Strategic Project Associate
- Employer
- Loyola Marymount University
- Location
- Westchester Campus
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Position Specific Responsibilities/Accountabilities
1. Provide coordination of project schedules to ensure required dates are met. Must be able to generate and manage detailed project plans and establish timelines to ensure milestones are achieve.
2. Work with the Assistant Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to ensure the change management process is utilized effectively.
3. Support data collection efforts. Perform in-depth data analysis, including quantitative, statistical and comparative analysis to determine patters and recognize trends. Ensure accuracy and validity of data.
4. Interface with other departments, staff, spotlight initiative leaders and/or other partners in the administration of the strategic projects.
5. Provide coordination of applicable logistics or information as directed.
6. Track strategic planning outcomes and key performance indicators across multiple units.
7. Manage, organize, and maintain project utilizing data spreadsheets and project management system (Cascade).
8. Assist with training individuals and troubleshooting Cascade user issues at the university and the unit level.
9. Manage project expenses to stay within or under approved budget.
10. Generate meeting minutes which accurately capture key decisions, open issues, and action items.
11. Maintain a positive rapport with the project teams. Maintain effective working relationships with the university’s project sponsors and their staff.
12. Communicate timely escalations of issues.
13. Prepare standard project status reports for projects.
14. Assure the creation, existence, quality, and accuracy of necessary project related documentation.
15. Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
Loyola Marymount University Expectations
Exhibit behavior that supports the mission, vision, and values of the university. Communicate and employ interpersonal actions that model high standards of professional, responsible, accountable, and ethical conduct. Demonstrate a commitment to outstanding customer service.
Requisite Qualifications
Typically, a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience. Incumbent will be expected to continue upgrading knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to keep abreast of regulation/policy changes.
Minimum three year experience in a similar position with strategic initiative project management, monitoring projects deadlines, data analytics, communicating effectively with stakeholders, and maintaining systems. Experience in higher education preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge in the following areas:
Some understanding of project management methodologies and practices to deliver projects on time, on budget, and within scope.
Some understanding in project management and/or collaborative software & tools; some experience using Cascade software is ideal but not required.
Demonstrated communication & organizational skills, detail-orientation, ability to multitask and be adaptive. Strong presentation skills.
Self-directed and result oriented; takes ownership for deliverables and deadlines while collaboratively keeping team members focused and on tasks.
Strong technical, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making skills.
Demonstrated computer competency.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Hiring range: $62,400-$82,000 Annually
COVID Vaccination Requirement
To ensure the safety and well-being of our community Loyola Marymount University requires that all students, faculty and staff are vaccinated or have been approved for a qualifying medical or religious exemption.
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Staff Term (Fixed Term)Organization
Loyola Marymount University, founded in 1911, is the largest Catholic university on the West Coast. LMU offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees and programs. The Graduate Division offers 29 master’s degrees, one doctoral degree and 15 credential programs.
LMU generates more than $250 million annually in direct economic activity in Southern California and employs more than 2,240 people. Students volunteer more than 175,000 service hours a year with 350 community organizations. LMU was named a 2007 “Treasure of Los Angeles.” Many programs, including the Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles, the Bioethics Institute, the School of Education and the Dept. of Natural Science, make L.A.’s politics, healthcare, education and environment part of the curriculum. Loyola Law School is the first ABA-accredited law school in California with a mandatory pro bono requirement.
At Loyola Marymount University, diversity is fundamental to our mission and identity. But, a diverse campus takes time to develop and flourish. It is a work in progress that involves each and every one of us: student, faculty, and staff.
LMU must be a place where people feel free to say what they think and where they also listen with respect to what others say -- not simply in the classroom but also in residence halls and dining rooms, in staff and faculty meetings, and whenever two people talk on the bluff. Through speaking and listening, we probe diversity, work though the challenges it poses, and reveal the richness of its promise.
With sweeping vistas of downtown Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean, Loyola Marymount University is situated in one of the most dynamic and diverse cities in the world. Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, with an estimated population of 4 million. Residential development is booming, cultural institutions are multiplying, and retail and entertainment options are thriving on an unprecedented scale. LMU students and faculty take all that Los Angeles has to offer, and use it as a laboratory for understanding the complexity of cultures, industries, images, and opportunities that Southern California embraces.
- Telephone
- 3103382723
- Location
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One LMU Drive
Suite 1900
Los Angeles
CA
90045
US
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