Senior Project Coordinator
About The Position
The Department of Economic Security, Appellate Services Administration, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated professional to join our team as a Senior Project Coordinator. The position is responsible for leading long-term and complex projects of considerable difficulty supporting executive level and department-wide priorities. In doing so, the incumbent will lead and manage resources supporting projects designed to identify, develop, and implement broad-scale changes that improve outcomes for Arizonans and the quality and efficiency of government. The role will lead the development and maintenance of programmatic performance dashboards to support performance reflection and problem solving. The results of these activities are used to reinforce accountability, recommend improvements, and facilitate decision making by management. Travel may be requested as needed based on the needs of the agency. This position may offer the ability to work remotely within Arizona based upon the department's needs and continual meetings of expected performance measures. The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, commissions, many State employees participate in the State's Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.
Requirements
- Principles and practices of research methodology and the accurate and reliable collection of data
- Proficiency in data query construction and logic, and data integrity practices
- Project management techniques and tools
- Lean management problem solving behaviors
- Proficiency in Microsoft and Google suite applications
- General regulatory framework of federal, state and municipal social service programs
- Software development cycle and user-acceptance-testing (UAT) practices
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; expressing ideas and information concisely with all levels of the organization
- Establishing and maintaining constructive relationships with individuals and teams with and without a direct reporting relationship
- Developing reliable data queries, and communicating business requirements to technical resources
- Producing deliverables with high accuracy and reliability
- Must be able to travel in and out-of-state
- Communicate business and technical requirements on behalf of program to other technical resources
- Interpret data sets to support problem solving efforts
- Manage a portfolio of projects and multiple priorities, ensuring the timely and accurate production of deliverables and project outcomes
- Produce accurate and reliable data dashboards and other visual representations of data for use by senior leadership
Nice To Haves
- Education or certificate associated with Structured Query Language (SQL)
Responsibilities
- Coordinates and leads a portfolio of long-term and complex projects of considerable difficulty supporting executive level and department-wide priorities. Lead and manage resources supporting projects designed to identify, develop and implement broad-scale changes that improve outcomes for Arizonans, and the quality and efficiency of government.
- Leads the development and maintenance of programmatic performance dashboards to support performance reflection and problem solving.
- Conducts independent research and studies to identify best practices. It will coordinate the implementation of opportunities for improvement identified via results of internal quality and compliance reviews.
- Assists with preparing written communications, presentations and other deliverables associated with programmatic performance, problem solving and other research to support engagement with Department Executives and other senior leaders.
Benefits
- Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
- Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and long-term disability plans
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child.
- Deferred compensation plan
- Wellness plans
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Stipend Opportunities
- Infant at Work Program
- Rideshare and Public Transit Subsidy
- Career Advancement & Employee Development Opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
