ENLACES Project Manager

Compensation Range:

Annual Salary: $56,890.00 - $96,330.00

**Candidate must reside in San Diego, CA

Position Summary

The ENLACES Project Manager serves as a resource for the ENLACES Project Director in support of the operational administration and management of a US Department of Education funded Full-Service Community School project. This position manages and coordinates the operational functions within and across the grant project’s Pipeline Teams as related to National University’s engagement with district, local school, and community-based organizational partners. The primary responsibility of this role is to manage a variety of projects, start-up initiatives, and events within the communities that support the goals of the ENLACES Project. This role serves as a central point of contact for ENLACES staff and partners, including participating faculty and staff across National University who are a part of ENLACES. The ENLACES Project Manager will also support the Sanford College of Education senior leaders (the College dean serves at the grant’s Principal Investigator) as necessary with duties ranging from operations planning, project management, reporting, documentation for federal reports, budget and expense reconciliation, and other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Manages the operational workflow of the ENLACES Project at the programmatic level.
• Manages and coordinates assigned ENLACES Project operations processes across school districts, and community-based agencies.
• Plans, directs and prioritizes activities of the ENLACES Project with external and internal constituents, vendors and other Sanford College of Education and University colleagues.
• Recommend process changes to improve operational practices/procedures for ENLACES Project.
• Participates in the collation of requests regarding budget.
• Collaborates with University departments and staff to facilitate and improve processes and services provided by the University and to local schools, children and parents.
• Represents the Project Director as assigned on Pipeline Work Teams, and other committees, initiatives, and processes as assigned.
• Works closely with School/College faculty and administrators to ensure the completion and implementation of projects that impact ENLACES Project.
• Coordinates the collection and maintenance of required documentation for the processes and procedures related to federal grant reporting.
• Monitors progress/improvement data and creates and maintains ENLACES Project operations reports.
• Responsible for supporting the Project Director with event management, including organizing meetings, leading discussions, developing project plans, writing follow-up reports, revising and editing presentations, and following up on action items.
• Serves as liaison with other National University departments when their projects impact ENLACES Project goals and objectives.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the ENLACES Project Director, Sanford College of Education Dean or the Dean’s representative.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in related fields (such as Higher Ed Administration, Business, Organizational Leadership) from a regionally accredited institution required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or other industry relevant Project Management Institute Certification, required.
• Minimum of three to five (3-5) years of experience working with universities, school districts, and/or community-based organizations and agencies required.
• A minimum of one to three (1-3) years of experience with managing large-scale, multi-agency federal grants are required.
• Experience in online higher education is preferred.
• Experience working in a technology-driven enterprise preferred.
• Knowledge and familiarity with Chula Vista and National City, CA communities preferred.
• Reliable transportation and the ability to travel to on-site engagements in National City and Chula Vista, CA required.

Competencies/Technical/Functional Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of online education structures and processes.
• Ability to proactively analyze technical factors, identify and understand stakeholder concerns and provide solutions that support the best interests of the organization as a whole.
• Knowledge of strategic planning processes and project management principles.
• Demonstrated organization skills and management of multiple projects.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to solve complex problems and create win-win situations.
• Experience with process modeling and facilitation preferred.
• Ability to participate as an active team member of the team and organization and work toward a common goal. Contributes fully to team effort and plays an integral part in the smooth running of teams without necessarily taking the lead.
• Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution for personal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.
• Actively seeks to influence, build effective relationships and gain alignment with peers, functional partners and/or external partners to accomplish business objectives. 
• Develop new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourage new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes.  Ability to generate and/or recognize imaginative or creative solutions that generate successful outcomes.
• Working knowledge, principles and practices of office management/systems within a higher education environment, preferred. Demonstrates an understanding of underlying organizational issues.
• Work independently and foster a cooperative spirit within a large and/or small team, while working in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects, deadlines and frequently changing priorities.
• Ability to drive towards achieving measurable and challenging goals to support organizational success. Demonstrates the ability to focus on achieving results consistent with the organization’s objectives. As a leader, develops goals based on the organization’s vision, mission, strategic goals and objectives.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individual of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Advanced use of computers and Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.

Location: Remote

Travel: Frequent travel required as necessary to support onsite engagement in National City and Chula Vista, CA.

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