ASU Partnership Project Manager (Part-time Contract)

InStride is seeking a highly organized and proactive ASU Partnership Project Manager to join their Academic Partnerships team on a part-time contract basis. This role will focus on managing projects, meetings, stakeholders, documentation, and deliverables related to InStride’s partnership with Arizona State University (ASU).

Core Responsibilities:

• Coordinate ASU Partnership Projects: Manage project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables for initiatives related to the partnership with ASU. Ensure project owners have clarity on responsibilities and deadlines, and proactively surface risks or blockers.
• Drive Cross-Functional Coordination: Facilitate work across InStride teams and ASU stakeholders to ensure initiatives move forward efficiently. Connect stakeholders, clarify ownership, and maintain visibility into progress.
• Manage Meetings and Follow-Through: Support recurring and project-specific meetings by coordinating agendas, gathering materials, documenting decisions, capturing action items, and ensuring follow-through on commitments.
• Maintain Project Documentation: Create and maintain organized documentation, including project plans, meeting notes, decision logs, action-item trackers, timelines, and status updates. Use platforms like Asana, Confluence, Salesforce for transparency and accountability.
• Track Action Items and Deliverables: Maintain a centralized view of outstanding actions, deliverables, owners, and deadlines. Proactively follow up with stakeholders, identify overdue items, and escalate blockers.
• Provide Project Status Visibility: Develop concise updates for stakeholders on project progress, milestones, risks, and next steps.
• Support Operational Issue Resolution: Help coordinate resolution of operational issues involving InStride and ASU by documenting issues, identifying stakeholders, tracking decisions, and ensuring resolution.
• Champion Operational Excellence: Identify opportunities to improve project, meeting, and workflow management processes, implementing practical improvements for efficiency and accountability.

Key Skills:

• Project Management: Establish timelines, track deliverables, and manage dependencies for complex, cross-functional work.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate effectively across teams and stakeholders, ensuring alignment on expectations, deadlines, and next steps.
• Meeting Management: Prepare agendas, capture decisions, and follow up to ensure commitments are completed.
• Documentation and Organization: Maintain clear, accurate, and accessible project documentation.
• Operational Efficiency: Identify workflow improvements to increase productivity and streamline operations.
• Problem Solving: Tackle challenges in dynamic, fast-paced environments with adaptability.
• Clear Communication: Present updates and complex information effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
• Attention to Detail: Manage multiple priorities, timelines, and stakeholders with high accuracy.
• Purpose-Driven: Motivated by creating social impact through education and meaningful contributions.

Ideal Profile:

• 4+ years of experience in project management, program management, operations, consulting, or similar roles.
• Highly organized with experience managing multiple workstreams, deadlines, stakeholders, and deliverables.
• Exceptional follow-through and proactive management of action items.
• Ability to structure loosely defined initiatives with documentation, timelines, and accountability.
• Clear and professional communication with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in collaborative environments with multiple teams and perspectives.
• Proactive and adaptable mindset, resourceful and positive in tackling challenges.
• Thrives in dynamic, fast-paced settings, embracing change and ambiguity.
• Experience in higher education, education technology, or large university systems is a plus.