Senior Project Officer

Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business
• Provide on-site leadership for the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
  
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously
  
• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
  
• Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities
  
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence
  
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization
  
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of the project
  
• Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes
  
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chair the project management team meetings
  
• Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews
  
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues, communicating across leadership
  
• Understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
  
• Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
  
• Manage project scope and changes
  
• Participate and/or drive feasibility studies, vendor selections, and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders
  
• Act as an internal quality control check for the project
  
• Manage ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution
  
• Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration, or litigation, as needed
• Support formal/informal schedules to manage the engagement contract
• Define the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and services
  
• Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks, and issues
  
• Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders
  
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel
  
• Monitor, track, and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical path deliverables
  
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, CIO, and key stakeholders
  
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project and program team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas
  
• Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle
  
• Identify and develop trusted adviser relationships with project and program stakeholders, sponsors, and university stakeholders
  
• Coach, mentor, motivate, and supervise project and program team
  
• Deliver appropriate and effective executive-level communication
  
• Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards
  
• Manage project and program issues and risks to mitigate the impact on baseline
  
• Continue professional development in order to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
  
• Extensive understanding of project and program management principles, methods, and techniques
  
• Other duties as assigned
• Monitor the performance of staff
• Establish practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization.
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Requirements:

• Proven success in providing on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones, Performance reviews, and staff development