Development Project Management Manager

Classification Title:

Project Manager II

Job Description:

The University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning’s mission is to improve the quality of teaching, learning, and childcare. We research, develop, and scale equitable educational innovations for adults and children that put all learners on trajectories for lifelong success. Specifically, the Center targets kindergarten readiness, 3rd grade reading proficiency, and algebra proficiency as critical milestones in children's educational trajectory that are predictive of success in school and life. The Center works at the nexus of research, practice, and policy to develop sustainable systems that leverage educational technologies and improve the implementation of research-based practices. Housed in one of the nation's elite public research universities, the Center operates as a dynamic, entrepreneurial workplace focused on executing UF's service mission to strengthen the human condition and improve the quality of life. The Lastinger Center is committed to attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent by valuing diversity of thought, skill, and experience. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe in fostering environments where team members feel included, valued for their differences, and empowered to do their best work.

Responsibilities:

Project management coordination, supervision, and strategic planning

• Conducts project meetings and communicates project status with funders, vendors, project team members, and supervisors.
• Create and revise policies and procedures, this can include updating existing policies as well as creating new ones.
• Establish and maintain relationships with the business units and key partner groups to understand their business needs, ensure alignment on objectives, and ensure ongoing buy-in across all project activities.
• Translate business objectives into projects with clearly defined scope, timing, deliverables, resources, and key measures of success.
• Proactively manage and communicate ongoing changes in project scope, identify potential crises and devise contingency plans.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation. Provide regular progress reports, including status updates, performance metrics, and project evaluations.
• Contribute to strategic planning for Agile workflows and practices including, but not limited to change leadership, process mapping, Sprint development, and project documentation.
• Lead and mentor project managers and team members. Provide guidance and support to ensure effective project execution and resolve any issues that arise.
• Identify and implement best practices for project management and process improvement. Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the project management team.

Project management operations

• Create project plans, including scope, objectives, timelines and resource allocation. Oversee the execution of projects, ensuring that milestones are met and deliverables are achieved.
   Lead project meetings and drive project issues through to resolution.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations. Meets with partners to determine customer expectations regarding the project.
• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies. Monitor and address risks and issues to ensure minimal impact on project delivery.
• Facilitates the analysis and resolution of issues that impede project progress.

Project management strategy and quality assurance

• Lead the development of best practices and tools for project management.
• Conduct post project assessments and evaluations.
• Create recommendations to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Ensure comprehensive and seamless project post-implementation transition.
• Create and implement UAT processes and tests for project health and governance.

Other duties as assigned

Will travel for assigned business purpose minimally (1-2/quarter)

Hybrid work location policy:

Lastinger Center for Learning supports and promotes a healthy work-life balance. To achieve this, the Lastinger Center offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule that aligns with the university’s Flexibility in the Workplace Policy. Allowing employees to stagger arrival and departure times as necessary and to vary the number of workdays in the office so long as an employee’s FTE commitment is fulfilled within the university workweek. This policy also allows for occasional, incidental remote work based on individual circumstances.

Expected Salary:

$75,000-$90,000

Minimum Requirements:

Master's degree in in an appropriate area; or a bachelor's degree and two y