Project Support Specialist Senior (Hybrid)

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Provide professional level support and project management services for divisional initiatives and projects. Lead the development, implementation, and execution of moderately difficult initiatives usually with a completion timeline of a year or less. Acts as an advisor to program teams regarding projects, plans, and operations. Perform specialized administrative support for projects and for the unit. This position will interact on a regular basis with: unit management and staff, department staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: unit and department staff. This position will supervise: N/A.

Job Duty 1 -
Lead and support a broad range of moderately difficult multi-functional projects and programs, including developing tools, resources, timelines, and other requirements, to ensure successful completion; conduct assessments, gather and interpret data, produce reports and provide solutions to successfully manage projects

Job Duty 2 -
Initiate and conduct assessments, collect data and benchmark studies to identify needs, gaps, improvements, and provide recommendations to management on issues and matters of significance related to projects, programs and future initiatives

Job Duty 3 -
Establish schedules, oversee arrangements and provide logistics support for projects

Job Duty 4 -
Participate in the development and execution of program events; Coordinate and arrange meeting and project materials for distribution

Job Duty 5 -
Prepare correspondence and reports which may include origination of first drafts and conducting related analyses and research on behalf of the unit executive or other unit staff; design, develop and edit project presentations, agendas, and other documentation

Job Duty 6 -
Track and present progress reports, proposals and related project related communications

Job Duty 7 -
Provide specialized administrative support for assigned projects and unit, including coordinating the executive's calendar, meetings and event arrangements

Job Duty 8 -
Initiate and/or process HR related documentation including hiring packages, posting requests, schedules and reports, as required

Job Duty 9 -
Gather and coordinate dissemination of information regarding new or revised policies and procedures within unit, respond to inquiries regarding Institute and departmental policies and procedures; make referrals as appropriate

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Four to five years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) Experience in a higher education environment

SKILLS
Requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, excellent interpersonal, ability to learn quickly, and communication skills (oral and written). Strong project management and process improvement skills.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit: http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening