Job Posting – Project Manager

Summary of College:

As one of Arkansas’ most affordable institutions of higher education, the College strives to attract students who desire a personal approach to their education with smaller classes, dedicated instructors, a sense of community, and spiritual values and principles integrated throughout their collegiate experience. 

Arkansas Baptist College, originally named the Minister’s Institute, was founded in 1884 by the Colored Baptists of Arkansas during their annual convention at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Little Rock. The primary objective of the institute was to raise the educational level within the Negro Ministry. The secondary objective was to aid the state in making higher education available to young Negro men and women. Most of the school’s students were trained in the ministry and today, Religious Studies continues to be one of the College’s major areas of matriculation. 

Essential Job Functions:

We seek to appoint a Project Manager to join our team to coordinate multiple projects with an emphasis of building and scaling up an educator preparation program. The successful candidate will be responsible for the general administration of start-up projects within the scope of Teach ABC. The Project Manager will be responsible for leading the planning and delivery of high-quality programs, partnership development activities, and constructing a first-class, urban educator preparation program.  

 The Project Manager will be required to develop and be parts of groups internally and externally within the academic and professional community of the College, and to liaise with a broad range of established and potential partners, institutions, and organizations. The Project Manager will need to be able to capture, process, and analyze a wide range of information and to work analytically with partners within and outside the College to create a program that will help deliver the overarching goal of graduating highly qualified, urban educators.  

 This is an exciting and challenging role requiring excellent project management and organizational skills, significant professional experience in education, diplomatic people management skills, and strengths in building and maintaining relationships with academics and external organizations. Working largely independently, the Project Manager will need to relate well to faculty and staff at all levels. The Project Manager will also actively contribute to evolving systems and processes, ensuring that project management tools and documentation are kept up to date to reflect progression of the work.   

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are vital for the role, as is a commitment to delivering high levels of customer service. The Project Manager will enjoy working in a deadline-driven environment and will thrive on being involved in creating innovative initiatives. Other related duties may be assigned by the supervisor.  

 The Project Manager has the potential to lead the education department upon approval of the program from Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Additionally, will work with the Adult Education program and the Apple, Inc. Project.   

 This is a full-time position. This position reports to the Vice President of Academic Affairs of the College.  

Job Qualifications:

• Ph.D. , Ed.D. degree in education or a related field. 
• Experience in working with State Government specifically with the Elementary and Secondary programs. 

• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills, including exceptional writing skills. 
• Ability and eagerness to learn new skills quickly on the job.  
• Ability to drive to big picture goals while maintaining a strong attention to detail 
• Skill in managing multiple diverse activities simultaneously, delivering on commitments, and operating with speed, accuracy, and strong judgment.