Job Title: Project Coordinator
Department: Advocacy and Resource Team
Reports To: Advocacy and Resource Director
FLSA Status: Full Time, Exempt
Work Hours: Regular Business Hours
Travel Expectations: Travel Required
Salary Range: $52,000-$57,000
SUMMARY:
The Project Coordinator is responsible for leading and coordinating the overall functions of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Training and Technical Assistance Initiative, Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Assault Project. The Project Coordinator will manage relationships with external partners and will ensure that all deliverables are completed as agreed upon with the OVW grant manager. The position will also support other projects as needed, providing high quality training, resource development, and technical assistance on a variety of sexual violence prevention and response topics.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
Project Coordination
Coordinate meetings with internal team, external project partners, and consultants on Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Assault Project.
Initiate project planning and collaboration, deliverable development, and project outreach activities for Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Assault Project.
Communicate with OVW grant manager, obtaining approvals for deliverables and submitting semi-annual grant reports for Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Assault Project.
Collaborate with NSVRC communications team to disseminate deliverables for Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Assault Project.
Coordinate contracts between Respect Together and external partners and consultants to meet various project deliverables.
Coordinate activities to meet other OVW and CDC deliverables.
Training and Resource Development
Develop tools on male survivors of sexual violence and reducing barriers for male survivors seeking sexual violence services.
Support development and implementation of trainings to advocates and allies on topics related to preventing and responding to sexual violence, including risk and protective factors, community-level prevention, effective messaging, and working with male survivors.
Assist in planning the development of resource materials and web-based curricula by identifying priority topics, and recommending and reviewing resource materials.
Assist with content and resource development, edits, and reviews for other OVW grant-related projects as needed.
Support Respect Together training and technical assistance team in delivering Respect at Work training.
Support NSVRC prevention team with training and meeting logistics.
Technical Assistance
Provide technical assistance to sexual violence programs, grantees, state coalitions, and other agencies and individuals on various topics related to preventing and responding to sexual violence.
Assist with research, researching topics, and identifying materials to aid in responding to information requests, including resources on trauma-informed services.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position directly supervises 0 positions, but may be responsible for supervising students, interns, and volunteers. This position will manage consultant contracts.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from a four-year college/university or three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. A minimum of three years in project management or equivalent combination of education and experience dealing with sexual violence response.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
The employee should have basic math skills that involve making calculations of amounts, sizes or other measurements. Core concepts like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Ability to interpret graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously and ability to meet strict deadlines. Ability to identify and respond to shifting priorities.
2. Must be a self-starter that can work within a team and fast-paced environment and handle a variety of tasks with multiple deadlines. Must be very detail-oriented and work with minimal supervision.
3. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Must possess excellent project management, organizational and negotiation skills. Excellent customer service skills.
4. Demonstrated sensitivity and ability to collaboratively work with individuals and groups from diverse populations and organizations. Ability to maintain cooperative and professional demeanor with rape crisis centers, coalitions, agency staff/board, council members, vendors, consultants, allied professionals and the general public. Must be able to foster positive working relationships with people and create an accessible environment.
5. Must have proficiency with the technology necessary for the functions of the position, including: Microsoft Office, Internet, office equipment
6. Accept and abide by the mission and core values of Respect Together.
7. Must complete a Pennsylvania rape crisis center sexual assault victim counselor training, within first year of employment.
8. Pennsylvania driver's licence and vehicle are not required for this postion.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Not applicable
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described are representative of those met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will have sedentary work that primarily involves an individual remaining in a stationary position. The employee may occasionally be required to move/transport objects up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
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.
OTHER DUTIES AS REQUIRED
The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions of this position but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including but not limited to work in other areas to cover absences or relief to equalize peak work periods or otherwise balance the workload.
