Project Manager – Organizational Excellence
Application Procedure:
You can apply here:
https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/86233
https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/86233
Job Duties
Description
The Project Manager – Organizational Excellence serves as a central driver of high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that advance Missouri State University’s strategic priorities and institutional effectiveness. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this role leads complex projects spanning academic and administrative units, translating institutional goals, regulatory requirements, and emerging needs into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
This position provides project management and technical support for institutional strategic planning and implementation efforts. The Project Manager, in collaboration with stakeholders, develops and executes project plans, anticipates risks and dependencies, and proactively addresses challenges to maintain momentum and achieve results.
This role supports organizational excellence by assisting in the evaluation and improvement of business processes and systems, helping develop scalable workflows and promoting accurate, usable, and well-governed institutional data. It emphasizes clear documentation, communication, and stakeholder support to facilitate successful adoption of new processes and initiatives.
Working closely with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Institutional Research, Assessment & Accreditation, and partners across the university, the Project Manager facilitates collaboration, aligns diverse perspectives, and provides recommendations.
Ultimately, this role supports institutional effectiveness by developing and coordinating efficient, data-informed processes that enable continuous improvement across the university, while informing and facilitating decision-making rather than directing it.
The Project Manager – Organizational Excellence serves as a central driver of high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that advance Missouri State University’s strategic priorities and institutional effectiveness. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this role leads complex projects spanning academic and administrative units, translating institutional goals, regulatory requirements, and emerging needs into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
This position provides project management and technical support for institutional strategic planning and implementation efforts. The Project Manager, in collaboration with stakeholders, develops and executes project plans, anticipates risks and dependencies, and proactively addresses challenges to maintain momentum and achieve results.
This role supports organizational excellence by assisting in the evaluation and improvement of business processes and systems, helping develop scalable workflows and promoting accurate, usable, and well-governed institutional data. It emphasizes clear documentation, communication, and stakeholder support to facilitate successful adoption of new processes and initiatives.
Working closely with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Institutional Research, Assessment & Accreditation, and partners across the university, the Project Manager facilitates collaboration, aligns diverse perspectives, and provides recommendations.
Ultimately, this role supports institutional effectiveness by developing and coordinating efficient, data-informed processes that enable continuous improvement across the university, while informing and facilitating decision-making rather than directing it.
Job Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field. Master’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field preferred. An equivalent combination of years of experience and education may be considered for substitution of educational requirements.
Experience: Proven experience in project management, ideally within higher education or a similar institutional environment and expertise in formal project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile) preferred. Strong understanding of business process improvement and data management; Experience with ERP implementation and budget management required. PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent preferred. Experience managing projects within a higher education context and familiarity with data governance practices and institutional compliance requirements, preferred.
Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and ability to manage complex projects from inception to completion on time and within budget required.
Effort: Requires working at computer workstations for extended periods of time and may require regular lifting and carrying objects weighing up to twenty-five pounds, and occasionally up to fifty pounds.
Other: Occasional travel and extended work hours may be required to meet critical project deadlines.
Institution Description
Missouri State University is a public university system with students who come from all over Missouri, the nation and the world.
We are a close-knit community of passionate and steadfast learners committed to ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. Those are the pillars of the university’s unique public affairs mission, granted to us by the Missouri General Assembly.
The system has three physical campuses — two in Missouri and one in Dalian, China — and an outreach program for any time, any place learning.
We are a close-knit community of passionate and steadfast learners committed to ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. Those are the pillars of the university’s unique public affairs mission, granted to us by the Missouri General Assembly.
The system has three physical campuses — two in Missouri and one in Dalian, China — and an outreach program for any time, any place learning.
Benefits
Application Due Date: 2026-06-01
Job Start Date: 2026-07-02
Salary: $63000 - $63000
City: Springfield
State/Province/Region: MO
Institution: Missouri State University
Reports To: Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
Staff # Reporting to Position: 0
Reports In Office: 12
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