- - Project Coordinator

Project Coordinator, School (PS3)

School of Business and Creative Industries

Education

Central Campus

Halifax, Nova Scotia

School of Business and Creative Industries
Term Full-time Position : Commencing approximately May 20, 2024 and ending approximately October 1, 2025
Application deadline is 11:59PM, April 23, 2024

Competition No. 2425-015

The salary scale for Professional Support 3 is based on twelve steps that range from $62,382.29 - $87,211.36. New Professional Support may receive up to a maximum of seven steps for relevant occupational experience which is $74,891.37 annually.

Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

• The minimum educational qualification for this position is a post-secondary degree in a related discipline such as business, education or social sciences.
• You have a minimum of 5 years of recent and related occupational experience in managing projects and coordinating teams.
• Occupational experience that includes post-secondary education would be considered an asset.
• You are familiar with and comfortable using computer applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite, E-mail, project management software, TEAMS and SharePoint systems.
• You are comfortable working in a digital environment; you take responsibility for acquiring knowledge about advancing technology; and you are committed to using technology to create an exceptional student experience
• You have experience in training/facilitation preparation, delivery and evaluation
• You have experience supporting/providing service to students and prospective students

Relevant Skills and Knowledge

• You demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racism
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills that enable you to interact with a diversity of people and support resolution of issues
• You are known for your superior customer service skills and can create a relationship of trust beyond the immediate interaction
• Your superb team working skills enable you to contribute positively to a team environment
• You have specific technical occupational knowledge and skill in project management.
• You are known for your problem solving and critical thinking skills
• You are a strong communicator
• You possess excellent coordination skills specifically related to coordinating services, work, events, and logistics.
• You have proven records and information management skills and abilities specifically related to creating and managing SharePoint sites and file management systems.
• You have strong project management skills such as establishing project charters, plans and managing deliverables of teams in a distributed environment.
• You demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence, attention to detail, and rational decision making skills.

What you will be doing…

The project coordinator will report to the Manager, School of Business and Creative Industries and will be responsible for:

• Coordination and monitoring of multiple projects which includes relationship building, communication, collaboration, and support for all facets of project coordination, i.e., labour market research, identifying regional and national opportunities, planning, development, proposal writing, marketing, budgeting, implementation, problem solving, accurate and timely communication, timelines, reporting and evaluation with multiple and diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Supporting the School Leadership Team with specific administrative duties including:
  • Co-ordinating procurement among the SOBCI team which includes processing invoices and DPOs, coordinating approvals, reconciling invoices, tracking and monitoring expenses.
• Supporting the School Leadership Team in monitoring the performance of programs by: gathering , organizing, curating and presenting relevant program data/trends through documentation and presentations
• Supporting the School Leadership Team in the development of tools and resources that will support campus teams in the operational delivery of their programs which includes but is not limited to support in the coordination of new program launches, job fairs and marketing and recruitment resources for events and initiatives.

As a condition of employment, Professional Support employees at NSCC must complete a two-year (part-time) adult education program delivered by NSCC. This adult education program is a significant investment on the part of NSCC in the learning and development of new employees. To achieve regular status; all probationary, full or part-time Professional Support employees of the College must successfully complete the program within their probationary period. Term full-time Professional Support employees whose term appointment is twelve or more months are also required to participate in this program.

Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent, occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.

NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment, NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodations, as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact Nikki Berrigan, HR Generalist at [email protected] . Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here.