Director of Strategic Projects

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In support of the areas described above – including a dynamic portfolio of cross-college academic and student experience initiatives – and reporting to the Vice Provost and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (AVPUE), the Director of Strategic Projects will oversee project discovery, scope boundaries, and deliverables; communicate project goals, status, and outcomes; assess and manage issues; implement process improvement and develop innovative solutions; advise on policy; collaborate with OVPUE leadership team colleagues and other campus partners.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and 5 years to 7 years relevant work experience or equivalent combination.
• Proven success in managing high impact campus-wide projects and initiatives to deliver high quality, innovative solutions.
• Experience in an academic organization working with senior leadership, faculty, staff, and students.
• Effective skills and proven experience in problem-solving, collaborating across boundaries, project management and prioritization, data-informed decision-making, reporting, and plann
• Ability to think strategically and analytically about project risks, challenges, and opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and maintain effective relationships and leverage them to achieve organizational goals through negotiation and consensus building among a wide variety of constituents.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills and diplomacy acumen.

Please include a resume and cover letter with your submission, both should be attached in the resume section of the application.

This position does not support visa sponsorship.

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