Project Coordinator for Northeast Regional

De-escalation Training Center

Henry C Lee College

Search #22-82A

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GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:  

This full-time project coordinator position will require the following:

• Collaborate and work with project team, staff, and students to fully implement and schedule the de-escalation trainings with regional police departments
• Coordinate outreach to the Northeast region with the program director and co-principal investigator
• Coordinate individual session materials with instructors
• Itemize and track expenses associated with overall program cost, travel, and training session expenditures.
• Coordinate information on trainers in partnered agencies, including resumes, contact information, training sessions held
• Detailed record keeping on each training session provided
• Making travel accommodations for regional and national instructors
• Work directly for the Project Director and perform tasks and responsibilities as needed

 Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills for planning and scheduling
• Self-awareness of personal and professional attributes and values that align with program goals and deliverables
• Conscientious regarding professional demeanor, interaction, and timely attendance
• Media literacy skills in use of electronic technology (PC, laptop, e-notebooks, wireless phones, cameras, video cameras, microphones, LCD projectors, etc.) and corresponding software in MS programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; social media platforms and website navigation
• Critical thinking with problem-solving practice and patience
• Autonomy and independence in working with limited direction to completion of tasks
• Must be professional and courteous in all interactions and communications, capable of handling confidential matters; demonstrate consistently strong interpersonal skills; and can work collaboratively with a diverse community of faculty, staff, students, and administrators.
• This position requires an individual who is detail oriented and able to work efficiently in a busy environment while successfully handling multiple priorities.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree required with at least 6 years of experience. Bachelor’s Degree from accredited university with 4 years’ experience referred.
• Must have at least four years of professional office/administrative experience.
• Knowledge of the structure and organization of law enforcement agencies preferred.
• Familiarity and experience working within grant-funded program/project preferred
• Understanding of grant-based program/project deliverables, timelines, and reporting requirements
• Able to provide own transportation
• Willing to work a full-time, hybrid schedule as a temporary hire for grant period

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HOW TO APPLY:

If you have the qualifications we are looking for and are interested in working for an institution where the experience of learning is both personal and pragmatic and one that is guided by a distinguished faculty who care deeply about individual student success, we want to hear from you!  Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three references, all of which will remain confidential, through this link:  http://apply.interfolio.com/117690

About University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a private, top-tier comprehensive institution recognized as a national leader in experiential education.Founded in 1920 on the campus of Yale University in cooperation with Northeastern University, UNH moved to its current West Haven campus in 1960 and opened its Orange Campus in January, 2014. The University operates a satellite campus in Tuscany, Italy, and offers programs at several locations throughout Connecticut and in New Mexico. UNH provides its students with a unique combination of a solid liberal arts education and real-world, hands-on career and research opportunities.The University enrolls approximately 6,800 students, including nearly 1,800 graduate students and more than 5,000 undergraduates – the majority of whom reside in University housing. Through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, and Tagliatela College of Engineering, UNH offers over 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UNH students have access to more than 500 study abroad programs worldwide and its student-athletes compete in 16 varsity sports in the NCAA Division II’s highly competitive Northeast-10 Conference.

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