Location: Remote, within the United States / North America Contract Type: Hourly, fee-for-service agreement This is an exciting opportunity to work on short-term project. Timelines: You would be required for 20 hours in December and for ~ 16 weeks from January for up to 40 hours per week. Key responsibilities ? Manages all phases of assigned projects (i.e., initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing) ? Keeps stakeholders and departmental leadership informed of project statuses, including, but not limited to, milestone achievements, toll gate progress, risks, and any issues that may adversely affect project schedules ? Keeps project management records and systems accurate and up to date ? Produces timely and accurate reports as directed ? Develops realistic project plans and schedules by analyzing organizational process assets, enterprise environmental factors, task dependencies, resource requirements, work breakdown, and departmental strategy and priorities ? Ensures projects meet organizational standards and are managed in accordance with applicable policies, processes, and procedures ? Documents project deliverables, outputs, and notes that capture why key project decisions were made ? Bachelor?s degree (master?s degree preferred) ? Experience as the assigned project manager of executive-sponsored projects, with sole responsibility for project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure ? Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred ? Experience in higher education, and educational product development preferred ? Based in North America