Project Coordinator (Senior Program Specialist)

Job Description:

Project Coordinator (Senior Program Specialist)

Description

The Department of Social Services (DSS), Mo HealthNet Division (MHD) is looking for an Information Systems Project Coordinator (Senior Program Specialist) to join our team in the Project Management Unit located in Cole County.

Job Posting Number: 4605 8310023 121123

Semi-monthly salary: $2,580.83

Annual salary: $61,939.92

Job Location: This position is located at the Howerton State Office Building; 615 Howerton Ct., Jefferson City, MO.

The Department of Social Services partners with families and communities to protect children, rehabilitate youth and move families to self-sufficiency so that Missourians can lead safe, healthy and productive lives.

Why you’ll love this position: This is an exciting opportunity to join our hard-working team who are committed to providing the best-in-class Medicaid program by coordinating project management administrative tasks in accordance with divisional policies and plans.

• As a team member, you will work closely with project managers, business users, business systems specialists, and system contractors to support software implementation.
• Assist and participate in quality and process improvement initiatives.
• Develop, review, and track key project artifacts, deliverables and presentations including but not limited to kick-off documentation, process flows, project schedules and requirement documentation.
• Capture and track action items, risk and issue documentation, schedule project meetings, and manage detail-oriented notes in meetings.
• Assist with the development of user stories, use cases, and business requirements.
  
  
• Coordinate user acceptance testing efforts with solution vendor(s) and in-house Quality & Testing Specialist.
  
  
• Coordinate with in-house Quality & Testing Specialist to develop solution specific test cases.
  
  
• Lead small projects, portions of larger projects or process improvement initiatives.
  
  
• Assist in the transition of the project implementation to operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience. (Substitutions may be allowed.)

Preferred Qualifications:

The person in this position should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, especially Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of Project Management tools, i.e. SharePoint, Jira, and Microsoft Project .
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to work independently.
• Background in facilitating meetings to stay on topic and agenda.
• Experience interfacing with business owners, stakeholders, and contract vendors.
• Demonstrate flexibility, strong organizational skills and discretion.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

Salary:

$61,939.92 per Year