Project Coordinator - Hybrid

NORC at the University of Chicago•Bethesda, MD

59d•Hybrid

About The Position

NORC at the University of Chicago seeks a creative, energetic, and driven Project Coordinator to join the NORC Labs team and to help drive our most important innovation programs across NORC’s diverse offerings. NORC Labs utilizes the best ideas from NORC’s research and technology experts combined with a deep understanding of client needs and market trends to develop and incubate the most effective client solutions. The ideal candidate will enjoy a fast-paced and varied workday, and should have a passion for entrepreneurship, research innovation, project management, and communications. This position will report to the Manager of NORC Labs and will work across the entire organization including all research administrative departments. The Project Coordinator is tasked with coordinating the day-to-day operations of NORC’s internal investment programs, supporting NORC’s internal hackathon, and supporting other special initiatives. Come to work every day energized and ready to add value through hard/smart work, critical thinking, and creative insights. Join a cohesive and motivated team that likes to have fun while doing great work. As a condition of employment, all NORC employees and contractors – including those working remotely - must be fully vaccinated (as defined by current CDC guidance) against COVID-19. DEPARTMENT: Business Ventures and Innovation (BVI) & NORC Labs The Business Ventures and Innovation unit (BVI) brings together NORC Labs, the Office of Business Development (OBD), Health Care Strategy (HCS), and AmeriSpeak to launch new ventures and drive revenue growth. BVI is a startup within a well-established research organization, propelling innovation across the company and positioning NORC to grow and evolve strategically in the future. BVI leads NORC in its diversification strategy and can be best described as a fast-paced, professional services/consulting environment. NORC Labs As NORC’s innovation hub, NORC Labs collaborates with NORC’s research teams to create and launch cutting-edge data and analytics solutions, and guide the evolution of NORC’s existing services and offerings to meet the future needs of our clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
At least 1 year of project coordination, project, or program management or related experience
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong time-management skills with ability to coordinate multiple simultaneous projects and tasks and to set and meet deadlines
Strong communication and presentation skills
Expertise with Microsoft Office, with expertise in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Proficiency with content management processes and tools, SharePoint experience a plus
Budget management experience a plus

Responsibilities

Display intellectual curiosity, exceptional drive, pragmatism, and resourcefulness in a highly collaborative work culture
Coordinate NORC’s corporate investment programs including supporting project teams and tracking and reporting on progress of investment projects
Effectively manage projects and special initiatives including creating and adhering to timelines and budgets and producing high quality deliverables
Communicate effectively with excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong active listening and presentation skills including maintaining and developing content for NORC’s intranet
Coordinate presentations, trainings, and events related to investment projects
Collaborate closely with departments including Finance, IT, and Strategic Communications to support NORC’s investments programs
Bring a passion for both socially-oriented and private sector entrepreneurship
Initiate evaluation of processes with a willingness to challenge the status quo, propose improvements, and fill gaps
Generate new ideas through research and synthesis of information from blogs, journals, magazines, newspapers, social media, online databases, and expert interviews
Develop and implement an internal communication strategy leveraging NORC-specific channels to update staff on innovation opportunities and investment program results
Coordinate and support key innovation focused company-wide events including NORC’s internal hackathon program and presentation sessions
Some travel required for internal and external meetings, client engagements, team meetings etc. < 10%