Project Coordinator

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. seeks a part-time project coordinator to support a grant-funded collaboration between VCU and RISE for Youth in Virginia. Responsibilities include coordinating meetings, focusing groups, and communications with families and partners.

You will manage schedules, assist with focus groups, write reports, and help plan community events, while working primarily remotely with occasional in-person sessions in Richmond, VA.

Qualifications

• Experience working with a community organization.
• Experience working with young people.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office products or similar software.
• Attention to detail.
• Quick learner.
• Multitasker.
• Experience with virtual meeting software.
• Flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Managing and coordinating the day-to-day activities for the project.
• Daily communication with the project supervisor.
• Weekly communication with project partners.
• Weekly networking with community members.
• Task planning and management.
• Maintaining calendar and schedule for all activities, meeting deadlines.
• Internal and external communications with project staff and stakeholders.
• Event planning.
• Report writing.
• Maintaining records.
• Helping to design and conduct focus groups.

Skills

Community org experience

Experience with youth

Strong communication

MS Office proficiency

Attention to detail

Quick learner

Multitasker

Virtual meeting software

Flexible schedule

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

This position will manage and provide support for a grant-fundedproject designed to develop a partnership between VCU and RISE forYouth to lay the groundwork for a broader study of system-involvedyouth in Virginia. The project includes meeting with current andprospective community partners; scheduling, coordinating andattending meetings with young people and their families; creatingan advisory group; communicating with the public and broadercommunity; assisting with focus groups; writing reports; recruitingparticipants and partners; and planning and launching a communityevent.

Hours per week

10-15 hour

Flexible Work Arrangements

Primarily remote with occasionalin-person meetings in Richmond, VA

Responsibilities include

• Managing and coordinating the day-to-day activities for theproject
• Daily communication with the project supervisor
• Weekly communication with project partners
• Weekly networking with community members
• Task planning and management
• Maintaining calendar and schedule for all activities, meetingdeadlines
• Internal and external communications with project staff andstakeholders
• Event planning
• Report writing
• Maintaining records
• Helping to design and conduct focus groups

Required qualifications

• Experience working with a community organization
• Experience working with young people
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with MS Office products or similar software
• Attention to detail
• Quick learner
• Multitasker
• Experience with virtual meeting software
• Flexible schedule

Preferred qualifications

• Proficiency with Salesforce software