CCCOER/Job Description/Project Manager

Project Manager
The Project Manager is responsible for growing the CCCOER community, increasing member participation leading to self0sustainability. S/he is accountable for providing administrative support to teams, including human resources (i.e., steering committee, program committees and ad hoc committees); performance management of key stakeholders, monitoring trends and project execution. He/She mentors stakeholders, faculty and researchers in project management, market research, communications and organization development (i.e., change management, buy-in, ownership and grassroots/community development and mobilization). A key skill of the Project Manager is the ability to influence volunteers and stakeholders over whom he/she does not have direct supervision. The Project Manager has applied research and project management experience and domain expertise in at least two of education, open education, high tech industry or business. Community / Organization Development and change management experience is highly desired.


 * Supporting ad hoc committee for Big Ideas for responding to $2B education grants, and Net Gen Learning Grant

Other Skills

 * Planning and priority setting of corporate and departmental initiatives
 * Project Management for large scale projects and initiatives
 * Facilitation of ongoing change
 * Program and Process evaluation and reengineering
 * Opportunity assessment
 * Business case development and report writing
 * Strategy development
 * Maintaining records on progress of change
 * Undertaking independent research to support long and short term strategic initiatives and environmental scanning
 * Monitoring trends
 * Business planning