Volunteer Project Coordinator (Remote)

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• This is an unpaid volunteer opportunity and as a Project Coordinator , you are required to contribute a minimum of 5 hours per week.
• Project Coordinator must be willing to attend virtual meetings in EST Timezone and be responsive to emails within 24 hours.
• STW(tm) will provide a "letter of recommendation" to interns, students & professionals who are able to showcase outstanding performance for school/university credit and for professional references.

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and develop your career in program management and evaluation in the field of education and water research. You will work with a highly engaged team of professionals in education, science, public health and management. We look forward to hearing from you shortly!

About Us

Save the Water(tm) (STW(tm)) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to solving the world water crisis through excellence in water science research and by forming alliances with organizations, scientists, universities, media, businesses, and governments around the world to promote awareness of water contamination issues.

A passion for water. STW(tm) associates must have an understanding of the value and role that water plays in the quality of life of all living things on the planet.

Volunteering with STW(tm) is different from other volunteer experiences as we work in an almost 100% online environment. Save the Water(tm) is run like a business and we rely heavily on frequent email communications, meetings held via google hangouts/Zoom, and collaboration on projects via google drive. Volunteers are held to high standards and deliverable due dates.

To learn more about Save the Water(tm), please visit www.savethewater.org

SUMMARY

Reporting to the Associate Director of Education, the Project Coordinator is responsible for assisting our team members in supporting project activities in the Education Group. He/she will work closely with key stakeholders, project managers and team members and act as a liaison between different project leads in the Education Group from the following teams: Education Content, Curriculum Development, and Community Engagement and Outreach. The Project Coordinator takes initiative to identify opportunities, manage project schedules, track risks, issues and assumptions. The Project Coordinator is responsible for implementing and executing control processes, in addition to documenting changes.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets and expenditures.
• Organizing, attending and participating in stakeholder meetings.
• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.
• Ensuring project deadlines are met.
• Determining project changes.
• Providing administrative support as needed.
• Undertaking project tasks as required.
• Track work activities and project statuses of assigned projects.
• Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
• Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution.
• Chair and facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members.
• Attend regular meetings as necessary.
• Provide project support to the associate director.
• Be willing to attend virtual meetings in EST timezone (GMT -4:00) and respond to emails within 24 hours during business days.
• Perform other duties as required.

EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS: Education

• A minimum of 2-year diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in business administration, communication, project management or similar; equivalencies of education and experience may also be considered.

Requirements

• Minimum one year of experience in project management.
• Comfortable learning and using a variety of technical solutions to complete project deliverables.
• Strong knowledge of Google Sheets and/or Excel.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, tools and lifecycle.
• Experience using Google product applications or GSuite.

Preferred

• Working towards the CAPM, PMP or its equivalent.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
• Familiar with research methodologies and technical writing.
• Experience in coordinating research projects or similar.

How to apply:

If interested, please submit your resume to newvolunteers@savethewater.org. We would love to hear from you!

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