Special Projects Coordinator

• Discover what stakeholder need by conducting research and unveiling critical insights
• Create the project’s long-term vision and strategy
• Design, develop, and deploy programs and services as assigned
• Champion the team, partners, and user community to ensure alignment around overall strategy and direction of the project
• Work with Director on yearly roadmap, budget, and funding proposals
• Provide quarterly reports and requested metrics to Language Technology Leadership

Minor Responsibilities

• Participate in regular project status, planning, partnership, and strategic meetings
• Report any hardware and software needs to the Director
• Be available to travel to meet with the project teams at least once per year
• Be available to travel biennially to the Language Technology Conference
• Participate in professional conferences and meetings

• A servant heart attitude
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Demonstrated passion for understanding and resolving complex user-needs into project priorities
• Good interpersonal skills of communication
• Good organizational skills
• The ability to make decisions in a timely manner
• The ability to generate/analyze multiple solutions to a problem
• The ability to quickly pick up technical concepts
• The ability to work both with a team and independently, and to multitask effectively

Special Project Coordinators should have a breadth of experience in technology and project management. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, communications, computer science, or equivalent work experience is preferred, but we care more for a heart and mind that are always learning.

Will complete the initial IT Software Department training program and relevant portions of IT Orientation.

SIL is a global, faith-based nonprofit that works with local communities around the world to develop language solutions that expand possibilities for a better life.

Our faith inspires and informs our commitment to expand possibilities for people to thrive. We believe allpeople are created by God and given language as a means for flourishing. Through language, we understand who weare, experience relationships and explore life’s most important questions.