Project Assistant

Warner Pacific College; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Warner Pacific University seeks a part-time Project Assistant to support grant administration, records management, scheduling, budget reconciliation, and Advisory Council logistics. The role also maintains advising and early-alert records with the Activity Director and Students Assistants.

Reporting to the Associate Dean of the School of Education, this .5 FTE, non-exempt position requires a bachelor’s degree and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree (preferably in science education or business).
• Ability to multi-task with accuracy and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in a project coordination role and working with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Support grant administration, records management, scheduling, budget reconciliation, and Advisory Council logistics.
• Maintain advising and early alert records with the Activity Director and Student Assistants.
• Participate in Warner Pacific University professional development opportunities and follow university policies.

Skills

Project coordination

Multi-tasking

Diversity awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Summary Description:

The Project Assistant supports grant administration, records management, scheduling, budget reconciliation, and Advisory Council logistics, and maintains advising and early-alert records with the Activity Director and Students Assistants. This is a .5 FTE, non-exempt position reporting to the Associate Dean of the School of Education.

Primary Job Duties:

• Support grant administration, records management, scheduling, budget reconciliation, and Advisory Council logistics
• Maintain advising and early alert records with the Activity Director and Student Assistants.

General Responsibilities:

• Participate in Warner Pacific University professional development opportunities.
• Adhere to University policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate a commitment to a Christian liberal arts education by upholding the mission of the University and abiding by the Employment Standards and Lifestyle Agreement.
• Exhibit commitment to inclusiveness and sensitivity in areas of national origin, ethnicity, culture, gender, and disabilities.
• Maintain confidential department records and files.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have any combination equivalent to a bachelor’s degree preferably in science education, or business.
• Ability to multi-task with accuracy and work effectively in order to adapt and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in a project coordination role.
• Experience working with diverse populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in grant funded projects.
• Two plus years’ experience in project coordination role

Warner Pacific University’s Mission:

Warner Pacific is a Christ-centered, urban, diverse, minority-serving, Hispanic-serving, liberal arts University dedicated to providing students with an education that prepares them to engage actively in a constantly changing world. Our hiring practices reflect our missional commitment to being a Christ-centered institution.

Warner Pacific University’s Commitment to Diversity:

Warner Pacific Universityis an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks a diverse workforce of committed Christians from all racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. Warner Pacific University is committed to hiring staff and faculty with an intentionality that demonstrates the importance of having an employee community that reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of the students we serve.

Employment and Lifestyle Standards:

Warner Pacific is a Christ-centered urban liberal artsUniversitydedicated to providing students from diverse backgrounds an education that prepares them to engage actively in a constantly changing world. TheUniversitywas founded in 1937 by the Church ofGod (Anderson, Indiana). Central to Warner Pacific’sidentity as a Christ-centered higher education institution is the policy of hiring persons whose personal and professional lives reflect:
1. A belief in the deity of and commitment to Jesus Christ and the Christian faith, as interpreted through the historic witness of Scripture and the continuing ministry of the Holy Spirit.
2. The practice of following Christ through day-to-day personal lifestyle choices.
3. A vitality of Christian experience maturing in insight and application and appreciative of differing viewpoints.
4. A commitment to life-long learning and service through personal and professional development.
5.For teaching faculty, the expression of artful teaching, based on mastery of relevant subject matter and in an environment of purposeful and rigorous inquiry amongst a community of scholars who support one another.
6. A capability, by temperament, preparation, and will, to support students as they confront the intellectual, social, physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges of their lives.
7. A sensitivity to and support for the mission, core themes, vision, values, ethos and traditions of the Warner PacificUniversitycommunity.
8. A commitment to teaching and serving in harmony with the doctrines of the Holy Bible.

Employee Agreement:

Mission-based hiring is of critical importance to Warner Pacific University. Employees are expected to demonstrate and articulate a vital Christian faith and to live in a manner consistent with a Christ-centered lifestyle as informed by the Scriptures of the New Testament.
Warner Pacific’s students, faculty and staff are expected to foster an environment of mutual respect and accountability, to care for the personal dignity of others and to exercise integrity in their conduct and communication. The University environment is expected to be free from discrimination and harassment (including bullying). When an individual’s behavior has direct implications for others and/or the well-being of the University community, there may be cause for institutional involvement, regardless of where the situation occurs.
Warner Pacific University desires to provide a safe and healthy environment for staff, faculty, students, visitors and guests. Therefore, smoking is not permitted on University property, in its vehicles, or at any University sponsored event. The use of illegal drugs or non-prescribed controlled substances is strictly prohibited. Use of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products is strictly prohibited on Warner Pacific University campuses.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Warner Pacific provides equal opportunity for employment and advancement for all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status and any other status protected by laws and regulations to which Warner Pacific is subject. All employment decisions, including hiring, promotions, compensation, benefits, transfers, and terminations are made in a manner that does not discriminate against individuals in the categories discussed above. Because Warner Pacific is a Christian liberal artsUniversity, the University exercises its legal right to hire Christian employees to fulfill its mission and purpose.