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Community Program Specialist

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Salary: $52,932 per year

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Department: Public Policy and Management Center

Campus Location: Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus

Hire Type: Full Time

Pay: Range beginning $52,932/yr, negotiated based on qualifications

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00am - 5:00pm; work is performed on-site and in person.

Export Compliance Requirement: No export control requirement.

Job Story

As our newest team member, you'll provide essential support helping our small but mighty team to balance multiple projects, ensuring everything runs smoothly from start to finish. Envision being a Project Management Wizard, Client Whisperer, Focus Group Sage, Master Scheduler, Communication Extraordinaire, Budget & Timeline Ninja, Strategic Planner, Report Writing Rock Star.

That’s the role. As for our team: you will be involved with Community Initiatives & Strategic Engagement. You’re excited to be in front of the room with clients, community, and stakeholders. Interact with clients, gather info, and serve as the go-to consultant. Translate client needs into actionable plans and keep them in the loop. Facilitate focus groups and other project-related activities, making sure all voices are heard and considered. Encourage, engage, and guide our clients, community, and stakeholders while navigating complicated topics and challenges. Handle scheduling, budgeting, workplans, and project timelines with the finesse of a seasoned pro. Manage external communications, outreach, and client meetings, making sure everyone is on the same page. Keep an eagle eye on budgets and timelines, ensuring they are met and managed effectively. Craft questions, coordinate research, and design strategic plans that knock socks off. Write reports and create documents, using templates as your starting point and turning them into masterpieces. Focus on stellar customer service and be able to shift gears effortlessly, resolving issues simultaneously. Adapt to new clients and project adjustments while still meeting deadlines. If this sounds like you and you want to be part of our team, then and let's make great things happen together!

Job Summary

Designs, develops, and proposes strategic planning, capacity-building or related processes to potential clients. Manages all aspects of the project, responding to client needs and expectations, and fulfilling agreed-upon commitments while managing multiple clients simultaneously.

Essential Functions

Proposes, secures and delivers work with external clients. Manages external partner relationships to ensure the fulfillment of expectations. Supports the conceptualization, design, and delivery of work related to ongoing center projects, working primarily in a team environment. Completes reports associated with respective projects according to project deadlines and requirements. Supports the monitoring of the project budget and resources to ensure that fiscal processes and guidelines are met. Provides assistance in understanding financial reports and data, in controlling costs and budgets, and in fulfilling budgetary requirements.

Required Education and Experience:
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Six (6) years of experience in marketing, project management, or related field. Every 30 hours of college coursework can be substituted for one (1) year of experience, up to 120 hours.

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