Project Manager (Jr Level)/Project Coordinator at a Local University

Our University Client in Boston is looking for a Project Manager (Jr Level)/ Program Coordinator. This is a contract role with the potential to become permanent.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Responsible for supporting the creation and management of necessary project management deliverables to enable Client Lead to focus on the key, strategic elements that will make projects successful
• Assists the Client Lead to prioritize requirements and resolves conflicting input from client participants
• Provides updates to the Project Manager in regards to client project tasks and deliverables
• With assistance from QA and with the guidance from the Client Lead, plans the user acceptance testing
• Coordinates and manages the user acceptance testing with the client participants, and escalates issues/concerns to the Client Lead
• Assists the Client Lead to document UAT test cases and results to comply with internal audit policies

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred 
• Needs to have experience on a structured team
• Experience in higher education is ideal but not necessary
• Ability to work independently and take initiative, as well as the ability to work on a team
• Detailed oriented, well organized, good at tracking things
• A good listener and can help to understand the needs of the business clients