Project Specialist

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Position Summary

Project Specialist is responsible for assisting leaders on project development, implementation, design, and closure. Typical duties would include planning, developing, coordinating project activities, collaborating with project team members, and developing measurable project goals and objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in defining project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals as outlined by project justification case.
• Communicates project expectations to team members in a timely and clear manner.
• Plans and schedules project timelines and milestones.
• Defines project success criteria and disseminates the criteria to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
• Develops relationships with department managers and project stakeholders to ensure that the direction and focus of project teams is in line with the business plan.
• Reviews processes to measure effectiveness and continuity that's based on benchmarked or by benchmarking standards.

• Ensures that all departmental documents and activities are performed in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures as applicable to this position, including completion of required compliance training.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Skills
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, general business correspondence and/or journals or government regulations.
  • Ability to write routine reports, simple-to-business correspondence, and procedures.
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret financial report and/or legal documents.
  • Ability to effectively speak, respond to questions, and present information to the following: one-on-one /small groups, customers, employees, clients, managers, top management, board of directors, and the general public.

• Education and/or Experience
  • BS/BA degree (four year) from an accredited university/college OR
  • 2+ years of administrative experience in a professional environment, and
  • Demonstrated ability to manage small projects

• Computer Skills
  • MS Office programs - excel proficiency
  • Smartsheet preferred

• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• none

• Other Qualifications (including physical requirements)

• As part of career development, candidates are expected to learn project management skills including:
  • Preparation and delivery of progress reports, proposals, requirements, and requirements documentation for assigned projects.
  • Manage changes in project scope, identifies potential issues, and contingency plans.
  • Prepare and present metric reports to management

Other

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Skills Training:

• Communication, Time Management, Customer Service, Project Management

Equal Employment Opportunity Information: Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of equal employment with respect to a person's race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, covered veterans, military status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected classifications.