**Description:** **BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT** **Project Coordinator** **Department of Family and Support Services** **(Children’s Services)** **Number of Positions: 2** **(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)** **Starting Salary: 73,140** **This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with** **AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5.** **Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.** **BID INSTRUCTIONS:** **Apply on the bid site:** **https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en** **AND** **1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”** **2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)** **3. Select your correct bargaining unit** **FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION** **Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 02/12/2025** Under general supervision, the class coordinates the administration, development and implementation of a specific project or program moderate in size and scope for a City department; and performs related duties as required. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES** **·** Serves as a project supervisor, overseeing tasks and work operations to ensure established goals and objectives are met **·** Develops and implements operating policies and procedures to ensure the effectiveness of program operations. **·** Plans work schedules and priorities for project activities; participates in preparing project timelines, outcomes and tracking systems. **·** Develops marketing strategies to encourage participation in City projects and programs. **·** Acts as a liaison with City departments, public and private agencies and business organizations to secure commitments in providing services to program participants, sharing program information. **·** Monitors and provides direction to consultants engaged in administering program activities. **·** Prepares narrative and statistical program status reports _Additional duties may be required for this position_ **Location:** 1615 W. Chicago 60622 **Days:** M-F **Hours:** 9am to 5pm **THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE** **Qualifications:** **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Public or Business Administration, Social Sciences, Planning or a related field, supplemented by three years of progressively responsible experience in program administration, or an equivalent combination of training and experience is required. **NOTE:** **SELECTION REQUIREMENTS** This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a written exercise and/or a skills assessment test as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected. **Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:** · Previous project management experience. · Previous work experience managing social service programs. · Previous experience working with early childhood programs. · Previous experience working with at risk populations · Bilingual-English and Spanish **For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:** **https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html** **For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:** **https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp\_info/JobClassification/2025\_Classification\_and\_Pay\_Plan.pdf** **APPLICATION EVALUATION:** Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago. **COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:** To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. **_These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders._** **_For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates._** To learn more about our hiring practices click here. (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/provdrs/emp.html) **ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.** **The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.** **City of Chicago** Brandon Johnson, Mayor