Project Assistant, Workforce Development

at AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Project Assistant, Workforce Development
Job Location

US-Remote | US-DC | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Columbia | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-MA-Waltham | US-WA-Seattle

Job ID 
13124  

 Job Location  
United States  

Category 
Other
Overview

Join AIR as a Project Assistant with our Workforce Development program area, as we support the healthy, productive, and evolving workforce vital to the United States' economy and democracy. Our experts have decades of experience in workforce policy and practice, labor policy, postsecondary transformation, economics, and adult education. We work together towards addressing structural barriers in the workforce across race, class, and gender. We provide rigorous research and evaluation, and results-driven technical assistance and training throughout the United States at all levels of the system.
The Project Assistant will work on a national, high stakes testing project, the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), helping to ensure the timeliness, accuracy and quality of the delivery of test items and other project deliverables. This is an opportunity to grow your career while helping us deliver on AIR's mission: to contribute to a better, more equitable world.

Our work focuses on:
Career and technical education
Postsecondary education
Workforce policy and programs
Adult learning
Human capital solutions
Individuals with disabilities
Use your experience, knowledge, and education to help us deliver on our mission: to contribute to a better, more equitable world.
Candidates hired for the position may work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.
About AIR:
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, AIR is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to solve some of the most urgent challenges in the U.S. and around the world. We advance evidence in the areas of education, health, the workforce, human services, and international development to create a better, more equitable world.
AIR's commitment to diversity goes beyond legal compliance to its full integration in our strategy, operations, and work environment. At AIR, we define diversity broadly, considering everyone's unique life and community experiences. We believe that embracing diverse perspectives, abilities/disabilities, racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds, styles, ages, genders, gender identities and expressions, education backgrounds, and life stories drives innovation and employee engagement. Learn more about AIR's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy and hear from our staff by clicking here.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for the position include:
Perform quality control reviews of project-related materials to improve consistency/correctness of information, data, conformity to grammatical principles and style guidelines, and logic/consistency/readability of language.
Maintain and develop standard processes and procedures for effective project support services and implement and utilize planning, scheduling, and tracking tools and systems.
Assist leadership team with activities related to staffing and communication.
Formulate standard administrative documents; prepare routine correspondence, and draft custom correspondence.
Provide project coordination for projects with multiple timelines, budgets, and program inputs.
Plan and manage own work time to ensure that assignments are completed in an efficient and effective manner and that work is timely, of high quality, and accurate. Appropriately seek guidance/direction. Comply with directions, policies and procedures. Work cooperatively with others in planning and executing tasks and in transitioning work as necessary.
Work collaboratively with internal and external team members to resolve issues.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in English, social sciences or related field
Excellent proofreading, editing, language, and analytic skills
Previous technical proofreading or copy-editing experience required
Experience using or willingness to learn Airtable
Experience in assessment and/or with physical sciences is a plus but not required
Project coordination and or assessment experience is a plus but but not required
Skills:
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels and from diverse backgrounds in a virtual work environment
Ability to focus on details within a complex document
Ability to... For full info follow application link.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.