Project Coordinator

Essential Duties

• Cook with project managers and business analysts throughout project lifecycles to provide support such as scheduling meetings, taking minutes, and documenting project status updates in tracking systems.
• Maintain and review information in project portfolio systems, monitor data and documentation for accuracy, and work with project managers and business analysts when updates are needed to ensure adherence to Project Management Guidelines.
• Manage small projects, project workstreams and action items to successful completion within scope, schedule, and budget, in accordance with the AgWest project management methodologies.
• Serve as administrator for the organizational product, project and portfolio management systems; duties include, but are not limited to, reviewing new functionality, writing procedures, assisting users, and working with system vendor on bugs and enhancements.
• Create and maintain project portfolio reporting using data provided by project managers.
• Maintain department forms such as project and product management templates and guidelines.
• Review and process invoices related to technology initiatives and project-based work.

Other duties as assigned.

Travel Requirements

• AgWest employees may occasionally be asked to travel for all-staff or team meetings not included in the standard travel requirements for the role.

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years’ progressively responsible administrative or project coordination experience.
• Ability to successfully coordinate small projects and actions items with guidance.
• Ability to research, write and clearly communicate business information.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, organize and control assigned activities with limited guidance.
• Strong computer skills with the MS Office suite.
• Ability to learn new technologies and processes.
• Ability to develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of AgWest Farm Credit business practices, products and key systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• An associate's or bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience in corporate administration.
• Experience reporting project information using systems such as PowerBI, Planview PPM Pro and AgilePlace, Visio and Excel.
• Understanding of basic project management and agile concepts.
• Experience working in financial institution operations.