NCDIT – Project Manager – Community Colleges

Job Description

***This is a hybrid position – Candidate must be local to Raleigh to be able to come to the System Office a few days a week

The selected candidate will be responsible for the implementation of a new ERP solution supporting the 58 community colleges within the state of NC. Higher education and government experience highly desired. The selected candidate must possess proven ERP consultation experience. The candidate must be able to quickly ascertain the client’s needs based on capabilities, then develop detailed strategies clearly outlining the required steps, and project timelines necessary to achieve the desired outcomes. The candidate will also be responsible for the creation of reporting for executive management, adhering to strict timelines for completion.

The selected candidate must possess proven experience as follows:
• Project management experience that meets the needs of a large complex entity,
• ERP project management experience,
• Higher education and/or government experience and business process knowledge,
• Experience implementing ERP solutions,
• Experienced and successful at project planning, controlling, and closing,
• Effective stakeholder coordination and consensus building,
• Efficient constraint resolution,
• Productive agency and executive communication and negotiation skills,
• Full lifecycle project oversight,
• Staff supervision and training
• Project implementation meets intended requirements and specifications,
• Project implementation meets operational needs of users and stakeholders

Skills:
• Experience with Ellucian, Banner, or Colleague – required – 1 year
• Project management experience that meets the needs of a large, complex entity – required – 7 years
• ERP project management experience – required – 7 years
• Higher education and/or government experience and business process knowledge – required – 7 years
• Experience implementing ERP solutions – required – 7 years
• Experienced and successful at project planning, controlling and closing – required – 7 years
• Effective stakeholder coordination and consensus building – required – 7 years
• Efficient constraint resolution – required – 7 years
• Productive agency and executive communication and negotiation skills – required – 7 years
• Full lifecycle project oversight – required – 7 years
• Staff supervision and training – required – 7 years
• Project implementation meets intended requirements and specifications – required – 7 years
• Project implementation meets operational needs of users and stakeholders – required – 7 years

Candidate must be local to Raleigh to be able to come to the System Office few days a week.