Project Coordinator

Assist the project manager in the development of project management documents such as project budgets, project schedules, scope statements and project plans
Execute project management administrative and bookkeeping tasks such as managing invoices, purchase orders and inventory reports, among other financial documents
Supervise the project procurement process
Meeting with project clients to assess their needs and define project requirements, acceptance criteria and project timelines
Coordinate the allocation of project resources to ensure the project team has what’s needed at the right time
Assign tasks to team members and help them understand what’s expected from them in terms of project milestones and deliverables
Be the liaison between the project team and project clients throughout the project life cycle
Help project managers monitor project progress and team members’ performance and provide updates to project stakeholders
Schedule stakeholder meetings, document and generate reports
Foster cross-team collaboration to help project team members complete project tasks and produce deliverables

Communication skills:
Project coordinators interact with many individuals throughout the life cycle of a project, such as project managers, project sponsors, stakeholders and of course, the project team. For this reason, project coordinators must demonstrate excellent communication skills.

Problem-solving skills:
There will be issues, challenges and different types of problems, big and small. For this reason, project coordinators must have problem-solving skills that allow them to quickly come up with solutions and strategies.

Change management skills:
As projects are executed, there are many variables to control, and many situations that might force the project management team to make changes to the original project plan. Project coordinators must be able to adapt to these changes.

Organizational skills:
Project coordination, as its name suggests it’s a demanding field that requires organizational skills such as time management, delegation, planning, goal setting and decision-making, among others that’ll help the project coordinator be on top of his own duties and responsibilities and monitor the performance of others.