Strategic Project Manager – Higher Education Transformation

Hastings Center, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Paid time off (PTO)

403(b) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

Howard University is seeking a Project Manager to provide operational, project management, and administrative coordination for the Office of Operational Excellence. You will support governance, stakeholder engagement, and execution across the University's enterprise improvement portfolio.

Responsibilities include developing project plans, tracking milestones, coordinating meetings, and preparing executive reports while working with senior leaders and multiple units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Higher Education Administration, Management, Organizational Leadership, Project Management, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of progressively responsible experience coordinating projects, programs, operations, or organizational initiatives in higher education or a similarly complex organization.
• Experience developing project plans, tracking deliverables, coordinating meetings, and preparing project documentation and executive reports.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate governance meetings, steering committees, and project working groups, including scheduling, agenda development, meeting materials, documentation, and follow-up actions.
• Manage project intake processes, maintain project documentation, and support prioritization of enterprise initiatives within the Office of Business Optimization.
• Develop and maintain project plans, implementation schedules, milestone tracking, action item logs, and status reports to support successful project execution.
• Coordinate communications across project workstreams to ensure stakeholders remain informed of project status, risks, decisions, and next steps.
• Support coordination with external vendors, consultants, and implementation partners to facilitate project activities and monitor deliverables.
• Prepare executive briefings, presentations, dashboards, and other materials for University leadership, governance committees, and project sponsors.

Skills

Project coordination

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Project management software

Job description

Howard University is seeking a Project Manager to provide operational, project management, and administrative coordination for the Office of Operational Excellence. You will support governance, stakeholder engagement, and execution across the University's enterprise improvement portfolio.

Responsibilities include developing project plans, tracking milestones, coordinating meetings, and preparing executive reports while working with senior leaders and multiple units.