Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Req #: 235939

Department: CONTINUUM COLLEGE

Job Location Detail: This position is eligible for hybrid work arrangement.

Posting Date: 06/25/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $8,000 - $8,500 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230119_a11y.pdf) Although open until filled, priority application date is July 7, 2024.

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

UW Continuum College (Continuum) expands the reach of the University of Washington with programs like UW Professional & Continuing Education, International & English Language Programs, Youth & Teen Programs, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the UW that meet the needs of various learners at all phases of their lives. We are focused on removing obstacles to relevant educational opportunities by addressing geographic, financial, length of commitment and time constraints, increasing access to knowledge for more people. As a diverse community that values inclusivity and collaboration, we foster a respectful, supportive workplace where innovation comes to life. By looking ahead and experimenting with new approaches, we’re creating new educational opportunities to help people thrive in a world of change.

UW Continuum College has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Project Manager! About the position The Senior Technical Project Manager is responsible for delivering strategic business projects at UW Continuum College. This hands-on role involves guiding IT project activities, managing scope, cost, schedule, quality, risks, and change control. They work with IT and other departments to staff projects and delegate tasks. They also collaborate with Continuum’s business groups, UW schools, colleges, and administrative units to support online student services, internet applications, and financial reporting systems.

About you You thrive in a collaborative, dynamic work environment. You share a passion for Continuum’s values: diversity and respect for all, equity and inclusivity, a never-ending pursuit of excellence, integrity, and trust & openness. You model strong technical and project management skills with experience in budgeting, analysis, change management, risk assessment, and quality assurance. You work to build effective relationships with diverse teams across the University and communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels. Flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing business strategies and project needs are essential.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Senior Project Management • Understand stakeholders' needs, create solutions, and develop proposals. • Create project plans, estimate costs and schedules, and document assumptions. • Get plan approval from the team, management, and stakeholders. • Develop work breakdown structures and responsibility matrices. • Implement project governance (advisory groups, steering committees, etc.). • Collect project status, measure performance, analyze variances, and adjust as needed. • Provide regular status reports. • Define and manage quality assurance programs. • Ensure proper project closure, including warranty fulfillment and retrospectives.

Business and Systems Analysis • Understand business direction and needs. • Recommend and assess initiatives, including risk analysis and business cases. • Manage the requirements process: elicitation, analysis, prioritization, documentation, and communication. • Facilitate or conduct use case and user analysis meetings. • Define and improve business processes and workflows. • Bridge gaps between business users and developers.

Project Leadership • Manage resource assignments within project scope. • Lead the project team, including IT, business, and vendor representatives. • Use appropriate tools for each task. • Foster a collaborative team environment. • Manage time effectively, facilitate decisions, and conduct effective meetings.

We will consider a variety of personal and professional experiences; however, a successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in most areas of responsibility outlined above.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in business, IT or related field and 3 or more years of experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience

Additionally Requirements:

• Senior project management experience with web projects as well as complex, interactive web applications and their system integration. • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects to successful completion with a combined team size of 8 or more people. • Recognized expertise managing projects with both traditional waterfall and Agile project management approaches as appropriate to the situation • Successful end-to-end implementation of projects utilizing commercially available software products. • Experience delivering to an IT strategic roadmap with constrained resources. • Experience planning and facilitating adoption of process changes through engagement with stakeholders and end-users. • Familiar with documentation and project management tools such as: MS Teams, MS Project, Visio, SharePoint, JIRA, and Confluence.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

At the University of Washington, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are central to our efforts to maintain a welcoming campus climate where all can find community. Affinity groups, among other resources, are available as an opportunity for UW Staff and Faculty to build connections across our campuses. To learn more about DEI-related resources, trainings, and policies, please visit our website, https://hr.uw.edu/diversity .

Application Process:

The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.