What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager, Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute position at Marquette University?
Posting Details
Posting Details
| Posting Number | NA01225 |
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Position Information
| Position Title | Project Manager, Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute |
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| State | Wisconsin |
| Employment Status | Full Time |
| Position Status | Limited Term |
| If Limited Term (End Date of Assignment, Project, or Grant) | 06/30/2028 |
| Position Type | Staff |
| Job Family | Facilities Maintenance, Planning, Engineering, and Construction |
| Position Overview |
Be The Difference Begins with Great People. Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can make the difference in the lives of students and faculty? We're always looking for highly talented individuals to join our team - people who think big, care deeply, and believe in being the difference in their work and community. We prioritize student success, access to education, and service in our work to educate well-rounded servant leaders who transform their fields, our society and the world. Our Catholic, Jesuit approach emphasizes student engagement with the world around them and formation of the heart and mind. We believe in our mission: The search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. These core values guide our relationships with our students, each other, and our community. Marquette University offers a rich and competitive Total Rewards package includingmedical, dental, vision, 403(b) with up to 8% company match, 5 weeks of time off to start, and tuition benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents with no payback requirement! Reporting to Vice President for University Relations, this individual will be responsible for the implementation and management of Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) Center of Excellence projects, programs, and initiatives on behalf of Marquette University and of other NMDSI initiatives as directed by Marquette University's co-director of NMDSI. Working closely with the Dean of Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, data science faculty, the Vice President for the Office of University Relations, Marquette University's co-director of NMDSI, external partners of NMDSI and senior leaders within various units and functions across Marquette, the role will support and coordinate initiatives, promoting effective and efficient execution and fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams. This is your next opportunity to join an organization that invests in their employees' career journey by diversifying their skills, deepening their expert knowledge, encouraging a healthy work-life balance, focusing on personal wellbeing, providing leadership training, and sustaining a culture of respect and inclusion. |
| Duties and Responsibilities | 1. Translate program initiatives into actionable plans, including project charters, budgets, stakeholders, timelines, milestones, deliverables, etc., and oversee successful implementation of plans. 2. Assist other NMDSI support staff, and play a primary role at Marquette University, in the project management of key NMDSI activities and initiatives, including assuring appropriate and adequate project team members; facilitating project meetings; managing timelines, project scope and project deliverables; and developing executive reports of project initiatives. 3. Determine and implement appropriate methods or tools for data collection when project requires research, i.e., surveys, audit, focus groups. Synthesize and report information into understandable and useful findings to inform project direction. 4. Raise issues to project owners in a timely manner, facilitating the timely resolution of project challenges. 5. Provide ongoing project communications, ensuring that stakeholders are informed of strategy, budgets, milestones, and deadlines. 6. Establish effective mechanisms to communicate and report on progress of initiatives, projects and programs. 7. Working with and as directed by Marquette University's co-director of NMDSI, prioritize projects among competing demands to ensure proper focus and allocation of time and resources. 8. Act as a resource to the Dean of Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, the Vice President and other University Relations staff and Marquette University's co-director of NMDSI in preparation for key meetings and events. 9. Work collaboratively with cross-functional, high-performance teams, maintaining collaborative relationships with stakeholders. 10. Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested in support of the NMDSI. |
| Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities | Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in the areas of business management, project management, communication, marketing or a related discipline. 1-3 years of relevant experience. Experience in driving and tracking project management tasks, including project charters, project plans, status reports and mitigating business risk by highlighting critical issues to program leadership early. Highly structured work style; able to translate strategic concepts and direction into discrete actionable plans. Confidently engage others, establish strong relationships, rally people around a common goal, and maintain effective partnerships with a wide variety of people and senior leaders, both internally and externally. Ability to handle sensitive situations, confidential information, and to manage conflict effectively. Strong presentation and communication skills, both written and oral. Demonstrated ability to use curiosity and problem-solving skills to obtain necessary information to connect components of the project charter, including identification of stakeholders. Able to work effectively in a rapidly changing and ambiguous environment. Working knowledge of project management and research tools and techniques. |
| Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities | |
| Department | University Relations |
| Posting Date | 08/15/2023 |
| Closing Date | |
| Special Instructions to Applicants | |
| EOE Statement | It is the policy of Marquette University to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification. |
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