Project Manager Content Library

Contract Type: Open-ended- Location: Lausanne, CH**About IMD**

The Institute for Management Development (IMD) is an independent academic institution with Swiss roots and global reach, founded more than 75 years ago by business leaders for business leaders. Since its creation, IMD has been a pioneering force in developing leaders who transform organizations and contribute to society.
Based in Lausanne (Switzerland) and Singapore, IMD has been ranked in the Top 3 of the annual FT’s Executive Education Global Ranking for the last nine consecutive years and in the top five for 17 consecutive years. Our MBA and EMBA programs have repeatedly been singled out among the best in Europe and the world.
We believe that this consistency at the forefront of our industry is grounded in IMD’s unique approach to creating “Real Learning. Real Impact”. Led by an expert and diverse faculty, we strive to be the trusted learning partner of choice for ambitious individuals and organizations worldwide. Our purpose is “Challenging what is and inspiring what could be, we develop leaders who transform organizations and contribute to society.”
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**Project Manager Content Library(100%)**

**The Job's Mission**

We are looking for a project manager to join our Content Library Task Force, a new initiative that aims to create an IMD-wide ecosystem of content for individual and organizational growth. The project manager is responsible for planning, executing, and monitoring the project activities and deliverables, coordinating and communicating with the various internal stakeholders. The project manager must have a strong understanding of content and knowledge architectures and experience with the delivery of complex digital projects.

**Main Responsibilities**

The role requires exceptional communication, leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Strong understanding of digital, web, and knowledge governance. Key activities & accountabilities include:

- Project Management: Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure quality and timely delivery of outcomes. Ensure alignment with project management and agile best practices.
- Communications and Change Management: Communicate effectively with the stakeholders involved, both verbally and in writing, to present findings, recommendations, and action plans.
- Committee Facilitation: Facilitates together with the Chief Communication Officer meetings and activities of the Content Library Task Force. Schedule and facilitate regular meetings and ensure information is available to all members. Provide focus to the work plan and goals. Cultivate participation among committee members.
- Stakeholder Management: Interview and present research findings of stakeholders across IMD’s staff and vendor partners to understand pain-points and opportunities for process reengineering. Communicate findings back to the Content Library Task Force and communicate/build support for Task Force goals among staff.
- User Experience & Impact: Review all workplace content management tools available to the IMD workforce to ensure clear guidelines on technology purpose, how-to’s, and reporting/analytics available.
- Digital Asset Management: Oversee the development, delivery, and support of systems and platforms enabling the delivery of information products, publications, and content management services.
- Platform Mapping and Integration: Ability to understand and discuss the technology tools deployed at IMD and engage with stakeholders to create roadmap for future additions/planned retirement. Technologies include WordPress Cloud, Salesforce, Snowflake, Sprinklr, SharePoint Cloud, among others.
- Diversity and Inclusion: Implement and support strategies for equitable, diverse, and inclusive practices.

**Specific Challenge**
- Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that requires flexibility, adaptability, and creativity.
- Balancing multiple projects and priorities while ensuring high standards of quality and client satisfaction.
- Working across different cultures, geographies, and industries with diverse client needs and expectations.
- Keeping abreast of the latest trends, developments, and best practices in the fields of knowledge management, content management, digital transformation, and leadership.

**Education**
- Bachelor’s degree + minimum of 8 years (or equivalent combination) of knowledge management, project management, business process operations, and/or digital strategy.

**Experience**
- **Language**: Native English speaker. English is the working language of IMD, so all content must be created, produced, and edited using native English fluency.
- **Skills**:Change Management, Stakeholder Management, Talent & People Development, Learning, Innovation, Platforms, Diversity, Mentoring, Human Resources, Lifelong Learning, Reporting, Strategy, Implementation, Communication, Digital Products, Transformation, Initiati