Information Technology Project Coordinator-Information Technology Department

View Job Posting and Apply Here: ## https://psdschools.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5953376{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"} View Job Description Here{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"} *Information specific to this position: ** Pay Range: $88,784.00-$99,438.08/year (min -- 12% above min based on qualifications and experience) ** ** Hours/day: 8 ** ** Work calendar days: 260 ** ** Duration of position: Ongoing ** ** **Benefits include: Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, PERA retirement, paid time off, access to employee walk-in clinic, short and long term disability, as well as other optional benefit elections. ** SUMMARY: Collaborate with District administrators and staff to perform business process analysis, clarify needs and determine project methodology. Provide project management resource needs to IT Leadership and staff to aid in identifying requirements and defining project teams, ensuring scope objectives are clear. Recommends Information Technology solutions to meet business needs and improve efficiencies, working with and liaising between the business process owners, IT Leadership, IT and other staff in the coordination of planning, development, testing and implementation of those solutions ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: **1. Perform detailed data analysis to obtain a better understanding of user's needs; collect, analyze and summarize quantitative and qualitative data/information to interpret and report results; prepare and present results as necessary. ** **2. Monitor scheduled project progress by applying project methodology and enforcing project standards to ensure specific milestones, deadlines, scope and budget are met by tracking task level activity and creating work plans with IT staff and other departments/vendors as appropriate; removing obstacles and initiating corrective actions as needed. ** **3. Collaborate and work closely with District staff, IT staff and key stakeholders to determine operational objectives by analyzing business functions, gathering justification information, evaluating requirements in line with District needs and goals. Anticipate dynamic impacts from evolving changes in operating environment and business needs. Determine and provide project cost/benefit analysis. ** **4. Define project and system technical requirements including scope, process flows, deliverables, features, and project considerations. Participate in all stages of development, including defining requirements, software development, testing and implementation. ** ** 5. Work closely with IT Project Steering Committee and project teams and act as liaison between IT staff, clients, vendors and consultants on scheduled projects to aid in identifying, defining and achieving project milestones, resources, value-add and expectations. ** ** 6. Participate in developing and maintaining department reporting in collaboration with IT Leadership and IT Staff. ** ** 7. Attend work and arrive in a timely manner. ** **8. Improve systems by studying current practices; designing modifications using defined best practices. ** 9. Document job specific workflows and processes as well as create, manage and maintain technical documents and procedures. Make recommendations for system improvement and provide references for users by coordinating the writing and maintenance of technical user documentation. 10. Prepare overall project progress schedules and individual project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing available information and trends related to milestones, schedules and progress/status, project risks and resources. ** ** 11. Maintain professional and technical knowledge by att nding educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-ofthe-art practices, participating in professional societies and sharing out knowledge and best practices to IT teams. 12. Perform other duties as assigned EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: ** • Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, computer information systems or related field ** • 3-5 years of demonstrated experience as a business analyst, project manager/coordinator or business operations/finance manager in a corporate or educational IT environment preferred ** • Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable ** **LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS: any one or combination of the following certifications preferred: ** **• PMI sanctioned certification: PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PgMP, PfMP ** **• Certified Scrum Master or other Agile development certification ** **• Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) ** • Criminal background check required for hire *Pay range listed above is for employees newly hired to PSD (existing employees please refer to the pay range on the appropriate salary schedule). PSD engages in a salary placement process vs. a salary negotiation process. This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons. All salaries are set by Human Resources based on a review of qualifications compared to the requirements on the job description; therefore listing all related education and experience on your application is recommended. Poudre School District is dedicated to affirming respect, compassion, and acceptance for all, and we celebrate diversity with regard to all backgrounds and identities. We believe that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive work environments with employees who reflect our students and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. PSD is committed to finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply! If you have a mental or physical impairment which limits one of your major life activities (e.g. walking, hearing, seeing, speaking, breathing, or learning) and require special accommodations during any portion of the application process, including testing and/or interviews, please contact us at?[email protected]. If requesting testing and/or interview accommodations, you must contact us at least three (3) working days before the interview or test date. Please Note: This posting is set to expire after 6 days, but you can view the most up-to-date status and apply directly through our job board here: https://psdschools.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5953376{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"} Applications directly through Handshake will not be reviewed. Questions regarding this posting can be directed to [email protected]{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"}.