Job Information
University of Utah HESSA Project Manager in Salt Lake City, Utah
Details
Open Date 06/04/2024
Requisition Number PRN38834B
Job Title HESSA Project Manager
Working Title HESSA Project Manager
Job Grade UGR
FLSA Code Professional
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40 hours
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary
Monday- Friday, 9-5pm with some out of business hours meetings due to Pakistan collaboration meetings.
VP Area Academic Affairs
Department 00058 - Civil and Environmental Engin
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range Open to Experience
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Job Summary
The University of Utah led consortium of U.S. institutions is implementing a USAID funded 5-year project in Pakistan—Higher Education Systems Strengthening Activity ( HESSA ). The other two implementing partners include the University of Alabama and the Institute of International Education. The project is in its second year of implementation and is providing technical assistance to sixteen (16) Pakistani public sector universities in strengthening their institutional and technical capacities in a bid to produce employable graduates while fostering improved workforce development. The end date for the project is August 10, 2026. More details about the HESSA project could be found at:https://hessa.utah.edu.
Responsibilities
The Project Manager will be based at the home office and will be responsible for day-to-day project management, including coordination of resources, project staff, activities and sub-awards, and oversight of monitoring, evaluation, and reporting from the home office. The position will serve as the key interlocutor between USAID , the Chief of Party ( COP ), and the home office of the recipient organization. Specifically, the Project Manager will be responsible for the following functions.
Oversee day-to-day project management, including supervision and mentoring of SLC staff, procurement of goods and services, implementation of planned work plan, and oversight of monitoring, evaluation and reporting as stipulated under the Cooperative Agreement.
Provide strategic and technical leadership to the project planning and implementation, including a comprehensive vision for designing capacity development activities that will improve the performance of HESSA partner universities, and support effective and sustainable collaboration among higher education institutions, industry, government, and other relevant stakeholders.
Ensure program activities are implemented on schedule, within budget, and coordinated to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. In this regard, coordinate with the Project Lead at the University of Utah in ensuring budget programming and forecasting, financial management, compliance and subawards management.
Provide leadership for programmatic efforts related to the project objectives, activities and outcomes, to support HESSA partner universities to design and deliver high quality higher education programs that are inclusive, relevant, and responsive to market needs, including designing, developing, and delivering capacity development instruments and materials.
Seek out opportunities to facilitate partnerships between education service providers, private businesses, and appropriate government agencies to develop and deliver education and training appropriate to employers’ needs.
Serve as principal liaison with USAID , and develop strong working relationships with a wide range of key stakeholders, including government officials, higher education regulatory bodies, leadership and faculty of HESSA partner universities, international faculty and experts engaged in delivering the training programs, sub-awards managers, and other relevant stakeholders.
Oversee monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of program activities; facilitate learning and improvement across activities and amongst key stakeholders.
Represent HESSA publicly and support its organizational development.
Minimum Qualifications
The candidate should meet the following minimum set of qualifications to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the award:
● a master’s degree (a minimum of eighteen years of education) in a relevant field from an internationally recognized or accredited university;
● a minimum of five years of progressively more responsible experience managing higher education and human and institutional capacity development projects;
● demonstrated experience in coordinating/managing higher education capacity building projects in developing countries;
● a demonstrated ability to work collegially and productively with a variety of partners and stakeholders; and
● significant technical assistance management experience; familiarity with capacity building projects is preferred.
Preferences
We are looking for candidates familiar with the functioning of the higher education sector in Pakistan as well as in advanced countries. Preference will be given to candidates with a successful track record of leading donor-funded technical assistance projects (especially USAID -funded projects):
Familiarity with Pakistan and/or Asia is strongly preferred; and understanding with the culture, society, and Urdu language will be an advantage.
Strong familiarity with Pakistan’s higher education landscape from a range of perspectives (social, political, institutional governance etc.), including at least 3 years of working experience as a faculty or staff with a recognized US university.
The incumbent should have the ability to advise the University of Utah led consortium, USAID and other stakeholders on Pakistani developments and issues across a wide range of higher education-related issues and their implications for USAID programs.
The selected individuals should have demonstrated experience in:
Managing higher educational development projects in progressively more responsible positions with a minimum of five years of international experience in leading capacity development programs that involved collaborative design and implementation across multiple institutions;
The administration of similar sized international donor technical assistance projects or higher education institutions;
Leading and working with capacity development projects involving establishment of innovative research and education partnerships, advancing institutional governance, and fostering industry-academia linkages, including skills in strategic planning, management, supervision, and budgeting; and
Development and supervision of multi-disciplinary teams, and ability to develop strong working relationships with senior government officials, faculty and administrators of partner education institutions, and members of the media, civil society, and private sector entities.
- The selected person should have strong: (i) inter-personal and diplomatic skills with experience in managing a diverse group of stakeholders; (ii) representational and organizational skills; and (iii) communication skills, both oral and written, including ability to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners.
Preferences
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.
All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
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