What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager - Office of Online Learning position at illinois?
Duties & Responsibilities -
Project Leadership and Management
- Lead the planning, execution, and evaluation of programs, projects and initiatives to advance the university’s online learning and digital innovation goals. Define project scope, objectives, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Establish and continually monitor/manage project expectations, assign tasks, and identify issues to maximize projects’ efficiency and effectiveness.
- Organize and oversee advisory groups, committees, and task forces to guide institutional and unit decision-making.
- Proactively identify, develop, and deploy solutions to improve project operation effectiveness.
- Assess risks of projects and compare to their likely impact on outcomes, and independently make decisions to adjust as needed.
- Responsible for ensuring online learning and digital innovation activities are within budget.
- Manage the Office of Online Learning web presence, ensuring up-to-date and accessible content for all users.
Communication and Collaboration
- Independently prepare and deliver annual reports, status reports, post-project reports and summaries, and track milestones and deliverables, ensuring timely dissemination of this information to appropriate interested parties.
- Maintain and update outreach-related content to ensure accurate communication of project developments, including web content. Build and nurture collaborative working relationships with campus leaders, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders. Engage campus leadership in the identifying and defining infrastructure needs and scope for project implementation.
- Manage stakeholder expectations, calibrating project timelines and outcomes as necessary.
- Manage the intake of online initiatives that need administrative support, coordinating with cross-institutional teams as necessary.
Strategic Engagement
- Collaborate with campus leadership to shape and implement strategies for educational innovation, particularly in online learning.
- Support institutional accreditation standards and processes in higher education (e.g., NECHE, NC-SARA, etc).
- Engage the Online Learning Advisory Committee, contributing expertise and leadership to advance the university’s digital learning environment.
- Support Illinois Online design and priorities.
