Project Manager

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A cover letter is required for consideration for the position and should be attached as the first page of your resume (due to system limitations). The cover letters should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Managing Director, Human Health and Well-being (HHWB) Impact Theme Year, you will lead the management, and execution of projects related to the HHWB theme year. These projects will include campus-wide events, internal grant programs, and stakeholder engagement. This engagement will span across all three U-M campuses.You will drive key initiatives focused on building a vibrant health-conscious culture. These programs will also promote whole-person mental health, advance health equity, support interprofessional education, and translate health sciences research into real-world impact.

Note: This hybrid role is a term-limited position ending in August 2028, with potential for extension based on business needs, continued funding, and performance. Review the full job description: Project Manager Job Description.

Responsibilities*

• Lead delivery of complex, cross-disciplinary health and well-being projects, defining scope, schedules, resource needs, and deliverables.
• Assemble and lead project teams across U-M schools, colleges, Michigan Medicine, administrative units, and statewide community partners.
• Administer internal competitive grant programs, including application intake, review processes, award disbursements, and progress reporting.
• Apply project management best practices to monitor milestone progress, resolve new issues, and maintain project standards.
• Oversee end-to-end event management for forums, workshops, showcases, speaker series, and campus convenings across all three U-M campuses.
• Handle event logistics including venue sourcing, speaker arrangements, vendor contracting, day-of coordination, and post-event evaluation.
• Develop durable event workflows, templates, and checklists to improve repeat planning across programs.
• Build collaborative, co-creative relationships across academic units, health systems, and statewide community groups.
• Draft high-quality project briefs, leadership updates, and promotional content to support digital outreach and community engagement.
• Connect existing physical, mental, and social well-being efforts across campus to improve access and maximize collective impact.
• Collaborate with evaluation teams to collect programmatic data, track shared metrics, and prepare executive impact reports.
• Maintain project documentation, assist with budget tracking, and provide functional task direction to administrative support staff.

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as business administration, education, or public health, or equivalent combination of education, certification, and experience.
• Minimum of 2+ professional years of experience in full lifecycle project or program management, including project planning, implementation, monitoring, valuation and closeout for a complex organization.
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder projects and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Knowledge of events management and coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to use project-management and collaborative platforms to maintain work plans, schedules, documentation, and stakeholder communications.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

Candidates must be eligible to be lawfully employed in the United States. Sponsorship to obtain such status is not available at this time.

Benefits at the University of Michigan

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

• Generous time off, including family leave
• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.