Job Description
The Successful Candidate Will Add Value By
• Providing Project Management Leadership for client projects using the Ellucian Implementation Methodology
• Performing Project Management responsibilities within the Project Initiation Phase to ensure contractual obligations are understood and approved by the client and Ellucian project team. Ensuring the project is appropriately started and initially planned to manage client expectations and to ensure successful delivery of all contractual obligations.
• Performing Project Management responsibilities within the Project Planning phase to continue building out the project plan based on detailed and validated requirements that enable the project team to effectively manage the client’s expectations and ensure successful delivery to contact.
• Performing Project Management responsibilities within the Project Implementation phase to provide adequate visibility into the actual progress of the project so that management can take effective actions when the project’s performance deviates significantly from what was planned.
• Performing Project Management responsibilities within the Project Achievement Phase to ensure the project team successfully delivers to contract and to ensure client expectations are met.
• Throughout the project lifecycle, managing relationships with Ellucian and Client project teams. Leading compliance to Ellucian standard project management methods, processes and tools across project team; recommending project control approach and metrics; coaching project team members. Creating, analysing and communicating project deliverables; monitoring performance of project team members; leading project status review meetings. Leading the project team in translating requirements into a project plan and executing the project plan to achieve project objectives
• Facilitating project meetings, presentations, generate agendas/minutes and communicate upward and across project teams, throughout all phases of the project, and levels within the institutions”. (For Executive, Academic, Technical and Administrative Staff)
• Developing and organizing detailed project plans, schedules, and project definition while reporting on overall project status, concerns, risks and/or issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Undertaking other tasks as required. • Bachelor's degree required
• A minimum of five years of experience working in a higher education environment
• Formal project management training
• Experience of successfully managing large technology projects
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Demonstrated presentation skills
Desired Skills
• PMI or Prince2 certification
• Previous experience with Banner would be desirable
• Language skills in addition to English would be desirable
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