Project Coordinator - Tennessee Reading Research Center - UTK

University of Tennessee • Knoxville, TN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Coordinator will serve as a key team member for a grant-funded project within the Tennessee Reading Research Center (TRRC) and will also support the Center's business operations. This role involves working closely with the Program Director to fulfill project deliverables, ensure timelines are met, process transactions, and maintain documentation. The project focuses on evaluating the implementation and outcomes of literacy interventions for students in preK-12 school systems. This is a 100% grant/soft-funded position.

The Project Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the collection and handling of educational and instructional data in accordance with project, IRB, and funding agency guidelines. They will select appropriate approaches to monitor the quality and trustworthiness of data and related project resources, and identify and resolve issues associated with data collection, handling, and quality. The role includes preparing progress reports on data tasks, ensuring project deliverables are completed on time, conducting quality control checks on reports and resources for stakeholders or funders, mentoring student staff, and coordinating with internal and external team members and other project managers. Additionally, the Project Coordinator will support operational and financial processes by processing purchasing and travel transactions, tracking financial data, conducting initial ledger reviews for fee-for-service contracts, assisting with financial record keeping, and supporting proposals for new funding.

Requirements

• Serve as Project Coordinator for a grant-funded project in the Tennessee Reading Research Center (TRRC).
• Support the business operations of the TRRC.
• Work with the Program Director to fulfill project deliverables and ensure timelines are met.
• Process transactions and keep documentation.
• Oversee the collection and handling of educational and instructional data in accordance with project, IRB, and funding agency guidelines.
• Select appropriate approaches to monitor the quality and trustworthiness of data and related project resources.
• Identify and resolve issues associated with data collection, handling, and quality.
• Prepare progress reports on data tasks.
• Conduct quality control checks on reports and resources intended for stakeholders or funders.
• Mentor student staff assigned to the project.
• Coordinate with internal and external team members as well as other project managers.
• Support operational and financial processes by processing purchasing and travel transactions.
• Track financial data.
• Conduct initial ledger reviews for fee-for-service contracts.
• Assist with financial record keeping.
• Support proposals for new funding.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Project Coordinator for a grant-funded project in the Tennessee Reading Research Center (TRRC).
• Support the business operations of the TRRC.
• Work with the Program Director to fulfill project deliverables and ensure timelines are met.
• Process transactions and keep documentation.
• Oversee the collection and handling of educational and instructional data in accordance with project, IRB, and funding agency guidelines.
• Select appropriate approaches to monitor the quality and trustworthiness of data and related project resources.
• Identify and resolve issues associated with data collection, handling, and quality.
• Prepare progress reports on data tasks.
• Conduct quality control checks on reports and resources intended for stakeholders or funders.
• Mentor student staff assigned to the project.
• Coordinate with internal and external team members as well as other project managers.
• Support operational and financial processes by processing purchasing and travel transactions.
• Track financial data.
• Conduct initial ledger reviews for fee-for-service contracts.
• Assist with financial record keeping.
• Support proposals for new funding.

Benefits

• Career development and coaching
• Continued education
• Extensive list of development and training possibilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed