Project Coordinator - Management Analyst 2

Working Title: Project Coordinator

Job Class: Management Analyst 2

Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID : 76773

• Location : St. Paul

• Telework Eligible : Yes - #Li-Hybrid

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Limited

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 5/16/2024

• Closing Date : 5/29/2024

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Minnesota IT Services

• Division/Unit : Department of Corrections

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : No

• Salary Range: $24.20 - $35.13 / hourly; $50,529 - $73,351 / annually

• Classified Status : Unclassified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE

• End Date : 06/30/2026

• FLSA Status : Nonexempt

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (~~~/) : no

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (~~~/) (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Department of Corrections (DOC). The MNIT DOC team runs many unique applications that manage the information and security of the department, supporting 4,500 employees across 10 prisons and 50 field offices located throughout the state.

As a Project Coordinator, you will provide support to the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) with portfolio management, resource planning, and project/portfolio administration. In addition, this position may assist with agency-wide projects to coordinate staff/deliverables, and to lead smaller project initiatives.

This position is temporary and includes full state fringe benefits; it is anticipated to last up to two (2) years.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework:

• Telework (~~~) for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota.

• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume:

Position requires a minimum of two (2) years of project coordination experience or administrative support in a Project Management Office preferably as a Project Coordinator in Information Technology.

Experience must include

• Project Coordination experience

• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.

• Microsoft Office (SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

• Budget tracking

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile, Waterfall and/or Iterative project management methodologies.

• Knowledge of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Project tracking coordination with multiple tasks on multiple projects simultaneously, while showing progress

• Knowledge of project management software tools.

• Negotiate and move groups towards consensus around difficult topics

• Project delivery with constraints for scope, time, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction

• Azure Dev Ops (ADO, DevOps)

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)

• Criminal History Check

• Reference Check

• Social Security and Address Verification

• Education Verification

• CJIS Background Check

• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at ~~~ or email ~~~ . Please indicate what assistance is needed.