IT INTERN-PROJECT MANAGEMENT

About the Job

 

The Intern, IT Project supports The Tech Firm Project Manager in various activities including planning, coordinating, and monitoring projects. This includes drafting, circulating project reports, and other general project service duties. 

 

Qualifications

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• Rising senior at an accredited college or university pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems or other Technology major OR Project Management coursework or classes

 

Preferred Qualifications

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• Experience with and working knowledge of office support software, including the full Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)

• Experience with Smartsheet, Confluence, Slack

• Experience using project management tools

• Demonstrated ability to function independently with deadline and resource constraints

• Demonstrated success in projects involving detail, multiple tasks, and short-notice deadlines with daily reprioritization of work

• Ability to juggle competing priorities

• Capability of working independently under fast-paced and changing conditions

• Strong foundational project management skills and principles, including scope, schedule, resource and risk management

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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• Prioritize and manage multiple deliverables and special projects.

• Manage short term duration projects as assigned.

• Coordinate planning initiatives, including (but not limited to) setting up meetings, distributing and archiving documents, and organizing program and project information.

• Document meeting discussions and decisions into meeting minutes.

• Distribute, file and archive meeting minutes.

• Create and draft documents including presentations, memos, and spreadsheets.

• Develop and maintain project schedules with stakeholders.

• Provide general assistance to the program and project team(s) as needed.

• Schedule meetings for program and project plan activities.

• Compile and publish weekly project status reports for leadership and project sponsors, project teams and other key project stakeholders.

• Maintain point-of-contact availability for meetings on department projects and programs, and present to stakeholders on project status.

• Collaborate and problem solve cross-functionally.

• Other duties assigned.