Project Management Director develops and directs project management operations and strategic planning to meet organizational goals. Provides overall strategic governance for projects by establishing standards, processes, and tools used for effective project delivery. Being a Project Management Director establishes methodologies to set productivity and quality targets and to assess results for all projects. Responds to escalated project issues that may impede project delivery and coordinates solutions. Additionally, Project Management Director monitors and analyzes project metrics to identify weaknesses or problems and to propose operational improvements and cost savings for future projects. Requires a bachelor's degree. May require a project management certification. Typically reports to top management. The Project Management Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Project Management Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Reporting to the Assistant Dean/CRDO, the Associate Director, Research Development is tasked with complex project management, supporting strategic research planning, project management for complex proposal support, and identifying and collecting research development operations data/metrics to support the pursuit of large-scale grant proposal projects and collaborations that align with CoE' research priorities. This position focuses on milestone delivery across strategic projects and facilitates communication across related projects and impacted stakeholders to keep proposals and the overall strategic research initiatives portfolio on track. With a particular eye for coordinating project management functions that build CoE's research infrastructure, the incumbent will provide critical support to enable better administrative decision-making and more competitive large-scale grant proposals and strategic collaborations.
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