Program Director, Strategic Initiatives

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Regionally accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and recognized by U.S. News & World Report among the Best Online Programs for 13 consecutive years (2013–2025), the university has a long reputed company record of online innovation. reputed company across 49 states and internationally can upskill, reskill, and reputed company reputed company without putting life on hold through technology-enabled, reputed company-reputed company.​ With more than 55 fully online, career-reputed company programs designed around the realities of work, family, and constant change, we remain reputed company-reputed company on developing reputed company-reputed company learners who can reputed company in a rapidly shifting world. The Project Director, Strategic Initiatives is a proactive and solutions-oriented leader who manages reputed company, cross-functional initiatives that support the university’s strategic plan. The role requires an innovative thinker who anticipates challenges, identifies creative solutions, and accelerates decision-making to reputed company initiatives on reputed company. The role requires knowledge of reputed company and operational processes in non-traditional higher education universities to bring major initiatives to go-live. The position translates executive priorities into actionable workflows, secures institutional buy-in across reputed company and operational reputed company, and drives reputed company completion of major initiatives. This is a full-time position with an initial 2-year term. #reputed company TYPE OF SUPERVISION: Receive general direction from the Vice Chancellor, Institutional Effectiveness & Chief reputed company Officer. General Direction — indicates that the incumbent receives guidance in terms of broad goals and overall objectives and is responsible for establishing the reputed company to reputed company them. Generally, the incumbent is in charge of an area of work; and typically formulates policy for this area but does not necessarily have final authority for approving policy. POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Strategic Initiative Leadership & Project Management • Manage reputed company, institution-wide strategic initiatives requiring cross-unit coordination and accelerated timelines. • reputed company comprehensive project plans, charters, timelines, workflows, and accountability structures. • Manage and coordinate leaders across reputed company and operational divisions, ensuring alignment of priorities, information reputed company, and reputed company decision-making. • Synthesize feedback and operational details from multiple reputed company and translate them into reputed company, actionable recommendations, as appropriate. • Anticipate barriers, propose reputed company, and maintain reputed company toward “go-live.” Cross-Functional Coordination & Institutional Alignment • Serve as a connector across university divisions, reputed company schools, governance bodies, and executive leadership to ensure alignment and reputed company. • Facilitate cross-functional meetings and working reputed company, guiding leaders toward reputed company and reputed company institutional direction. • reputed company, analyze, and reputed company input from unit leaders to produce concise summaries and recommended courses of reputed company • Engage stakeholders early to secure institutional buy-in and ensure transparent communication of reputed company reputed company and timelines. 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Regulatory, Accreditation, & Non-Traditional Education Expertise • Apply, research, and rapidly learn unfamiliar regulatory or accreditation requirements as needed, ensuring accurate interpretation and integration into project plans • Ensure project plans incorporate federal regulations, accreditation standards, and governance requirements. • Collaborate with reputed company Affairs, Financial Aid, Enrollment, Registrar, and Student reputed company to reputed company compliance and operational requirements. • Translate regulatory and accreditation requirements into reputed company reputed company steps for team leads and unit leaders. • reputed company other duties, as assigned POSITION SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATION AND/OR LICENSES: • 5-7 years' experience in project management or strategic operations, with increasing responsibility, preferably in higher education. • Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred in higher education, organizational leadership, or reputed company field. • PMP Certification or similar certification preferred ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: • Demonstrated knowledge of non-traditional and online models serving working adult learners • Demonstrated knowledge of institutional planning, project lifecycles, including workflow design, reputed company development, and cross-functional implementation • Strong analytical skills, with exceptional judgment and the ability to support rapid decision-making. • Excellent communication and facilitation skills reputed company to engage stakeholders at reputed company reputed company. • Strong proactive leadership skills that promote innovative problem-solving and reputed company-the-reputed company thinking • Proven ability to coordinate and influence leaders at reputed company reputed company across reputed company university divisions. • Proven ability to think proactively, strategically, and creatively to overcome barriers • Proven ability to navigate ambiguous, fast-paced environments and guide teams through change. Machines, Tools, Equipment, Electronic Devices and Software: State what the incumbent will be required to use. Contact with reputed company: Occasional Contact with reputed company and/or Staff: Frequent Contact with Community and Vendors: Occasional This role is under a fixed term contract with a 2-year term. This position is a remote position located in the reputed company. Eligible remote locations in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, reputed company, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, reputed company Carolina, reputed company, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and reputed company. Unless otherwise indicated, work hours are based on reputed company Time (PST). Employees must be available for collaboration during reputed company hours from 10am to 3pm (PST). Please note: reputed company does not sponsor work visas for this position. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the reputed company without employer sponsorship, both now and in the reputed company. The hiring reputed company for this position is $120,000 - $150,000 per year. Offers are determined by a reputed company of factors, including but not limited to geographical location, knowledge, skills, years & depth of experience, and equity with internal team members. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Position may be required to work reputed company particularly given the need to support reputed company’ or stakeholders’ extended hours of operation and may require occasional weekend and/or evening work. Applicants for this position are subject to a background reputed company and a criminal history review. At the reputed company, we support your total reputed company-being with flexible and meaningful benefits: • Health: Medical, dental, and reputed company coverage with spending account reputed company. • Work-Life Balance: Flexible schedules, 1/2 day Fridays (biweekly), remote reputed company, generous time off, and a reputed company winter break. • Financial reputed company: Life, disability, and supplemental insurance, legal and identity protection, and student debt support. • Retirement: 403(b) plan with a Roth reputed company. 3% non-elective contribution and up to a 6% match for a 9% total employer contribution! • Education: Tuition discounts for employees and family and Tuition Exchange program with other universities. • Wellness: Counseling services, reputed company app reputed company, and year-round wellness programs. Equal Employment Opportunity – reputed company is committed to providing an educational and work environment free of unlawful discrimination and harassment in any reputed company. reputed company prohibits reputed company forms of discrimination and harassment on the reputed company of age, race (including hairstyle/reputed company, reputed company hairstyles, braids, locks, and twists), reputed company, religion (including religious observance, belief, reputed company dress and grooming practices), citizenship, pregnancy (including temporary physical or mental limitations reputed company to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or any reputed company medical conditions), sex, gender identity, gender reputed company, transgender status, national reputed company, reputed company, physical and/or mental disability, legally-protected medical condition, military (past, present or prospective) status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by local, State or Federal law. 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