Strategic Initiatives Coordinator

Requirements

MOS CODE: NONE

Education and Experience : A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business or Public Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Organizational Development or a related field, and four (4) years experience in program or project management, program support, strategic planning, business process improvement, and/or public administration.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under general direction, support efforts in the coordination of strategic initiatives to ensure programs and events are developed, managed and implemented in alignment with organization's goals.

Typical Duties

Manage, oversee and monitor the coordination and implementation of processes for departments and/or cross-functional teams including special projects and activities. Involves: Coordinate and implement activities and initiatives with programs that align with the city's values and goals. Research and evaluate internal processes and work practices. Research best practices, evaluate assigned programs in order to recommend and implement improvements. Develop initiatives and goals. Monitor and manage the implementation of initiatives and advise management of new opportunities. Create project plans, to include documents, data collection, and analysis for existing projects and new opportunities. Review and evaluate analytic data for development or improvement in projects, programs or events. Coordinate projects and program designs to support efficiency and effectiveness for departments, staff and customers. Track program and project achievement. Research, identify and address performance issues. Assist in the implementation of operational procedures. Perform other related work as required.

Plan, organize and coordinate events and programs. Involves: Coordinate event planning process, contract negotiation, vendor selection and setup. Responsible for arrangement of staff, equipment or services such as catering, security, equipment rental or entertainment necessary to execute events and programs. Train, direct and supervise staff and/or volunteers for events and programs. Set up or arrange for set up and teardown of events, depending on the size and scope of event. Oversee purchase of all necessary supplies for events and programs. Monitor events and programs in progress and resolve problems that arise.

Represent the city and assist with initiatives and projects. Attend various meetings and conferences and interact with a wide range of officials, departments and the public. Assist with the implementations of strategic plans and strategies. Prepare comprehensive detailed reports on activities and projects.

Supervise assigned employees. Involves: Assign, schedule, guide and monitor work. Appraise employee performance and review appraisals by subordinate supervisors. Provide for staff training and development. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Identify and resolve staff differences, conflicts and deficiencies. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.

General Information

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Please note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

Closing Date/Time: Continuous

El Paso, Texas United States View Map