Unit Project Portfolio Specialist (Project Manager)

Title : Unit Project Portfolio Specialist-60716

Location : 68509,Lincoln,NE

Duration : 12 + Months

Job Type : C

Description : seeking to hire a Unit Project Portfolio Specialist who will assist Project Managers in organizing our ongoing projects. This task involves monitoring project plans, schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures, organizing and participating in internal or external stakeholder meetings, and ensuring that project deadlines are met in a timely manner.To be successful as a Unit Project Portfolio Specialist, you will need to be able to work on tight deadlines, be competent in using Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and Project, and have exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills. An associate’s or bachelor's degree in a related field of study and at least three (3) years of relevant experience is required for consideration.

Unit Project Portfolio Specialist Responsibilities:

• Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures.
• Organizing, attending, and participating in internal or external stakeholder meetings.
• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.
• Ensuring project deadlines are met.
• Collaborating with team members to determine and prioritize work.
• Determining project changes and supporting the project change control process.
• Providing administrative support as needed.
• Working with leadership to deliver, monitor, and communicate progress toward goals.
• Identifying and providing recommendations on improvements for efficiencies.
• Responding to inquiries from division project managers and other project team members.
• Undertaking project tasks as required.
• Developing project strategies.
• Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
• Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.
• Ensure internal or external stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution.
• Chair and facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members.
• Use standard project management principles for fulfilling each goal and objective.

Skills :

Unit Project Portfolio Specialist Requirements:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in business or related field of study.
• Three years experience in related field.
• Exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Project and Outlook.
• Knowledge file management, transcription, and other administrative procedures.
• Ability to work on tight deadlines.
• Ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects at the same time.

Unit Project Portfolio Specialist Preferred Qualifications:

• An ideal Unit Project Portfolio Specialist candidate will have the above required qualifications as well as experience with Medicaid Federal and State policy. Experience in this area could include:

o Medicaid State Plan Amendmentso Medicaid Waiverso Eligibility Operations policyo Medicaid Services policyPMP Certification