Project Manager
Company: novalink Solutions llc
Location: Jackson
Posted on: June 22, 2022
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Job Description:
Job DescriptionThe MDE requires professional project management
services from a highly skilled individual(s) to provide
comprehensive coordination, administrative and operational support,
financial management and documentation, project tracking and
reporting services to keep the system implementation process on
task and on budget. The successful candidate will serve as the
primary contact person between the project team (MDE Staff, Project
Contractors, Stakeholders, LEAs) and the Mississippi Department of
Education and be responsible for ongoing administrative and
operational oversight of management activities including but not
limited to:Project/Task Management• Monitor and evaluate project
implementation plan and milestone delivery schedule, including
adjustments based on the progress of work and specific
recommendations for prioritizing and accelerating critical items •
Keep project participants including the State Superintendent, Chief
of Operations (COO), MDE executive leadership, internal
stakeholders, vendors, LEAs, and other relevant third parties
informed of all timelines, roles and responsibilities, and
deadlines• Continuously monitor and document progress of all
parties • Anticipate obstacles to meeting deadlines in advance and
work with stakeholders to prevent these • Reviewing questions
received from internal and external stakeholders and contractors
during the design, implementation, and deployment processes •
Monitor and communicate with all internal and external stakeholders
recording any identified project risks 2• Evaluate and approve, in
consultation with State Superintendent, Chief of Operations, MDE
Leadership and OTSS staff, any scope change requests • Review and
accept/reject implementation milestones and deliverables, providing
feedback on rejectionsCommunication• Serve as first point of
contact for the State Superintendent, Chief of Operations, MDE
executive leadership, internal stakeholders, vendors, LEAs, and
other relevant third parties• Play a key role in translating
technical issues for non-technical stakeholders and early learning
systems needs for technical experts • Schedule and facilitate
meetings and communicate decisions internally to all MDE leadership
and staff and externally to the vendors, LEAs, and third
partiesFinancial Management• Monitor expenditures and provide Chief
of Operations with expenditure and budget projections • Review,
reconcile and validate, and authorize payment applications and
invoices from third-party contractors • Review and negotiate any
requested budgetary changes • Provide regular financial reports to
the State Superintendent and Chief of OperationsProject
Documentation
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