The Stanford School of Medicine, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery is seeking a 2 year fixed-term Project Manager 1 (Workforce Specialist – Transformation) to take human resource-based projects from concept through final implementation. Department projects will center on transforming processes and the overall experience in the areas of on-boarding, off-boarding, JEDI experience, talent management, staff mentorship, staff development workshops, etc. Work will typically be comprised of 50% time contribution towards project leadership and 50% as a technical contributor. The qualified candidate will have professional experience in the human resources field, leading projects through planning and implementation, experience with leading cross-functional team efforts, creating detailed planning documents and project trackers. The ideal candidate will be versed on current workforce topics, challenges, and solutions in industry.
Duties include:
- Perform the full range of project management cycle: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Lead projects requiring functional integration. Complete sub-project and/or stand-alone elements (or a contained project such as construction project).
- Direct development of an action plan, and estimate requirements for resources, including management, labor, materials, and time required to complete project.
- Facilitate discussions and negotiations to drive recommendation consensus within scope of responsibility.
- Develop and help execute comprehensive change management strategy and communication plan relative to project scope and stakeholders on a focused project; actively manage resistance to change.
* – Other duties may also be assigned
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and three years relevant experience or a combination of education and experience. Experience in management of projects of moderate size/complexity with limited performance risk, including project planning, scheduling, tracking, and budgeting.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):
- Polished written and oral communication skills to address a wide variety of audiences.
- Ability to productively engage and influence cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated project management ability to employ integration, scope time management, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement components.
- Demonstrated resilience, diplomacy, influence, relationship building, and problem-solving skills in a variety of situations.
- Depth of knowledge in technical discipline/domain needed to deliver projects.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
- Frequently sit, perform desk-based computer tasks, grasp lightly/fine manipulation and lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
- Occasionally stand/walk, write by hand, twist/bend/stoop/squat and lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 20 pounds.
- Rarely use a telephone, kneel, crawl, climb ladders, reach/work above shoulder, grasp forcefully.
* – Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Travel locally and cross-university.
WORK STANDARDS:
- When conducting university business, must comply with the California Vehicle Code and Stanford University driving requirements.
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
- Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
- Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.
The expected pay range for this position is $104,000 to $138,000 per annum.
Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.