| College Summit |
| Not-for-Profit |
| Existing work authorization required for United States |
| Direct Hire, Full-Time |
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US$75000 - 90000 |
401(k) -
Dental Insurance -
Disability Insurance -
Health Insurance -
Life Insurance -
Paid Sick Leave -
Paid Training -
Paid Vacation -
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| No relocation assistance provided |
Education
Computers - IT Management
Non Profit
Project Manager
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| Minimal |
| in same state/locale |
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English - Fluent
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| Bachelor Degree |
| 5 |
English
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| Cover letter required |
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No questions which require answers when applying for this job posting. |
| ITPM / Latpro-1761788 |
| Jul-03-2008 |
| District of Columbia, 20009 |
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Description |
Founded in 1993, College Summit is a national non-profit organization with a mission to transform the college admissions process and increase the college enrollment rate of low-income students. Today’s college admissions system leaves behind a key portion of America’s talent: low-income, academically mid-tier students. Working in partnership with the critical players in the college-access challenge – students, parents, high schools, and colleges – College Summit enables all these players to accomplish what none can do alone: ensure that the community harnesses the talent of all college-capable students.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The IT Project Manager has responsibility for project planning and management of software application solutions throughout the organization’s national office, multiple regional offices and remotely connected workshop sites. The IT Project Manager works with business owners to define project scope, goals, and deliverables; develop project plans and all related documentation to support the full project lifecycle; and manage the overall implementation and business acceptance of system programs. This position will work with external vendors and should be comfortable managing both internal and external customer relationships. Duties for this position include, but are not limited to:
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze, document, and prioritize business processes, information needs, and functional requirements to ensure the timely and accurate implementation of projects.
• Manage the implementation and business acceptance of system programs including training and user documentation, process support and reporting where applicable.
• Develop project plans and all associated project documentation for individual projects.
• Manage all aspects of system testing and quality assurance reviews including developing test plans and test cases.
• Manage external vendor relationships.
• Manage changes to baselined requirements through effective application of change control processes and tools.
• Proactively communicate project status and all aspects of system implementation and support to project stakeholders and management.
• Proactively identify project issues and risks, and develop appropriate and timely mitigation and/or contingency plans.
• Evaluate technology options and package solutions and
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management. Assist with the development of the organization’s project management policies, procedures, and tools.
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Requirements |
• Minimum 5 years experience working in the technology sector with multiple vendors in a professional, deadline-driven, dynamic and technology-based environment required.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on project management experience leading projects that involve both application systems development and configuration including database design, development and delivery required.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Ability to assess a situation quickly from an objective point of view and facilitate a beneficial resolution for all parties involved. Must be detail oriented and be able to effectively evaluate, understand, interpret, and validate customer requirements with non-technical business owners and end-users to recommend solutions.
• Ability to communicate clearly, effectively and pro-actively with a diverse group including executives, managers and subject matter experts. Must have excellent listening skills combined with the ability to help subject matter experts and users explain how and why they perform tasks.
• Thorough understanding of full life-cycle project management methodologies and practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a faced-paced, deadline-driven, innovative and entrepreneurial work environment.
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented team player with the ability to manage multiple projects, remain flexible and respond quickly to shifting priorities and demands, and to meet deadlines on time.
• Service oriented approach and proven ability to work closely with customers to complete development projects through cross-team planning and execution. Good negotiation skills, friendliness and patience essential.
• Ability to learn and understand the capabilities of new products quickly.
• Experience implementing web-based solutions.
• Experience leading small cross-functional teams.
• Experience with common business applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Project Management tools such as MS Project and Visio; and web-based solutions and technology.
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally, up to 10%.
• Enthusiasm for College Summit’s mission of helping low-income students enroll in college.
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