Executive Projects Manager — Higher Education Initiatives

University of Wisconsin Colleges; Oshkosh (WI); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Pension plan

Job summary

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh seeks a Project Manager II to provide project coordination and high‑level administrative support to the Chief of Staff and Chancellor's Office. The role advances institutional initiatives, tracks deliverables, and ensures effective communication across leaders and stakeholders.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and professional project management experience. A hybrid work arrangement may be available after training, with a competitive benefits package and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Professional experience in project management, executive support, administrative operations, or a related area.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience preparing professional correspondence, reports, presentations, and meeting materials.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and work effectively with senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaborative technology.

Responsibilities

• Creates a project plan, monitors progress and performance against the project plan, and identifies, resolves, or escalates risks and issues.
• Manages the activities of outside contractors to ensure integration and satisfactory service.
• Sets priorities, allocates tasks, and collaborates with staff to meet targets and milestones.
• Facilitates estimation of project costs, resources, and time; negotiates for resources and assigns tasks.
• Prepares regular reports to communicate status within and beyond the project team.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Collaboration tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

Workday

Enterprise systems

Job description

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh seeks a Project Manager II to provide project coordination and high‑level administrative support to the Chief of Staff and Chancellor's Office. The role advances institutional initiatives, tracks deliverables, and ensures effective communication across leaders and stakeholders.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and professional project management experience. A hybrid work arrangement may be available after training, with a competitive benefits package and