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FCN Project Manager Position

Organizational Unit:

The USF Health College of Nursing is one of 14 colleges at the University of South Florida and one of four that make up USF Health. As a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, USF is designated by the Carnegie Foundation as both a Research 1 and a Community-Engaged institution—reflecting its commitment to excellence in education, research, and service.

Nationally recognized as a leader in nursing education and research, the College of Nursing serves more than 2,000 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students each year. For the fourth consecutive year, our Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program has been ranked No. 1 among Florida’s public universities by U.S. News & World Report—rising to No. 23 in the nation in 2025. 

As an integral part of USF Health, the College of Nursing is guided by a mission grounded in excellence, innovation, and respect. We are dedicated to educating future nurses, advancing nursing science, and applying evidence-based practice to improve health outcomes and community well-being.

Position Summary:

This position will provide project management leadership in support of the Florida Center for Nursing (FCN) Executive Director. This role will ensure structured planning and forward progress on priority initiatives while maintaining visibility across the broader portfolio of work. The position will provide organizational, confidential, and technical support to enhance the effectiveness of the Executive Director and will be responsible for overseeing resources and operational responsibilities related to strategic projects. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Include providing project management leadership in support of key initiatives, ensuring structured planning, execution, and progress across concurrent priorities; and delivering the administrative and logistical coordination necessary to support effective implementation and communication among internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibility details:

Project planning and execution:

• Assist with developing and maintaining project plans and timelines. 
• Track project progress, proactively identify challenges, and propose solutions. 
• Ensure information is organized and accessible.

Communication and coordination:

• Facilitate communication between Executive Director, FCN and CON team members, and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and forward progress. 
• Coordinate logistics for calendar management. 
• Coordinate meetings to include tasks such as preparation of agendas and meeting materials. 
• Record meeting minutes that document key decisions and action items and track follow-up to ensure completion.

Administrative support:

• Supervise senior administrative assistant. 
• Manage logistics for ED’s long range planning calendar. 
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other documents as needed for ED projects to move forward. 
• Gather data and provide analysis to support ED as needed to execute projects.

Other:

Support FCN Directors in advancing key projects and priorities.

Assist FCN Administrative team with day-to-day activities as needed.

Qualifications:

This position requires a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with at least four years of professional related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience equal to 4 years.

Degree Equivalency Clause: Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.
• Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1310) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
• SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements
• A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:
• (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
• (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree;
• (c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree;
• (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
• (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree
• Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.