Program Manager, Learning Enterprise

Updated: over 2 years ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 13 Aug 2021

69997BR

Campus: Tempe

Program Manager


Job Description

As Program Manager in ASU’s Learning Enterprise you ensure that investments in the Learning Enterprise positively impact learners that have long been underserved by the existing education system. Directly reporting to the Head of Strategic Initiatives you support taking learning solutions from idea stages to fundable concepts, and project manage funded projects across the entire education spectrum through execution. Areas of impact include foundational learning, upskilling, personal and civic development. Through your work, you will become an expert in what it takes to create an ecosystem for lifelong learning from initial idea to concept to execution.


Department Name

Learning Enterprise


Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time


Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.


Salary Range

$65,000-$70,000 per year; DOE


Essential Duties

Project management

  • You facilitate, support, and plan the implementation of external investments in the Learning Enterprise with the highest degree of preparedness, reliability, and accuracy 100% of the time. You track project scope, outputs, and outcomes and proactively coordinate and collaborate with key stakeholders so that every milestone across the Learning Enterprise is met on time. This includes establishing and continually managing project expectations with the team, assigning tasks and identifying issues for resolution to ensure optimal project outcomes. You champion pivots and iterate quickly when changes are necessary.
  • You effectively plan at a granular level with available resources. You create and utilize project management tools such as roadmaps, project plans, Gantt charts, budgets. You love Excel or similar tools and can’t stop yourself from fixing that one last thing because you know attention to detail reflects substance.
  • You assist in the management of high stakes relationships with nationally known external partners. You support agenda management and provide just-in-time background research to set up engagements for success.
Grant/report writing & decks
  • You seamlessly work with project-based teams of learning subject matter experts and administrators to create impactful investment narratives for multi-million dollar investment pitches that bring the needs of today’s diverse learners to life. Timelines for these narratives can be tight so you proactively plan together with the appropriate stakeholders to execute and always deliver on time.
  • You create follow-up reports to provide funders with the confidence they need to continuously support the Learning Enterprise.
  • You create presentation decks to break down complex subject matters for executives and impact investors. You tweak layout and design, make suggestions for edits and proofread to deliver high quality content under tight deadlines.
Research
  • You research the details of a complex subject matter previously unknown to you within a short amount of time and distill insights that are relevant to the big picture in executive-level decks and reports. You do not have data? No problem. You find it within a short amount of time, draw the necessary conclusions, explain it concisely. You stay abreast of the latest developments in education as it relates to matters of equity, research, and cutting edge delivery models.
  • You know how to organize, implement, and properly translate analytics as well as quickly iterate where needed. You are comfortable with large data sets and have strong data visualization skills that you can translate and communicate with ease.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field AND five years administrative/coordination experience; OR, Master's degree in field appropriate to area of assignment AND three years administrative/coordination experience; OR Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.


Desired Qualifications

  • Three years of experience facilitating and collaborating in complex, cross-functional team environments within a few of the various phases of a start-up to scale organization
  • Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives from inception to execution to completion
  • Experience working independently as an individual contributor driving own work product
  • Experience writing effective and concise applications and reports for complex grants
  • Skill in developing presentations for stakeholder engagement
  • Skill in leveraging data to make informed decision
  • Skill in multitasking and prioritization to meet project deadlines

Working Environment

  • Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work. 
  • Occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds. 
  • Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts. 
  • Ability to clearly communicate verbally, read, write, see and hear to perform essential functions.

Department Statement

We believe that the rigid and linear design of traditional higher education is neither an effective ladder to social and economic opportunity for all learners nor is it responsive to rapidly evolving workforce needs. ASU has responded to these challenges with the creation of Learning Enterprise (LE). We are guided by the belief that everyone should have universal access to education and opportunity at every stage of life.

LE re-imagines the role of universities in society and evolves the design of learning offerings. These products (LE’s learning offerings) are academically rigorous, tech-enabled and outcomes-driven. They are stackable, accessible, and evidence-based — designed to respond to the needs of students, employers with the resources and values of the university.  

LE ‘s initial focus is on the following areas: Foundational skills and mindsets, Professional and technical career skills and Personal development, Cultural and civic learning

At LE, we share a common set of values that guide our work and collaboration:

  • Scrappy. We are undaunted by challenges. We remain undeterred by anything that stands in the way of moving our vision forward. If we fall, we get up, over and over again. If it doesn’t exist, we create it. If something doesn’t work, we try something else.
  • Driven. We always push to be better for ourselves, for each other and for our students. We are not defeated or guided by the status quo. We see what could be and relentlessly pursue it.
  • Intentional Architects. We know our attitude towards what we are doing will determine our success. We see the big picture and take deep pride in building every block that makes up our long-term vision. We are motivated by the potential of a transformed future while remaining firmly focused on tending to the tasks in front of us today.
  • Leading from the heart. We deeply care about people and their well-being. Everyone is unconditionally supported. We believe in human potential and invest in continuous growth.
  • Candid collaborators. We share ideas and feedback at all levels. We have strong opinions loosely held and intentionally engage in debate. We strive for clarity through direct and honest communication. We know our work is better for it.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 90,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit www.asu.edu/tobaccofree

AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.


Employment Verification Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.


Background Check Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.


Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.



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