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Apr 29, 2025, 00:00 AM
Title : Project Manager – Organizational Excellence
Salary range low : 63000
Salary range high : 63000
Application due date : 2025-04-29
Job start date : 2025-05-26
Reports in office : 10
Reports to : Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
Number of staff reports : 0
Remote work :
City : Springfield
State : MO
Institution : Missouri State University
Meta Title : Project Manager – Organizational Excellence
Is imported : Yes
Exclude salary : No
You can apply here:
https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/81150

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  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. Unofficial Transcripts - 1
Optional Documents
  1. Letter of Recommendation-1 (Non-confidential)
  2. Letter of Recommendation-2 (Non-confidential)
  3. Letter of Recommendation-3 (Non-confidential)
  4. Other Documents -1

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.

The Project Manager in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness will be instrumental in advancing the university’s organizational excellence through robust project management and process optimization. This role focuses on managing strategic projects that align with institutional goals, including but not limited to new regulations and business process changes. In addition, this individual will ensure the accuracy and efficiency of the university’s data and processes. The Project and Organizational Excellence Manager will collaborate across departments to drive improvements, streamline business processes, and ensure data integrity within institutional systems.
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.
https://www.missouristate.edu/Human/benefits.htm
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