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This will be done through collaborating with our Learning Innovation &amp; Development team and/ or academic subject matter experts to ensure project timelines are being met and, where appropriate, applying creative problem-solving and stakeholder management to ensure changes are made where required.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The responsibilities of the Academic Project Manager role include: </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">Project Management </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Creating new project plans in collaboration with our product strategist and learning experience design teams considering resource and budgets constraints. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Draft and update project documents including budgets, project charters, project plans, communications plans, and resource reports.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Lead, manage and motivate our development teams as they work to create or improve our online qualifications or courses. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Developing awareness of different stakeholders’ priorities, limitations, and perspectives to help arbitrate decisions while considering trade-offs and competing priorities. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Track project timelines and escalate delays or risks proactively</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Run Daily Stand-Up (DSU’s) and weekly status meetings with project teams to measure and track project progress. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Creative problem-solving, scenario planning and change management to adapt project plans as unforeseen circumstances arise. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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font-weight: bold\">Process, Systems and Administrative Efficiency</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Drive improvements in departmental processes to reduce administrative burden on academic staff.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Partner with internal teams such as HR, Finance, IT, and Academic Operations to ensure alignment and integration.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Oversee departmental use of systems and tools (e.g. project tracking software, document repositories).</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Ensure that all required documentation and project outputs are filed, tracked, and accessible.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Oversee invoicing, payment tracking, and compliance with financial processes for independent contractors</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Assist with reporting, data collation, and internal presentations or reviews.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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