely affect project schedules
• Keeps project management records and systems accurate and up to date
• Produces timely and accurate reports as directed
• Develops realistic project plans and schedules by analyzing organizational process assets, enterprise environmental factors, task dependencies, resource requirements, work breakdown, and departmental strategy and priorities
• Ensures projects meet organizational standards and are managed in accordance with applicable policies, processes, and procedures
• Documents project deliverables, outputs, and notes that capture why key project decisions were made

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Experience in higher education, and educational product development