Strategic Programs Manager, Organizational Excellence

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Virginia invites applications for the position of Program Manager in the Office of Organizational Excellence to support strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, service and process improvement, and learning programs. This role advances institutional priorities and contributes to OE's vision to unleash and amplify UVA's impact.

The Program Manager coordinates projects, prepares materials, tracks decisions and deadlines, analyzes feedback, and ensures high-quality

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience with project management, program operations, and communications.
• Experience within a higher education setting or comparable organization.
• Experience supporting multiple stakeholders across a complex organization.
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field, such as organizational development, higher education, business administration or related field. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of initiatives throughout the lifecycle of intake, design, delivery, and follow-up.
• Track and organize project work (e.g. action items, decisions, deadlines)
• Prepare meeting materials, presentations, reports, and project documentation.
• Assist with synthesis and analysis of qualitative and quantitative information, such as stakeholder feedback, survey data, and research.
• Maintain project-level and program-level data, metrics, and reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve project workflows, templates, documentation, and internal coordination practices.
• Partner with offices and units across the institution to support program and project execution and cross-functional coordination.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Writing/editing

Graphic design basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Qualtrics

Web content management systems

Presentation software

Graphic design applications

Job description

The University of Virginia invites applications for the position of Program Manager in the Office of Organizational Excellence to support strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, service and process improvement, and learning programs. This role advances institutional priorities and contributes to OE's vision to unleash and amplify UVA's impact.

The Program Manager coordinates projects, prepares materials, tracks decisions and deadlines, analyzes feedback, and ensures high-quality