Academic Education Project Manger

Reports to: Director of Academic Education

Range: $50,000–$60,000

Department: Education

Overview:

The Academic Education Project Manager leads and streamlines project management across ACLM’s diverse portfolio of academic program offerings. This role serves as a central hub for project oversight, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and excellence in the development and maintenance of ACLM’s spectrum of educational programs. In addition to managing projects, the Academic Education Project Manager supervises administrative/project support staff.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Project Management & Team Supervision

• Provide direct support to the Director of Academic Education.
• Manage one Education Project Coordinator.
• Lead project management for all academic educational programs, ensuring alignment with departmental goals and timelines.
• Support the scoping, planning, and tracking of current and future projects, including defining objectives, developing timelines and milestones, and allocating resources.
• Develop and implement standardized workflows, faculty onboarding SOPs, templates, and documentation practices to ensure consistency and efficiency across projects.
• Monitor project progress, assist with budget creation and expense tracking, and adjust timelines and processes as needed to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to support project execution and resolve cross-functional challenges.
• Recruitment and oversight of onboarding and supporting contributing faculty—including subject matter experts, lead faculty, expert reviewers, editors—for current and future projects.
• Design and operationalize training programs and materials for project contributors to ensure clarity and consistency in expectations and processes.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, joint accreditation standards and guidelines, and relevant professional and academic standards across all educational offerings.
• Provide leadership during project meetings, establishing agendas and driving discussions to support project goals, team coordination, and solutions.
• Track and report on project outcomes, evaluate success, and recommend improvements for future initiatives.
• Provide strategic updates and recommendations to leadership, maintaining a comprehensive view of all active and upcoming projects.
• Supervise and mentor administrative/project support staff, with responsibility for delegating tasks, providing guidance, and supporting their professional development.

Requirements:

• Experience: Project management experience required; 2-5 years preferred.
• Education: Minimum bachelor’s degree in a health, education, or business-related field.
• Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Asana, Zotero, Microsoft 365 suite (Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel), and familiarity with learning management systems.
• Industry Knowledge: Background in healthcare and/or education preferred.
• Personal Attributes: Positive, proactive, collaborative, solution-oriented, detail-and big-picture oriented, and works well in a remote team environment.

Key Measures of Success:

• On-time delivery: ≥75% of major milestones and deliverables completed on schedule across the education portfolio.
• Operational consistency: Standardized workflows, SOPs, and templates implemented and adopted across all active programs.
• Efficiency gains: Reduced onboarding and project cycle time for contributors through improved processes and documentation.
• Quality and compliance: Deliverables meet internal quality standards and joint accreditation requirements with minimized rework.
• Stakeholder experience: High satisfaction from internal partners and external faculty contributors, demonstrated through feedback and responsiveness.

Travel Required:

Limited…