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University of Arizona College of Education

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1922

📚 Education

🏥 Healthcare

💳 Fintech

Education • Healthcare • Fintech

University of Arizona College of Education is a leading institution dedicated to providing comprehensive education and training in various healthcare fields. Their programs, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), prepare students for successful careers in nursing and healthcare through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on training. With multiple campuses across the United States, the college emphasizes flexibility and personalized career support to ensure students thrive in their chosen career paths.

📋 Description

• Lead assigned strategic projects from initial scoping through implementation and transition to operational ownership • Develop and maintain project charters, project plans, timelines, milestones, workstreams, resource needs, and implementation roadmaps • Establish project objectives, deliverables, roles, responsibilities, decision-making processes, and success measures • Facilitate project kickoffs, recurring workgroup meetings, decision-making sessions, and implementation readiness discussions • Coordinate work across departments, campuses, functional leaders, subject matter experts, consultants, and external partners • Build productive working relationships and influence progress without direct authority over project resources • Facilitate problem-solving and help teams develop practical, sustainable solutions • Support transition of completed initiatives to the department responsible for ongoing operations • Prepare status reports covering progress, accomplishments, milestones, risks, decisions, and support needed • Present project updates to Strategic Operations leadership, executive sponsors, steering committees, and stakeholders • Maintain project documentation and provide visibility into project health • Track project performance against scope, schedule, deliverables, and success measures • Coordinate implementation readiness with department leaders, Human Resources, Information Technology, and internal partners • Confirm processes, systems, communications, training, staffing, and operational ownership are ready for implementation • Monitor early implementation results and coordinate issue resolution during stabilization • Conduct post-implementation reviews and document outcomes, lessons learned, and improvement opportunities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience • Minimum 3 years’ experience managing cross-functional projects, operational initiatives, or business implementations • Ability to independently lead projects involving multiple departments and stakeholders • Experience developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, status reports, risk logs, and implementation plans • Strong organizational, facilitation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills • Ability to influence others, resolve issues collaboratively, and maintain project momentum without direct authority • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management or collaboration tools • Experience in higher education, healthcare, or another complex, multi-location service organization (nice to have) • Experience supporting business transformation, process improvement, technology-enabled change, or organizational initiatives (nice to have) • Experience with Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Project, Jira, Monday.com, Smartsheet, or similar platforms (nice to have) • PMP, CAPM, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, or comparable certification (nice to have)

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive pay and opportunities for professional development • Dynamic organizational culture within a supportive working environment • Generous PTO and holiday benefits • Robust health and welfare benefits package including medical, dental, and vision • 401(k) and company match