Senior Project Coordinator

The APA is looking for a Senior Project Coordinator to support the Chief Publishing Officer (CPO) with tracking and reporting on publishing projects, and assisting the publishing team with best practices in project management.

Education and Experience Expectations:

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Project Management certification preferred
• Five+ years of experience in a project management environment required
• Five+ years of experience in a non-profit or publishing organization
• Experience working with methodologies such as scrum, Kanban, agile, and waterfall

Professional Skills Expectations:

• Clear communicator
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Flawless administrator
• Detail oriented
• Thorough planner
• Service mindset

Computer Skills Required:

• Experience with project management software tools (e.g., Trello, JIRA)
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities:

• Collect status updates from publishing management team, and relevant stakeholders, on all publishing projects
• Report out on status of projects and key operating & maintenance activities across the publishing organization to the CPO
• Implement and reinforce project management best practices across the publishing organization
• Create relevant reports and dashboards with key progress, risks, and dependencies
• Work directly with product owners and content experts to flag constraints to execution
• Work with peers in other parts of the association to identify and track large initiatives that draw on shared resources
• On ad hoc basis, where needed, represent product owners and content experts on projects
• Together with CPO, clarify and monitor project roles and responsibilities of publishing staff working with other parts of the organization
• Provide other administrative and project support to CPO, in close collaboration with Executive Assistant of the CPO.

About APA:

The American Psychological Association (APA) represents 122,000 psychologists, students, and affiliates, primarily in the U.S. and Canada but also in other countries around the world. APA is a scientific and professional organization with about 500 employees and is categorized as a 501(c)(3) along with its 501(c)(6) companion organization, APA Services, Inc.

Job Location: Remote: APA jobs may be considered for remote work eligibility as defined in APA's Flexible Work Policy and are subject to approval. Remote work employees may not work from the following states or U.S. territories: Alaska, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington, Wyoming.

Application Instructions:

Qualified candidates must apply online through APA's applicant system and attach a resume and cover letter specifying your salary expectations. Applications that are submitted without both documents are considered incomplete and will not be reviewed for consideration. Once your application is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. Please make sure to check your Spam folder if you do not receive an email from us.

The American Psychological Association is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected categories covered under local law.

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