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Position Number:
129372
Title:
Program Coordinator
Functional Title:
PROGRAM COORDINATOR (ADMINISTRATIVE)
Category Status:
33-Exempt Regular
Applicant Search Category:
Staff
University Authorized FTE:
100
Unit:
AGNR-Agricultural & Resource Economics
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation's legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation's capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The administrative program coordinator will independently engage with and be responsible for all aspects of managing administrative, operations, and project work to identify needs, develop solutions, project plans, organize, manage, and close out. The successful candidate will work independently and collaboratively. The incumbent will be evaluated on the quality, quantity, and timeliness of their work, and professional behavior. To be successful, the incumbent must be mission driven, exceptionally well organized, with excellent attention to detail, service oriented, self-sufficient, confident, able to learn and apply new tools, able to make independent decisions, able to balance between daily transactional work while at the same time working on other short to medium term activities, demonstrate appropriate self-management, and positive attitude to build productive relationships. The individual will work with department, college and university stakeholders with tact, finesse and patience. The position reports to the director of administration.
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:
Exempt Benefits Summary
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor's degree.
Experience:
5 years of successful administrative operations and/or project experience in a similar position.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Task and time management, data management, self-managing, self-awareness, relationship building, decision-making, analysis, quick thinking, business acumen, accountability, proactive, initiative, professional behavior, teamwork/collaboration, resilience, positive, learner, honest, respectful, emotional intelligence. Multitask, have an open mind, embrace a customer service attitude, deliver quality, quantity and timely work, adapt, set objectives, work independently, self-manage, anticipate, administer, learn new technology (adapt to new technologies). Embrace the UMD mission and the department's priorities. Verbal/written communication, planning, organizing, monitoring, execution, problem solving, critical thinking, customer service (advanced), attention to detail (advanced). Google workplaces, MS Suite, Zoom, Adobe Acrobat, YAMM (or similar), project management (basic), business acumen (basic), business writing/communication (advanced), database management (intermediate desired).
Preferences:
Preferences: Bachelor's degree 5+ years of progressively successful administrative operations and project experience in a customer facing role with demonstrated positive outcomes.
Additional Certifications:
Additional Information:
List of references required, please attach to cover letter.
Optional documents are not required. They may include: project plans, reports, business cases. Note: Submissions of optional documents must demonstrate that the candidate had been either a majority or the only contributor.
Job Risks Not Applicable to This Position Physical Demands Sedentary work performed in a normal office environment; exerts up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Ability to attend meetings both on and off campus. Spending long hours in front of a computer screen.
Posting Date:
04/15/2024
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
Yes
Best Consideration Date
04/29/2024
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. Applicant Documents Required Documents Resume Cover Letter Optional Documents Supplemental Document 1 Supplemental Document 2 Supplemental Document 3 Posting Specific Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). * How did you hear about this position? UMD Job Site Personal Referral Washington Post Baltimore Sun Local Publication Chronicle of Higher Education Inside Higher Education INDEED HERC Hispanic Outlook Diverse Jobs HigherEdJobs Professional Journal Listserv Other SimplyHired CareerBliss Job Fairs Monster.Com Craigslist UMD Job Fair CareerBuilder
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