Project Management Specialist

AFMC; Little Rock (AR); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

AFMC, Inc. in Little Rock, AR is seeking a Project Management Specialist to lead and coordinate IT projects in a hybrid work environment. A Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of project leadership are required, with travel modest and HIPAA-compliant data handling in scope.

You will develop plans, manage risks, and ensure stakeholder alignment. Responsibilities include scheduling, progress tracking, reporting, and contributing to continuous improvement in project management knowledge across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Three years of experience leading or coordinating projects.
• Desirable: healthcare quality improvement projects.
• Public speaking experience or training desirable.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain detailed work plans for assigned projects.
• Develop project schedules considering client needs and resource constraints.
• Manage day-to-day project activities and risks to deliverables.
• Communicate with clients and stakeholders on project status.
• Prepare reports and lessons learned from projects.

Skills

Project management

MS Office

Stakeholder management

Risk & issue management

Communication skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Communications, Public Relations, related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

CRM software

Project tracking tools

Job description

Project Management Specialist - (26-062)

Project Management Specialist

Full-Time

Information Technology

Hybrid/Rotating LR Based - Little Rock, AR 72201 US (Primary)

Bachelor's Degree

Travel: 0 - 10%

Scope of Position

Take appropriate action to achieve success of assigned projects. Develop project plans, establish requirements, control risks and issues, monitor and control implementation, and facilitate stakeholder communication and relationships. Assist with proposals for new business. Pursue initiatives to improve companywide project management knowledge and integration. Support the organization’s mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect and Teamwork.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform business analysis functions including requirements gathering and documentation, process documentation and analysis, and elicitation of information from stakeholders and documents.
• Create and maintain detailed work plans for assigned projects.
• Develop project schedules, taking into consideration client or department liaison needs, department workload, resource/capacity constraints, and vendor capabilities. Negotiate/identify implementation time frames and delivery dates.
• Manage day-to-day project activities, project scope, project risk and issue logs, pre-defined project financials and other resources to achieve required project deliverables.
• Manage the completion of assignments and guarantee timely output of deliverables that meet requirements from each project.
• Guide, inspire, and motivate team members and stakeholders to manage and overcome issues to effectively achieve project objectives.
• Utilize project-tracking software to track projects, maintain accurate performance data and produce reports. Collect, update, and distribute master work plans for budgeted work within the department and to requesting departments.
• Deliver consistent, relevant, and professional communications to client, management, team members and stakeholders on a regular basis to provide information and communicate needs and requests as appropriate.
• Develop lessons learned documentation and drive organizational learning.
• Participate in proposal development, pricing estimate, and other strategic development initiatives when requested.
• Conduct specialized research requests and handle various other special projects as directed.
• Prepare and submit reports as assigned or requested.
• Follow AFMC, state and federal protocols regarding data confidentiality/security and compliance with HIPAA and other laws.
• Conform to an ethical behavior governed by responsibility, respect, fairness, and honesty in the practice of project management.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of project management concepts, tools, methodologies, and approaches to problem-solving.
• Intermediate skill level with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Experience using project tracking tools.
• Judgment to elevate issues to appropriate stakeholders when necessary.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills demonstrated by ability to lead, influence, and motivate others without formal authority to assign them work.
• Ability to relate professionally and positively with staff, business partners, customers, constituents, recipients, and the public.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills demonstrated by a history of successfully managing multiple priorities/projects.
• Exceptional skills in business English, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to develop expert knowledge of regulations and contract requirements pertaining to the assigned area of responsibility.
• Knowledge of HIPAA and similar laws relating to healthcare, privacy, and data management.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with proprietary information and other sensitive business information
• Ability to work collaboratively or independently to achieve goals.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Problem solving skills and creativity.
• Professional relationship building skills.
• Professionalism.
• Ability to travel occasionally.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

Mobility, reaching, bending, lifting, grasping, ability to read and write ability to communicate with personnel, ability to remain calm under stress. Must be capable of performing the essential job functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Education

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Communications, Public Relations, related field. (1) Desirable: Maintained Project Management Professional certification. With management approval, AFMC will pay for reasonable costs associated with maintaining desired certifications.

1 Five (5) years’ work experience in related field may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree. If work experience is substituted it is in addition to stated work experience requirements.

Experience

Required: Three (3) years of experience leading or coordinating projects.

Desirable: Three (3) to five (5) years of experience leading projects. Experience with healthcare quality improvement projects. Public speaking experience or training. Experience with BPMN process modeling notation. Experience with CRM or cloud-based software.

Internet Requirements

Reliable, high-speed wireless internet service (Wi-Fi)

Equal Employment Opportunity

AFMC, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or any other status protected by federal, state and/or local law. AFMC invites any employee and/or applicant to review the Company’s affirmative action plan. This plan is available for inspection upon request, which may be made in person or by telephone [phone], by fax [phone] or by U.S. mail Attn: Human Resources, 1020 West 4th Street, Suite 400, Little Rock, AR 72201.