Associate Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of assigned projects and scope to maximize the process and timelines for the project team and achieve on-time completion and delivery of project tasks and deliverables.
• Establishes and manages stakeholder and team relationships to support effective teamwork and efficiency.
• Sets and manages project team expectations.
• Contributes to the on-time completion of project tasks and deliverables as appropriate including scheduling kickoff and media brainstorming meetings and procuring course materials.
• Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs, requirements and project team workload.
• Manages implementation of course- and program-level requirements.
• Facilitates effective regular status meetings with project team.
• Resolves and/or escalates risks and issues in a timely fashion.
• Communicates project information and status in an effective and timely manner.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Collaborates with project management team to manage projects through shared resources.
• Communicates difficult or sensitive information tactfully as needed.
• Understands, follows, and manages business process and process improvements effectively.
• Tracks, reports, and manages team and project hours in a timely manner.

Essential Skills

• Knowledge and application of basic project management principles.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to manage complex and varied interpersonal relationships to successfully complete projects.
• Excellent ability to organize time and detailed information to successfully manage and complete multiple projects.
• Displays sense of urgency.
• Accurately delivers information on time.

Experience

• Experience working with MS Project or MS Project Server preferred.
• 1-2 years project management experience under tight deadlines, with emphasis being placed on individual’s ability to successfully manage projects.