Remote Project Coordinator - Public Libraries Grants (Part-Time)

OCLC; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

OCLC seeks a part-time, remote Project Coordinator to manage two grant-funded WebJunction projects for 18 months, coordinating schedules, deliverables, and training development. The role requires collaboration with partners, researchers, and contractors, with one in-person Seattle meeting each month.

Candidates should have at least three years of project coordination experience, strong written and verbal communication, and adeptness with virtual collaboration tools.

Qualifications

• Three+ years in project coordination/management.
• Experience planning/coordinating multi-year, outcomes-based projects that adapt to changing conditions.
• Understanding of building relationships with adult learners in all-virtual environments.
• Excellent written, organizational, and communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work with diverse individuals and build trust.
• Self-directed, initiates action, makes well-reasoned recommendations to leadership, executes decisions, solves problems.
• Strong video-conferencing facilitation skills for geographically dispersed teams.
• Experience with Microsoft and Google content creation/management systems and related communication technologies.
• Experience working with libraries (desired).
• Experience with competencies, credentials, and/or online learning (desired).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and drive the schedule and activities of two WebJunction projects: Competencies and Credentials for Public Libraries, and Beyond ABLE: Foundational Continuing Education for Public Library Staff projects.
• Manage project planning and tracking documents; set up meeting agendas and capture action items and decisions.
• Support project managers in defining priorities and turning high-level plans into concrete deliverables with dependencies and timelines.
• Coordinate and facilitate among project team members, advisors, contractors, evaluators, subject matter experts, and participants.
• Support research, design, and writing of publications and instructional content and experiences.
• Coordinate travel and meeting logistics for conference presentations.
• Coordinate with internal communications to promote projects and deliverables externally.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Video conferencing

Initiative/Self-direction

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft suite

Google tools/content creation

Job description

OCLC seeks a part-time, remote Project Coordinator to manage two grant-funded WebJunction projects for 18 months, coordinating schedules, deliverables, and training development. The role requires collaboration with partners, researchers, and contractors, with one in-person Seattle meeting each month.

Candidates should have at least three years of project coordination experience, strong written and verbal communication, and adeptness with virtual collaboration tools.