Project Manager, School of Optometry

The Project Manager for Optometry reports directly to the Dean of the School of Optometry. This role is responsible for project management for a variety of special office-level and cross-divisional initiatives including monitoring timelines, coordinating logistics, preparing reports, completing follow-up, general department communication, and other administrative activities. Examples include:

Facilitates the successful completion of projects by adhering to, or recommending policies and protocol, maintaining regular communication with project partners, ensuring follow through to reach set milestones, providing status reports, and addressing obstacles.

Provides communication support through the formatting, review, and editing of outgoing communications with an eye toward accuracy and professionalism.

Administers events on behalf of the Dean's Office, community relations, optometric society relations and corporate partner relations from conception to completion, ensuring they are executed according to best practices, within budget, and on time.

Consults with appropriate internal staff/departments and external vendors to manage event logistics, registration, marketing, and communication. This position will require the use of discretion, initiative and independent judgement in the planning, prioritization, and execution of projects, tasks and assignments that support the Dean’s Office.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Experience in optometric education or higher education preferred

• Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with broad and varied constituencies, especially college age students
• Ability to understand the profession of optometry and its emerging role in the U. S. healthcare delivery
• A commitment to a culture of philanthropy and stewardship of donors
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Aptitude for and comfort with public speaking
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships in a multifaced environment
• Ability to prioritize tasks, organize time and work productively even with competing demands for attention
• Ability to form and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, administration, students, and alumni
• Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality
• Ability to solve problems creatively and innovatively

• Member of the School of Optometry Administrative Team

• Responsible for coordination of student credentialling
• Work closely with the Associate Dean of Student Experience on student events
• Support the Dean’s office with annual reports to the ACOE and reaccreditation self-studies

• Member of the School of Optometry Administrative Team

• Responsible for coordination of student credentialling
• Work closely with the Associate Dean of Student Experience on student events
• Support the Dean’s office with annual reports to the ACOE and reaccreditation self-studies

• Ability to multi-task: being able to alternate easily between entering information on the computer, conversing on the phone, and greeting a visitor.
• Be focused in the midst of distractions.
• Must have recall of facts or names; be meticulous.