Title: Associate Director of Project and Change Management
Employee Classification: Program Director
Campus: University of North Texas
Division: UNT-Strategic Educational Alliance
SubDivision-Department: UNT-Strategic Educational Alliance
Department: UNT-SEA-Enterprise-230200
Job Location: Denton
Salary: $74,352 - $92,940 Commensurate with Experience
FTE: 1.000000
Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible Department Summary The Division of Strategic Educational Alliances helps UNT pursue some of its most promising opportunities, the ones that emerge across traditional boundaries between academic disciplines, university units, employers, institutions, and communities. Through Executive and Professional Learning, we connect UNT's expertise with professionals and organizations to create relevant learning opportunities that meet evolving workforce needs and prepare our students to be career ready on day one. We expand access and institutional reach through platforms like UNT Online and UNT Frisco. We leverage data to uncover emerging opportunities, and develop new models that prepare the university for what comes next. Being a part of our team means working across traditional boundaries to build meaningful outcomes, collaborating alongside talented partners, and helping to extend UNT's reach, relevance, and impact across North Texas and beyond.
Position Overview The Associate Director of Project and Change Management provides leadership and expertise for managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives within the Division of Strategic Educational Alliances. This position serves as the division's dedicated leader responsible for project management excellence and change management strategy, ensuring initiatives achieve maximum impact through effective planning, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable adoption. This role develops and implements project management frameworks and change management methodologies that guide initiatives from conception through successful integration. This position exists to transform divisional goals into measurable outcomes by ensuring rigorous project execution and proactive change facilitation. As UNT builds its reputation in Executive and Professional Education and expands strategic educational alliances, this role provides the essential infrastructure for managing growth, mitigating implementation risks, and fostering stakeholder adoption.
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in related field and five years of closely related professional experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (A) Ability to set priorities and complete assignments on time.
(A) Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines.
(A) Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport with university faculty and staff, students, and the general public.
(A) Ability to work collaboratively and building strategic relations with colleagues, coworkers, constituents and
volunteers.
(S) Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take
corrective action.
(A) Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among
seemingly unrelated events).
(A) Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
(A) Ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve
a problem.
(A) Ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
(A) Ability to analyze complex information and develop plans to address identified issues.
Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in a related field; significant experience working within complex, decentralized higher education environments; experience leading organizational change and cross-functional projects; and PMP, Prosci, CCMP, or comparable certification.
Required License/Registration/Certifications N/A
Job Duties - Leads project management for large-scale, multi-stakeholder initiatives in Executive and Professional Education, including platform development, program launches, and partnership ventures, ensuring timely delivery and stakeholder alignment
- Develops and implements change management frameworks and strategies to drive stakeholder engagement, adoption, and sustainable integration of new programs, processes, and technologies across the division
- Supervises project and change management team, including hiring, performance management, and professional development to build organizational capacity for managing complex initiatives
- Interfaces with senior leadership to coordinate project priorities, communicate progress, identify risks, and ensure alignment with divisional and institutional strategic goals
- Monitors project outcomes and change adoption metrics, providing data-driven insights and recommendations for continuous improvement and future initiative planning
- Other duties as requested
Physical Requirements Communicating with others to exchange information.
Environmental Hazards No adverse environmental conditions expected.
Work Schedule Mon-Fri Fri 8-5
Driving University Vehicle No
Security Sensitive This is a Security Sensitive Position.
Special Instructions Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. Please submit a cover letter with your resume and a list of professional references.
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