IT Project Coordinator

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to the position or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.

• Typically, 2 months or more of project management experience working on small, medium, or large-scale projects. Internship and student experience will be considered.

• Experience using a project or portfolio management tool such as Smartsheet or equivalent, including building reports or views.

• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and teamwork skills, with demonstrated ability to develop and foster positive working relationships.

• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.

• Ability to work effectively with distributed teams and stakeholders across multiple organizational units without direct reporting authority.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of management and project team members.

• Proficiency in utilizing Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Office tools, such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, and MS PowerPoint.

• Proficiency with online collaboration tools such as MS Teams and Zoom.

   

Desirable Qualifications:

• Background managing projects in an information technology environment is highly desired.

• Familiarity with collaboration and diagramming tools such as Visio, JIRA, and MIRO is highly desired.

• Familiarity with writing requirements, documenting workflow, and other business process management activities.

• Experience developing and reporting on key performance indicators and project metrics.

• Experience with process improvement.

• Demonstrated problem-solving ability, including transforming technical and business requirements into solutions.

Position and Application details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.  Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact Melanie Bell at melanie-bell@uiowa.edu.

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