Student Assistant - Information Technology Project Management - Remote

University Enterprises, Inc. is hiring a Student Assistant to support the State Controller's Office Project Management Office. The role provides administrative and project coordination support for project governance, portfolio management, documentation, reporting, and risk, issue, action, decision, and change management processes.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare meeting agendas, documenting meeting minutes, maintaining project documentation, updating project status reports, maintaining SharePoint project sites, organizing project records, supporting the Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCOE), and assisting with portfolio reporting
• Provide administrative support for Risk, Issue, Action, Decision, and Change Management processes by maintaining logs, tracking action items, coordinating document updates, and assisting with the organization of project artifacts
• Perform administrative and project support activities that improve the efficiency of the PMO by allowing project managers and business analysts to focus on strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, project delivery, and other technical responsibilities

Requirements:

• Must be a college student attending classes during the regular term (Fall, Spring and Winter, if applicable), at one of the accredited colleges or universities on our affiliation list
• Students must be enrolled in at least: 12 semester units or 12 quarter units for undergraduate students; eight-semester units or eight quarter units for graduate students
• Students declared major must match the major(s) listed in the job posting and students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or other Information Technology (IT) related majors
• Ability to analyze information and situations, identify and solve problems, reason logically and draw valid conclusions
• Provide information technology consultation in support of business programs
• Ability to develop effective solutions
• Apply creative thinking in the design of methods of processing information with information technology systems
• Monitor and resolve problems with information technology systems hardware, software and processes
• Monitor project milestones and deliverables; coordinate and consult with users, administrators, and engineers to identify business and technical requirements
• Develop and sustain cooperative working relationships with project stakeholders
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Must have excellent communication skills and be able to provide the appropriate level of information to different audiences
• Must have the ability to effectively communicate in verbal and/or written form as needed to provide presentations, contribute in meetings and work sessions, address risks and issues, and create necessary plans and reports, etc
• Must demonstrate extensive knowledge of the principles of public administration, organization, and management; information technology systems equipment, software and practices; analytical techniques; technical report writing. Independently secures resources to complete assignments and solve problems
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of public administration, executive & organizational communication, purpose-driven writing and editing that is clear, concise, and accurately explains the complexity and services of the SCO
• Ability to complete deadline-driven project management assignments and translate complex financial and government information into plain language for diverse audiences