Project Manager

The University of Virginia is a world-class academic medical center seeking a Project Manager to lead marketing and communications initiatives. The role involves managing the full project lifecycle, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring projects align with organizational goals.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the full project lifecycle, including intake, scoping, resourcing, prioritization, execution, and delivery for marketing and communications initiatives
• Develop project plans and define and manage timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables across cross-functional teams
• Partner with internal stakeholders to define goals and requirements
• Manage stakeholder expectations through proactive communication, risk identification, and solution-oriented problem solving
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment across content, communications, creative, and digital teams
• Provide clear escalation pathways and recommendations when risks, delays, or scope changes arise
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project briefs, and status reports and dashboards
• Establish clear intake and prioritization processes aligned with departmental and organizational goals
• Lead project team meetings, status updates, and stakeholder reviews
• Help drive adoption of project management tools and methodologies across the department
• Identify opportunities for process and tool improvements and efficiencies, and implement changes as needed

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience required
• Strong organisational skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong project management skills
• Focus on delivering measurable business outcomes