Project Coordinator (66034)

Job Details

Job Location: Bronxville - Bronxville, NY

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Salary Range: $28.50 - $31.85 Hourly

Job Shift: Day

Description

Iona University's NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences seeks a project coordinator to implement interprofessional education initiatives. The grant-funded project fosters interprofessional collaboration across eight programs by bringing together students, faculty, and community partners to enhance training of interprofessional education activities that will optimize care and well-being of patients and clients. The project will work to increase opportunities for students to participate in interprofessional training activities across their curriculum and in the community. Programs that are participating in this training include Communication Sciences and Disorders, Marriage and Family Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Social Work from the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences and the Education and School Psychology programs from the School of Arts and Sciences. The work is supported by external grant funding and the project coordinator role is a grant-funded, full-time, in-person position which will be located at the university's Bronxville campus. This is a 2-year position that has the potential to be renewed if external funds are secured.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate cross-unit programming to advance community-engaged collaboration for interprofessional education.

• Assist with planning and implementation of community-university events to advance interprofessional education initiatives of students in collaboration with the Faculty Steering Committee.

• Assist with planning and implementation of interprofessional training fellowships in collaboration with the Director of Community IPE Fellowships.

• Provide primary support for the initiatives in the IPE in the Field foundation grant

• Coordinate meetings, communications and implementation of activities outlined in the grant

• Create and update specific project plans that outline tasks, timelines, and resources to advance the Iona's IPE mission under the auspices of the grant-funded project.

• Liaise with relevant university offices to support the IPE efforts, including Marketing and Communications.

• Collaborate with the Director of Community of IPE Fellowships to serve as an initial university connection point for community partners interested in IPE initiatives.

• Design and manage communication strategies for internal and external audiences.

• Maintain open contact channels for updates, problem-solving, and feedback with internal and external stakeholders.

• Coordinate assessment and evaluation of project areas, successes and identify areas for improvement in future projects.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• BS or BA degree in an allied health or related field
• 1 year of project coordination experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in an allied health or related field
• 3+ years of project coordination experience, preferably in higher education

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Attention to detail; demonstrate a strong commitment to precision and accuracy in all tasks and responsibilities.

• Strong focus on flexibility, ability to multi-task, excellent organizational skills, good follow-up and judgment. Must be able to prioritize.

• Must possess excellent communication and writing skills, patience, professionalism and ability to effectively interact with staff, faculty, and management alike; take meeting minutes

• Ability to analyze and synthesize information, with a demonstrated capacity to solve problems effectively.

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Qualtrics; ability to learn additional software as needed.

• Adept at comprehensively understanding processes and their interconnectedness, with the ability to communicate this information professionally to stakeholders.

• Strong interpersonal skills, including active listening and the ability to understand stakeholder needs

• Proven ability as a self-starter with a resourceful mindset, capable of working independently and collaboratively within a team.

• Event planning and communication skills; marketing and communication strategies.

• Experience working with students in internship, research, or engagement efforts.

• Ability to work collaboratively with students, staff, faculty, and community members.

• Experience applying diversity, equity, and inclusion principles in collaborative work.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1.Resume/CV

2.Cover Letter

About Iona University/EEO language

Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, nursing, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona is widely recognized in prestigious rankings, including The Princeton Review's 2024 national list of "The Best 389 Colleges" and The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse's "2024 Best Colleges in America," which ranked Iona at #66 in the nation overall and #8 in the nation among Catholic schools. Iona's LaPenta School of Business is also accredited AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live, and in particular from historically underrepresented groups.