job summary:
Looking for a Project Coordinator Analyst for six month long initial contract to start with probable extensions and possible conversions to FTE of our client.


This role is for one or our best financial clients with offices in NYC, Southern New Jersey, Southern Maine and South Carolina.

Candidates can work completely remote but will need to work EST hours and be located on the eastern half of the US.



location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey
job type: Contract
salary: $40.00 - 49.93 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: No Degree Required

responsibilities:
CANDIDATE PROFILE DETAILS:

Years of experience: minimum 3 years but ideally looking for 5-7 years or equivalent experience

Project Scope: Bench Mark Rate Reform Project

Degree/Certifications Required: Bachelor's Degree + with relevant experience

% Interaction with Stakeholders: Executive Director: 20%

Team Size: 15 - 30

Client is not looking for Project Managers

Type of Role? Will is a true mid-level project analyst (PA) support role for one or more projects or programs. This is also a good entry point for junior PMs who are not familiar with TD Bank to get oriented. Will not serve directly as a project or program manager role except for providing temporary coverage for delivery leads / program managers' duties during their PTO or OOTO.

Selling Points of Position? Will report on a solid-line basis to a PA Center of Excellence resource manager who seeks to enable talent and success during their journey at our client. Will report to delivery leads and program managers on a dotted-line basis. This is a high growth and networking role while working on projects & programs based on performance, exposure to different lines of business, and with very visible delivery partners. There is a possibility of a full-time position after demonstrating great job performance, ability to work with leading partners, and making our internal customers happy.

Key Personality Success Factors? Exemplary client/customer-facing skills with managers, stakeholders, and executives. This includes proactive communication, developing trust in terms of dependability, demonstrating curiosity, and exuding energy and a lively interest in the assignment. A professional and cordial approach to delivering what is asked for on-time and with quality. Can be depended on w/o frequent reminders and follow-up by managers. Is resilient in the face of pressure and deadlines. Demonstrates courage and ability to innovate and problem-solve when tough obstacles are encountered. Knows how to reach out for help. Candidates who take an active interest in navigating thru the typical maze of human relationships, who work smart, are resilient and demonstrate grit and determination will be very successful.

Best Vs Average Candidate?

Is curious and looks forward to learning about and working with project financials, resource planning, variance analysis, tracking project artifacts, learning new tools, some invoice processing. Is open to being trained in this highly in-demand skill set.

• A familiarity of tools such as Clarity PPM, MS Teams, MS Excel, Project, and Visio (Office 365 tools). Interested in learning these tools.

• Demonstrates the ability to look ahead and anticipate the impact and importance of their assignments. Looks to see what they can do versus waiting for the work to come to them.

• Is customer oriented and wants to deliver and please internal business customers.

• Has a knack for leveraging tools, learning new processes, and communicating effectively.

Summary of Day-To-Day Responsibilities:

This mid-level PA will help lift a burden placed on the program and project leadership by:

• Serving in a trusted support role to the project / program manager.

• Interacting well with project stakeholders on an as-needed basis.

• Assisting delivery leads to manage program communications, artifacts, etc. This might include working directly with project financial analysis teams, performing financial tracking and analysis, working with the financials around resource planning, managing and preparing financial artifacts as directed.

• Project Scheduling: Able to update Microsoft Project Schedules (.mpp) as required.

• Updating and maintaining various Clarity PPM project records as directed.

• Knowing how to update Risk, Action, Issues, Decision (RAID) Log items if assigned

• Capturing meeting minutes, verifying content, and communicating to specified distributions.

• Supporting some components of monthly resource forecasting cycles. Examining variances between resource planned vs. actual hours and activities and advice PM.

• Ensuring that artifacts are produced/captured, reviewed, approved, and posted in SharePoint repositories as required. Communicating SharePoint artifact links to team members.

Some Key PA Support Skills

• Meeting Scheduling & Minutes

• Project Documentation & Tracking

• Clarity Data Quality

• Clarity Resource Allocations

• Clarity Status Updates & Reporting

• Communications Coordination

• Resource Variance Analysis

• Schedule Management

• SharePoint Administration

• Forecast Analysis Support

• Resource Demand/Capacity Planning

• RAID Log Management

• Repository Management

• Clarity Time Tracking Reconciliation

• Process Execution (Pre-defined)

• Project Administration Support

• Reporting & Analytics

• Clarity Administration (Limited)

• Facilitating Systems Access Requests

• Invoice Processing

Frequently Used Software Tools:

• MS Teams

• Office 365: MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• MS Project, Visio, and SharePoint

• Clarity PPM (Project & Portfolio Management) Tool

• Magellan, Tableau, Jira, Confluence, etc.

Must Have:

a. Mid Senior Project Analyst Experience - minimum 3+ years (5-7 years is ideal)

b. Advanced MS Project and MS Office

c. strong Communication skills and experience with relationship building (stakeholders, core team members, and delivery leads) - most important requirement

d. Highly motivated self-starter, takes initiative with min supervision, & takes full accountability

Nice to Have:

PMI.org - PMP or CAPM (will be verified through the PMI Certification Registry)

Skills needed for submittals

Advanced MS Project and MS Office-Yes or no

Highly motivated self-starter, takes initiative with min supervision, & takes full accountability-Yes or no

Project Analyst Experience-years

Communication Skills - Please Provide Rating - 1 to 5 (excellent)

Relationship building skills with diverse business partners and stakeholders-yearsHas this candidate worked as a former client Contractor via SOW? - Yes or No

Has your candidate worked at our client as a Full Time employee? - Yes or No

PMI or PMP certification-Yes or no

qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Minimum 4 years of experience
• Education: No Degree Required

skills:

• Project Coordinator
• Project Analyst
• MS Project
• Project Controls

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).




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