Project Coordinator

Job Title: Project Coordinator
Department: Academic Success Center
Reports To: Director of the Academic Success Center
FSLA: Exempt
SALARY: $47,000 - $49,000 plus benefits (OTRS employer and employee portions paid by ECU;
$698/monthly defined benefit applied to health insurance)

The Project Coordinator is funded through the PEER-START SIP grant, a five-year grant that provides enhanced academic support to students. This position is located in the Academic Success Center (ASC) and is responsible for oversight of the UNIV-1001 Tiger Connect freshmen seminar course, creating and providing faculty advisor training, and completing other duties that support the work of the Academic Success Center and the PEER-START grant objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS: Two years’ experience in higher project coordination, curriculum development, teaching, or related post-secondary education field. Two years’ experience working with post- secondary students from underrepresented populations.
Proficient in the use of MS Excel. Ability to make presentations to multiple audiences. Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Knowledge of first-year advising preferred.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Master’s degree in Counseling, Education, Business Mgmt., Marketing, Public Relations or related field required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

TO APPLY: Applications should consist of (1) a letter of interest; (2) a current resume; (3) a list of three professional references with complete contact information and a notation describing the work relationship with each; (4) unofficial transcripts from all degrees; and, (5) a completed *Disclosure Statement.

Applications should be sent electronically to Employment Services at es@ecok.edu. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information about ECU, visit our web site at http://www.ecok.edu.

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