Project Coordinator - Hybrid
Company: NORC at the University of Chicago
Location: Chicago
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
JOB DESCRIPTION:NORC at the University of Chicago seeks a
creative, energetic, and driven Project Coordinator to join the
NORC Labs team and to help drive our most important innovation
programs across NORC's diverse offerings. NORC Labs utilizes the
best ideas from NORC's research and technology experts combined
with a deep understanding of client needs and market trends to
develop and incubate the most effective client solutions. The ideal
candidate will enjoy a fast-paced and varied workday, and should
have a passion for entrepreneurship, research innovation, project
management, and communications.This position will report to the
Manager of NORC Labs and will work across the entire organization
including all research administrative departments. The Project
Coordinator is tasked with coordinating the day-to-day operations
of NORC's internal investment programs, supporting NORC's internal
hackathon, and supporting other special initiatives.Come to work
every day energized and ready to add value through hard/smart work,
critical thinking, and creative insights. Join a cohesive and
motivated team that likes to have fun while doing great work.As a
condition of employment, all NORC employees and contractors -
including those working remotely - must be fully vaccinated (as
defined by current CDC guidance) against COVID-19.DEPARTMENT:
Business Ventures and Innovation (BVI) & NORC LabsThe Business
Ventures and Innovation unit (BVI) brings together NORC Labs, the
Office of Business Development (OBD), Health Care Strategy (HCS),
and AmeriSpeak to launch new ventures and drive revenue growth. BVI
is a startup within a well-established research organization,
propelling innovation across the company and positioning NORC to
grow and evolve strategically in the future. BVI leads NORC in its
diversification strategy and can be best described as a fast-paced,
professional services/consulting environment.NORC LabsAs NORC's
innovation hub, NORC Labs collaborates with NORC's research teams
to create and launch cutting-edge data and analytics solutions, and
guide the evolution of NORC's existing services and offerings to
meet the future needs of our clients. RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Display intellectual curiosity, exceptional drive, pragmatism,
and resourcefulness in a highly collaborative work culture
- Coordinate NORC's corporate investment programs including
supporting project teams and tracking and reporting on progress of
investment projects
- Effectively manage projects and special initiatives including
creating and adhering to timelines and budgets and producing high
quality deliverables
- Communicate effectively with excellent written and verbal
communication skills, as well as strong active listening and
presentation skills including maintaining and developing content
for NORC's intranet
- Coordinate presentations, trainings, and events related to
investment projects
- Collaborate closely with departments including Finance, IT, and
Strategic Communications to support NORC's investments
programs
- Bring a passion for both socially-oriented and private sector
entrepreneurship
- Initiate evaluation of processes with a willingness to
challenge the status quo, propose improvements, and fill gaps
- Generate new ideas through research and synthesis of
information from blogs, journals, magazines, newspapers, social
media, online databases, and expert interviews
- Develop and implement an internal communication strategy
leveraging NORC-specific channels to update staff on innovation
opportunities and investment program results
- Coordinate and support key innovation focused company-wide
events including NORC's internal hackathon program and presentation
sessions
- Some travel required for internal and external meetings, client
engagements, team meetings etc. REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 1 year of project coordination, project, or program
management or related experience
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong time-management skills with ability to coordinate
multiple simultaneous projects and tasks and to set and meet
deadlines
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Expertise with Microsoft Office, with expertise in Word,
PowerPoint, and Excel
- Proficiency with content management processes and tools,
SharePoint experience a plus
- Budget management experience a plusWHAT WE DO:NORC at the
University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research
institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to
guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since
1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and
applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of
scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government,
corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us
to transform increasingly complex information into useful
knowledge.WHO WE ARE:For over 75 years, NORC has evolved in many
ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical
applications and groundbreaking research findings. But our
tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to
collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a
brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team. With
world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an
emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join
for the stellar research and analysis work for which we're known,
and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who
take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale.EEO
STATEMENT: NORC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
employer that values and actively seeks diversity in the workforce.
NORC evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity, and other legally- protected
characteristics.
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