Program Project Specialist
About The Position
The University of North Texas System is seeking a Program Project Specialist for the UNT Institute for Applied Sciences. This role is part of an award-winning environmental education program that serves kindergarten through high school students in Dallas. The specialist will be involved in the governance of the research plan, including implementing surveys, coordinating data collection, maintaining the research database, and performing data analysis. Additionally, the specialist will assist the PI and the EEI program/project coordinator in various aspects of the project, such as scheduling elementary and middle school presentations, overseeing the high school summer internship program, scheduling professional developments, and organizing community events.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in related field and one year of related experience or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to provide leadership for student employees and volunteers.
- Experience in networking across departments and programs.
- Ability to communicate and work with various populations.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to simultaneously execute multiple projects.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, and computer skills.
- Teacher certification is required.
- Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application.
Nice To Haves
- Fluency in Spanish is preferred
Responsibilities
- Governance of the research plan
- Implement surveys
- Coordinate data collection
- Maintain research database
- Data analysis
- Schedule elementary presentations
- Schedule middle school presentations
- Oversee the high school summer internship program
- Schedule professional developments
- Organize the community event
- Maintain surveys of elementary presentations
- Maintain surveys of middle school module presentations
- Maintain surveys of professional developments
- Assist in the development and delivery of elementary, middle and professional developments
- Conduct pre and post surveys of each program
- Assist in the development a criteria that will be used to measure project success of participants
- Prepare and submit monthly progress reports
- Coordinate implementation of research plan
- Coordinate data collection
- Coordinate and deliver high school summer internship program
- Teach elementary lessons
Benefits
- Retirement Eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
