"Project Coordinator-Department"

Job Details

Job Title: Project Coordinator-Department

Location: Augusta University

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job ID: 293031

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at .

Location Augusta University-Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912 Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

The purpose of the Audit, Compliance, Ethics, and Risk Management Department is to: Identify and prioritize risks (positive and negative) to the organization and its mission and share risk-related data and information with the organization to inform tactical and strategic planning (ERM). Detect violations of law, regulation, and policy, and ensure the organization takes steps to correct such violations and implements controls reasonably designed to prevent recurring violations on a sustained basis (Compliance & Ethics, and Privacy). Periodically audit and test controls and processes to measure and report on sustained adherence to prescribed rules (Internal Audit). Promote the safety and well-being of students, Patients, faculty, staff, guests, and other constituents throughout the enterprise and its facilities (EH&S).

Job Summary

The Project Coordinator will manage department level projects and provide support on large, complex, enterprise-level projects. This position will use proven and best practice project management processes to ensure effective implementation of assigned projects. The project coordinator will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of assigned projects ensuring consistency with organizational strategy, commitments, and goals. The project manager will also provide support for people change/adoption management on all assigned projects and support or lead departmental lean process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

TEAM LEAD: Coordinate and lead team meetings working closely with project leadership. Ensure members are presented with current information on the status of all current projects by executing the project communications plan (providing oral and/or written status reports, team lead and team member project schedule task reports, etc.).

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Implement IE's standardized project management methodology and templates to plan and manage a variety of large, complex, university-wide, and enterprise-level projects simultaneously. Create and execute project charters and project management plans (scope statement, deliverables, budget management plan, project budget, organizational charts and/or team charters, risk management plan, risk log, issue management plan, issues log, work breakdown structure, resource allocations, project schedule, vendor management plan, project training plan, project communications plan, project change management, etc.) and review as appropriate with project leadership to meet changing needs and requirements. Facilitate overall project assessment (lessons learned). Identify, negotiate, and ensure adequate resources are available and allocated to projects by working with the departmental resource managers. By following IE's project management checklist and procedures, help guide team members and team leaders through IE's project management process. When needed, engage the IE Director for Institutional Project Management and/or an IE project manager to provide training or mentoring on project management best practices and techniques for team members and team leaders.

OTHER: Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field of study with a minimum of two years of experience OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with five years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Project management experience in an academic or hospital/clinical setting. Institutional knowledge or experience in higher education with the variety of types of projects that serve the educational, research, and service missions. Project Management Professional certification (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). Experience with Waterfall project management methodology. Experience in using Microsoft Project or another scheduling software.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE
Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases.

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Detail-oriented with strong prioritization and organizational skills.

ABILITIES
Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines despite often interruptions, maintain confidentiality, keep accurate records and make independent decisions.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days; M-F (Work outside of the standard business hours may be required)
Pay Band: B12
Salary: $62,300/annually-$65,208/annually
Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position
Recruitment Period: Until Filled
Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

Conditions of Employment

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University. If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage. Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle. For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation. All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

How To Apply

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