CENTER FOR RURAL ENGAGEMENT (BL-CFRE-IUBLA)

The IU Center for Rural Engagement improves the lives of Hoosiers through collaborative initiatives that discover and deploy scalable and flexible solutions to common challenges facing rural communities. Working in full-spectrum community innovation through research, community-engaged teaching and student service, the center builds vision, harnesses assets and cultivates sustainable leadership structures within the communities with which it engages to ensure long-term success. The center strives toward equity and inclusion by implementing and following antiracist principles.

The project manager (PM) serves the Center for Rural Engagement (CRE) in maintaining and optimizing the project management system to adapt processes as new projects and funding streams come in. The PM works with the administrative project manager to ensure that requisitions related to project implementation and travel and are properly executed. The PM serves on the CRE's knowledge management team to guide and implement systems thinking, streamline systems, create efficiencies, and provide reports to multiple constituents. They also manage and execute logistics of CRE-related events, including the annual IU Rural Conference. The PM works with the fundraising and grants team and the community liaisons to write grants as opportunities arise.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize project management system to adapt process as new projects and funding streams come in.
• Ensure project implementation is properly executed
• Guide and implement systems thinking, streamline systems, create efficiencies and provide reports to multiple constituents.
• Participate in grant writing.
• Manage and execute logistics of events.
• Work on special projects.

General Responsibilities

• Manages medium to large projects, from start to finish, ensuring on time completion within budget.
• Develops project plan(s) and efficiently analyzes, tracks, forecasts, and reports on project metrics and shortfalls.
• Coordinates and facilitates efforts of project team(s) consisting of various staff and hourly employees.
• Communicates ongoing changes in tasks, goals, or performance. Collaborates to ensure that project objectives are achieved within established time frames.
• Participates in client meetings, vendor/contract decisions, and development of project requirements and specifications.
• May provide guidance and support to less experienced peers.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of relevant experience

Preferred

• 3 years of project management experience
• 5 years of experience in a fast paced professional environment
• Expert level in a project management platform
• Experience in IU systems
• Spanish and/or Haitian Creole fluency

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered

SKILLS

Required

• Possess very strong computer/typing skills and be proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe and project management softwares.
• Knowledge and familiarity with Buy.IU, IU Motor Pool procedures, Egencia Corporate Travel and Airtable.
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Proficient communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Highly thorough and dependable

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

$55,000 - $60,000 annually

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: General Administration

Job Family: Project Management

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