Engagement Project Manager

Job Description

The School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) is the foundation of a liberal arts education at Stanford. The school encompasses 23 departments and 25 interdisciplinary programs. H&S is home to fundamental and applied research, where free, open, and critical inquiry is pursued across disciplines. As the university’s largest school, H&S serves as the foundation of a Stanford undergraduate education no matter which discipline students pursue as a major. Graduate students work alongside world-renowned faculty to pursue and shape foundational research that leads to breakthroughs and discoveries that shed new light on the past, influence the present, and shape the future. Together, faculty and students in H&S engage in inspirational teaching, learning, and research every day.

Program Description: From our base at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Department of Biology, the Natural Capital Project (NatCap) collaborates with wide-ranging experts from a global network of partner institutions as well as Stanford’s institutes, centers, programs, and seven schools to co-develop impactful, lasting work.

Position Summary: The Natural Capital Project is seeking an Engagement Project Manager (Project Management Facilitator) to provide communications, logistics, and strategic planning support on the Natural Capital Project’s key projects and initiative. The Engagement Project Manager will update and manage key planning documents (communications plan, branding strategy, social media planning, Trello coordination across team), coordinate with subject matter experts to develop multimedia for a new “massive open online course”, review proposals from graphic designers and other external contractors, and manage a quarterly external newsletter and a bimonthly internal newsletter. The Engagement Project Manager will also manage social media and multimedia strategy; provide input on numerous other deliverables, and work with subject matter experts to understand communications needs and develop materials like slides and graphics.

This is a 80% FTE, continuing, non-exempt position. This position will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered for an option of telecommuting (hybrid of working on-site and off-site), subject to operational need.

If you believe that this opportunity is a match for your knowledge, skills and abilities, we encourage you to apply. Thank you for considering employment opportunities with the School of Humanities and Sciences.

CORE DUTIES:

• Maintain and update a master project plan.
• Follow up with internal and/or external stakeholders on scheduled project deliverables.
• Perform representative project-associated duties including: project management processes and/or workflow maintenance; document and process change requests; monitor project scope, schedule, and budget, and report deviations and concerns to the project manager; monitor and/or perform assigned business integration, closeout, or commissioning logistics; compile due diligence data; perform analysis for vendor selection; perform vendor outreach (e.g., collecting safety plans, permitting, warranties); review and reconcile invoice integrity; liaise on invoice payment; perform incidental purchasing to support projects; support and follow-up on project-specific safety requirements; coordinate project closeout details.
• Compile data and generate ad hoc reports and metrics related to any project phase.

• Other duties may also be assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Associate degree or equivalent work experience or two years relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated ability to use project management software tools.
• Polished written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated multi-tasking ability to manage multiple parallel projects and competing priorities.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor or Master degree in communications, environmental studies, or related fields.
• Experience working with multimedia including video editing.
• Experience working in the field of natural capital.

The expected pay range for this position is $36.54 to $45.19 per hour. ($76,000 – $94,000 per annum).

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• Freedom to grow. We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a film screening or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.
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The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classifications and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job.

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