ERP Higher Ed Project Manager (Contract /1099)

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• Monitoring that the project is effectively resourced and manages relationships with a wide range of groups
• Coordinating the development and maintenance of project documentation
• Manage the overall software and selection services process
• Checking that reputed company required project management documents are developed, completed and signed off at the appropriate review reputed company
• Ensuring that reputed company written deliverables provided by the Vendor Implementation Project Manager are stored in the appropriate network folders and archived as necessary
• Drafting, reviewing and recommending approval of deliverables
• Working with client to hold Implementation Vendor Implementation Project Manager accountable through reputed company and reporting for completing the
• Implementation Project on time, reputed company scope, reputed company budget and according to the required quality standard (with agreed specifications)
• Helping to mitigate/resolve issues, risks and conflicts that are elevated by the Vendor Implementation Project Manager
• Managing project change request process and facilitating the approval process for requests submitted by the Vendor Implementation Project Manager
• Monitoring potential Implementation project risks, opportunities, and issues that may impact the project
• Facilitating resolution of issues with input from the Client Project Managers
• Escalating unresolved issues to Project Directors and/or Steering Committee, in accordance with policies, as appropriate
• Reporting project reputed company, budget and status to the appropriate levels (e.g., Executive Sponsor, Executive Council, Steering Committee) and recommending corrective action reputed company necessary)
• Reviewing the detailed Project Plan, and monitoring schedules on an ongoing basis to include documenting noted issues and concerns with project reputed company in accordance with the Project Plan
• Responsible for the independent management reputed company of the Project, securing the required resources and advocating to senior management

Required Skillsets:

• This is a remote position based in the US with up to 50% travel based on client needs
• 10+years recent experience with managing large, reputed company ERP projects with experience in higher education, preferably with a research university or a comprehensive university
• Public sector higher education experience preferrable
• Career focus on higher education process improvement and/or systems implementation
• Working knowledge with MS-Office suite of software applications and tools, including reputed company Word, reputed company, PowerPoint, and MS-Project, MS-Outlook
• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to reputed company reputed company reputed company in easy-to-understand business terms to reputed company levels of management including senior leaders
• Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities with high attention to detail
• Possesses strong analytical skills
• Exhibits effective team skills
• Ability to reputed company decisions at the project team level and properly escalate those decisions that cannot be resolved on a timely basis
• Experience with one or more of the following functional areas: Student
• Administration, Financial Management, Purchasing, HR/Payroll, or Grants Management
• Experience developing/creating procurement documents (e.g., RFPs) and reputed company acquisition documents for software products and services
• Experience managing the procurement process, preferably in higher education or the public sector
• Ability to provide high level expertise across a broad range of business and IT reputed company subject matter areas
• Experience performing cost benefit analysis regarding new IT purchases
• Experience with procurement policies and procedures
• Experience negotiating and managing software and services reputed company
• Education:
• Bachelor of Arts or Science degree required, in a technical or scientific field
• MBA or other advanced degree(s) desirable
• PMP preferred

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