We are seeking a Senior Strategic Project Manager to lead, manage, and execute high-priority university initiatives from concept to implementation with a high level of independence. Working in the Project Management Office for the University?s central Finance & Administration function, the Senior Strategic Project Manager oversees a portfolio of key strategic projects, ensuring that all assigned projects successfully meet institutional goals, deliver impactful results, and drive excellence. Additionally, the Senior Strategic Project Manager supports and mentors project managers in the Project Management Office and other staff outside the Project Management Office to help build capacity for project management, evangelize best practices in project management, and ensure projects outside the purview of the Project Management Office follow desired processes.

The Senior Strategic Project Manager is responsible for ensuring the successful completion of their portfolio of projects within the approved schedule, scope, and budget, and escalating major risks and issues to university leaders as appropriate. In partnership with other project stakeholders, the Senior Strategic Project Manager leads the design and implementation of individual projects by:

• Managing the scope of these projects, including goals, timelines, budgets, and objectives.
• Developing and executing project plans, budgets, timelines, and risk mitigation strategies, monitoring and reporting on progress and outcomes.
• Completing individual activities required to complete the projects, including analysis, benchmarking, data collection, and deliverable development.
• Identifying and resolving any conflicts, challenges, or barriers that may arise during the project lifecycle, and escalate them as appropriate.
• Flexing into various project roles as necessary to fill gaps and ensure projects proceed as needed.
• Overseeing project teams and resources, including project managers and staff from other offices.

The Senior Strategic Project Manager manages and prioritizes their portfolio of projects, which includes a broad array of high priority and high impact projects, autonomously and with limited oversight from leaders in the Project Management Office and the central Finance & Administration office. The Senior Strategic Project Manager ensures standard project management processes and methodologies are leveraged for their portfolio and develops strong relationships with colleagues across the University in support of their projects. The Senior Strategic Project Manager also independently and objectively advances projects in their portfolio by analyzing complex and ambiguous situations and applying a systematic, disciplined approach to resolve project risks and issues.

As a member of the Finance & Administration Division and citizen of Johns Hopkins University, the Senior Strategic Project Manager supports the advancement of the University?s mission, values, and goals, particularly those related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Senior Strategic Project Manager also helps to foster a supportive and welcoming environment in the Project Management Office and represents the Project Management Office and Finance & Administration function appropriately.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibility (50%) ? Manage Individual Projects

• Develop and manage key project deliverables, including project plans, budgets, timelines, status reports, presentation materials, reports, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage the risk, issue, and change resolution process, and work with other leaders to take corrective action as needed.
• Provide leadership with the information needed to make decisions for the projects.
• Interface with key leaders to define project priorities and communicate project risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Monitor KPIs for special projects, reporting progress and status to senior leaders.
• Oversee project teams and resources, including project managers and staff from other offices.

Responsibility (40%) ? Complete Project Tasks and Deliverables

• Perform individual activities required to complete the projects, including analysis, benchmarking, data collection, and materials development.
• Develop high quality project deliverables, including written reports, presentations, spreadsheets, and data visualizations.
• Make presentations to and communicate with senior university leaders in support of their projects.

Responsibility (10%) ? Develop Institutional Capacity for Project Management

• Collaborate with project managers and staff outside of the Project Management Office to implement the project management methodology and best practices to positively impact the institution and support the strategic initiatives.
• Coach and mentor project management practitioners outside the Project Management Office and share knowledge of best practices.
• Aid senior Finance & Administration leaders with the design, business case development, and authorization of strategic projects and initiatives.

Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple, high priority initiatives concurrently, balancing multiple priorities, and meeting deadlines.
• Strong experience with project and change management methodologies, techniques, and processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills across multiple levels of stakeholders.
• Ability to take complex concepts and translate them into a digestible format as needed based on the audience.
• Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative data, build and manage data sets, and creatively identify data sources.
• Ability to quickly adapt to a dynamic environment and changes in priorities.
• Ability to build consensus among diverse senior leaders, manage sensitive situations, and influence without authority.
• Significant experience with project management software tools and general administrative tools.
• Outstanding interpersonal, customer service and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with tact, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ability to learn quickly on the job, including new digital platforms and systems.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team.
• Ability to perform within severe time constraints with the highest degree of accuracy, effectiveness, and diplomacy.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Commitment to the values of Johns Hopkins University, particularly our goals and values related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Flexibility to work in the evenings and weekends as needed.

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Eight years of relevant experience in project management with proven ability to work independently on projects.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Graduate's Degree in a related field.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. PMP certification recommended but not required within the first year of employment.

• Experience working in higher education, non-profit, or social sector organizations.

• Experience in finance, accounting, human resources, information technology, and/or general administration.

• Willingness to travel domestically to support the office as needed.

Classified Title: Sr. Strategic Project Manager 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Senior Strategic Project Manager   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PF  
Starting Salary Range: $85,500 - $149,800 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Homewood Campus 
Department name: ???????EVP for Finance and Admin Off of  
Personnel area: University Administration 

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Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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