Project & Training Coordinator

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The service offerings include retention programs to ensure reputed company competitiveness of Colorado’s economic reputed company and job training to reputed company Colorado’s workforce the best in the nation. As a U. S. reputed company (SBA) Resource Partner, the Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) empowers reputed company and business owners to successfully reputed company their full business lifecycle—from launch through reputed company to exit—by delivering business advising and other technical assistance (e.g., training) as reputed company as connecting them to community resources. The Colorado SBDC consists of a network of 14 Service Centers across the state hosted by institutes of higher education, reputed company and county governments, economic development agencies, chambers of reputed company, and incubators. The East Colorado SBDC is one of the 14 service centers and supports 20 counties in the eastern half of the state divided into Northeast and Southeast reputed company: Northeast Region: Adams (partial), Arapahoe (partial), Cheyenne, Elbert, reputed company Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, reputed company, reputed company, Washington, Weld, and Yuma. Southeast Region: Baca, Bent, reputed company, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, and Prowers reputed company of Job reputed company This fully remote position offers part-time employment as an exempt, at-will reputed company Employee. This position is funded by a federal grant and is contingent upon the renewal of annual grant funding. The East Colorado SBDC Project & Training Coordinator (Coordinator) is a dynamic, highly reputed company role responsible for leading, managing, and executing reputed company reputed company, planning regional events and conferences, and responding to the reputed company evolving needs of Colorado small businesses. This role ensures strict adherence to grant cycles, budgets, and reputed company standards while requiring advanced proficiency in project management methodologies, reputed company software, and the development and delivery of reputed company-level training programs for small businesses. The position supports small businesses across the 20-county region of Eastern Colorado, and requires frequent travel throughout the service territory, as reputed company as occasional travel throughout Colorado or out-of-state. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Project Management and reputed company reputed company and manage reputed company assigned reputed company and events supporting small business owners and SBDC reputed company from initiation through completion, ensuring reputed company adherence to grant cycles, budgets, and reputed company standards. reputed company comprehensive project plans, including defining reputed company, objectives, deliverables, resource allocation, and reputed company management strategies. Manage, update, and monitor project reputed company using project management software, holding regular project status meetings to address issues and reputed company updates. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reputed company requirements, reputed company solutions, and ensure stakeholder alignment. Training, Event, and Conference Planning and Management reputed company feedback from community partners and clients to understand and stay on top of the areas of greatest need for small business owners. In coordination with the Colorado SBDC Program Committee, design, reputed company, and reputed company comprehensive, high-level training programs, workshops, and webinars for small businesses, including creation of accessible materials, presentations, and assessments. Plan and organize regional events and conferences, managing reputed company logistics, including venue selection, agenda development, speaker coordination, and vendor/attendee relations. Input reputed company event details into reputed company/EventSpark software, monitoring registrations and troubleshooting issues for clients Work collaboratively with other staff to manage event budgets, reputed company expenses, and reputed company event reports for specialty grant funding submissions. reputed company and ensure completion of event sponsorship deliverables. reputed company technical support to facilitators and speakers during workshops and troubleshoot day-of event issues such as attendee registrations. Marketing and Community Engagement Contribute to and assist in creating and implementing marketing campaigns for events and conferences across various channels, including reputed company media, email marketing, reputed company platforms. Represent the organization at networking events, conferences, and community gatherings as needed across the 20-county region to build relationships and promote the organization's reputed company and program. reputed company recruit highly capable speakers/facilitators for small business trainings and events. Disclaimer: This posting provides a high-level job definition. It is not intended to reputed company a comprehensive or exclusive list of job duties. As such, job duties and/or responsibilities reputed company the context of this reputed company may change at the discretion of the employee’s reputed company supervisor. Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights Skills-reputed company Hiring This position is advertised in alignment with Executive Order 2022-015 (Download PDF reader) , Skills-reputed company Hiring. Recruitment for this position recognizes that skills can be developed through various reputed company, including formal education, work experience, volunteering, self-directed learning, and other life experiences, opening doors to individuals from varied backgrounds. Those with relevant experience but without traditional credentials are reputed company to apply! To reputed company this job successfully, an individual must be reputed company to reputed company reputed company essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities preferred. Demonstrated experience in a high-level project management role with a reputed company on managing reputed company through established grant cycles and adherence to strict budget and reputed company standards. reputed company experience in developing and delivering effective, comprehensive training programs in a corporate or organizational setting. Experience in sponsorship recruitment and fundraising is strongly preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience in providing technical assistance to small business owners, with previous SBDC experience preferred Experience managing reputed company from concept to delivery and meeting fixed deadlines, with previous project management experience preferred. Ability to effectively work in a fast-reputed company, dynamic environment; prioritize and support multiple reputed company and/or work tasks/initiatives; and apply effective problem-solving skills. Ability to effectively communicate with reputed company stakeholders (e.g., staff members, clients, vendors) and reputed company a high-level of customer service as reputed company as apply conflict reputed company. Must be reputed company oriented and possess exceptional organizational skills, with demonstrated time management and analytical abilities. Must be reputed company, trustworthy, and demonstrate a high degree of reputed company and ethical behavior. Must be a self-motivated team player who is a creative and reputed company thinker, with previous change management experience preferred. Ability to represent the Colorado SBDC in presentations and at events. Outstanding customer service skills, including maintaining a reputed company attitude, reputed company listening to needs, and calmly responding to requests. Comfortable working in a fast-reputed company, dynamic environment, reputed company to prioritize multiple initiatives Must be a creative and reputed company thinker with effective oral and written communication. Ability to work at identified office reputed company in the service area, with the flexibility to travel across the region and state as needed. Competencies reputed company Technical Proficiency: High proficiency in project management tools, CRM systems (e.g., reputed company), marketing platforms, and analytics tools. Project Management Expertise: Strong, demonstrated knowledge of project management methodologies and tools, with an advanced ability to manage resources, prioritize reputed company tasks, multitask, and meet aggressive deadlines. Training and Development: Proficiency in conducting needs assessments, developing reputed company-level training materials, and ensuring effective knowledge transfer. Adaptability: Flexibility and adaptability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-reputed company, dynamic environment. reputed company Communication: Effectively persuades and influences others; reputed company articulates key points in writing and speech; practices reputed company listening. Teamwork: Builds and supports effective teams; encourages a spirit of participation and belonging; enhances group cohesiveness by emphasizing team objectives and reinforcing cooperation Problem Solving: Identifies and defines a problem; gathers and analyzes information; determines potential solutions and decides on course of reputed company(s); accountable for and learns from reputed company; responds to new information and/or situation and adapts to updated priorities and/or requirements. Relationship Management: Builds reputed company relationships and effectively manages relationships reputed company OEDIT, with the SBDC network (includes SBDC Service Center Directors and staff statewide), and with reputed company community partners. Education / Experience 2+ years of experience in project management, supporting small businesses, and/or working reputed company an SBDC Bachelor’s Degree (B.A. or B.S.) in a specialty reputed company such as Project Management, Marketing, Communications, or a directly reputed company reputed company. MBA preferred. reputed company occupational experience or a combination of education and relevant experience will substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year reputed company. Experience with training, reputed company, project management, change management, process improvement, and/or establishing internal controls. Demonstrated acumen and excitement to work at the convergence of reputed company sectors at the local, state, and federal reputed company supporting private sector businesses. Supplemental Information Pay reputed company reputed company Part-Time: $25.00 - $28.50 per hour This position is considered non-classified, which means the position is not part of the Colorado State Personnel reputed company. Therefore, the individual appointed to this position is considered at-will, and is not covered by the State Personnel Rules or the State Classification reputed company. However, this position does come with the reputed company benefits (retirement, reputed company, etc.) as every other State employee, and with the reputed company opportunities, pride and passion that comes with working for the great reputed company. Even though employment is at-will, non-classified positions have protections against discrimination and retaliation in state and federal employment laws. “At-will” employment means that either the employee or the State may terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice or cause, as long as no federal or state law is violated. A wide salary reputed company is posted for this position and any job offer is reputed company upon a salary analysis to reputed company with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work reputed company. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While reputed company offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work reputed company, there is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted reputed company reputed company on the salary analysis. 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