Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute - Project Specialist

Position Classification

Regular, full-time, hourly, non-exempt and benefit-eligible staff position. For more benefit information visit Why Work at UCO?

General Schedule

Position typically works 40 hours per week Monday through Friday with occasional evenings and weekends for events

Position Overview

Manage and organize office operation, including budgets, procedures and personnel. Supervises office staff and participates in administrative functions of the work unit. Interprets and advises internal and external customers on departmental or program policy and guidelines. Must be able to perform queries, standard and modified reports from the university systems, and must be able to produce document using Microsoft Office. Assist leadership in program, event and project planning and development. Interprets, monitors, and analyzes information regarding operating policies and procedures. Analyze and resolve administrative services issues and needs. Maintains personnel records, including vacation and leave of office staff; approves time sheets as needed. Coordinate with other administrative staff on all intra-unit operations and procedures.

Department Specific Essential Job Functions

UCO general:

Responsible for planning and coordinating logistics of professional developments, programs, events, conferences, and meetings. Assist in publicizing and implementing events from concept to clean up. Propose improvements or new processes to improve efficiency for staff as well as participant satisfaction. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to create and gather necessary internal resources, such as advertising, human resources and information technology. Develops and distributes communications regarding upcoming events. Monitors spending and invoice status to ensure total costs of events are within the established budget. Oversees the set up and cleanup of all assigned events and ensures those who will be implementing the event have all necessary information. Addresses staff and participant questions and complaints and works to reach a resolution. May prepare reports, presentations or other materials. Performs work under general supervision. Handles moderately complex issues and problems and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff. Possesses solid working knowledge of subject matter.

OKA+ Specific:

Responsible for planning and coordinating logistics for all Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute programs and events including but not limited to: professional developments, retreats, annual conference, summer summits, and fundraising events. Creates and coordinates registration processes for each event. Communicates logistics to staff, A+ Fellows, and participants throughout from registration to conclusion. Responsible for set-up and clean-up, including food and catering arrangements, of events and any follow-up needed. Secures spaces for events and coordinates all logistics for the space, including technology needs. Seeks proposals from vendors - caterers, printers, rental companies, hotels/motels, etc. - and initiates contracts. Makes travel arrangements for staff and Fellows in association with events, as well as secure lodging for staff, A+ Fellows, participants, and speakers as needed. Assists in planning and developing strategies to respond to needs and concerns of participants of OKA+ Institute professional development and events.

Facilitates communication between Oklahoma A+ staff, A+ Fellows, consultants, and Oklahoma schools participating with the Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute. Fields questions from A+ Network Schools and the general public about events.<