BAFO Project Management - Coordinator 3

LSU New Orleans; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

LSU New Orleans is seeking a Project Manager within the Office of Public Health’s BAFO to drive project work plans and adapt to changing needs. Manage lifecycle, coordinate meetings, review deliverables, and audit implemented technologies. Strong MS Office and PM tool experience required; CAPM/PMP desirable.

The role emphasizes policy development, liaisons with program offices, and ensuring documents are current and accessible. Salary ranges reflect market norms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 3 years professional project experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 3 years of professional project management experience.
• At least 1 year with Monday.com, MS Project, Project Server or SharePoint.
• Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills.
• Great attention to detail and follow up.
• Ability to manage projects, assignments and competing priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Manages assigned projects per bureau project management lifecycle.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current and stored properly.
• Assists in policy and procedure development for the lifecycle.
• Collaborates with program office liaisons on business processes.
• Identifies resources and assigns responsibilities.
• Reviews deliverables before client handoff.
• Schedules and leads all project meetings.
• Verifies results via system audits of implemented technologies.
• Recommends strategies, policies and procedures based on outcomes.
• Reviews installations to improve future projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher

Alternative: Asociates with 3+ years experience

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Monday.com

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project Server

Microsoft SharePoint

Job description

Job Summary

Works with project teams within the Office of Public Health’s (OPH) Bureau of Finance and Administration (BAFO) to create project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

Job Description

• Manages assigned projects in accordance with the bureau’s project management lifecycle.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Assists BAFO in the development of policies and procedures pertaining to the bureau’s project management lifecycle.
• Work with program office liaisons to become familiar with the department's business processes.
• Identifies project resources and work with the bureau to assign individual responsibilities.
• Reviews deliverables prepared by the project team before passing to client.
• Schedules and lead all meetings for assigned projects.
• Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented.
• Recommends strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes.
• Reviews completed installations to improve the implementation of future projects.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s Degree, or Associates degree with 3 years professional experience, or 6 years professional experience in lieu of the degree.
• Minimum 3 years professional experience with managing projects.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience with Monday.com, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Server and/or Microsoft SharePoint.
• Excellent analytical skills, effective organizational and time management skills.
• Great attention to detail and follow up.
• Ability to manage projects, assignments, and competing priorities.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Desired

• Advanced degree.
• Minimum 4 years professional experience with managing projects.
• Minimum 2 years professional experience with Monday.com, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Server and/or Microsoft SharePoint.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience managing financial, budgetary, or fiscal-related projects, including tracking expenditures, timelines, and deliverables.
• CAPM, PMP, PgMP, PMI‑ACP, PMI‑RMP, PMI‑SP, OPM3 or relevant industry certifications.

Salary

75-85k

Eligibility and EEO Statements

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

The University of New Orleans seeks to recruit a highly productive workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non‑merit factor.