Date:	February 11, 2016
Reports to (Job Title):	Executive Director, Southern Ontario Water Consortium
Jobs Reporting (Job Titles):	None
Department:	Office of Research
Location:	Main Campus
Grade:	USG 5 35 hr/wk

Primary Purpose

The Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC) is a dynamic initiative for research, testing and demonstration of innovative water and wastewater technologies and services with multiple post-secondary, government, non-government and private sector partners. The Project Coordinator is responsible for providing administrative/project support to the Advancing Water Technologies (AWT) program, the Executive Director and SOWC’s Secretariat.

Key Accountabilities:

1	Secretariat financial administration Budget development, monitoring expenses, reconciliation of P-Cards, monthly FORE financial reports Prepares/reviews expense claims and processing invoices for payment
2	Project Support (including the AWT program) Reviews and reconciles financial reporting and claims as required by any funded projects Responsible for coordinating periodic metric reports as required by any funded projects
3.	Meetings and Events Plans and coordinates meetings for Advisory Board, Committees, workshops and other outreach events
4.	Communications and associated tools Manages website, social media and print materials Maintains the office’s contact management database and SOWC e-mail system
5.	General Office Support Manages Executive Director’s calendar Liaises with various staff from SOWC’s member institutions Responds to internal staff queries regarding office procedures and University-wide processes Other relevant duties as assigned

Position Requirements

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree

Experience:

3-5 years of work experience in an administrative environment with exposure to finance

Technical:

MS Word	Excel	PowerPoint	Other
Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate – Social Media, Website maintenance, E-Mail management

Nature and Scope

Interpersonal Skills:

Must have excellent communications skills and exercise professionalism when interacting with internal and external stakeholders .

Level of Responsibility:

Responsible for providing administrative/project support to the Executive Director and SOWC Secretariat.

Decision-Making Authority:

Independently manages day-to-day responsibilities (administrative/financial) with regular oversight by Executive Director.

Physical and Sensory Demands:

Minimal physical and sensory demands. Considerable amount of work conducted at a computer workstation with demands typical of an administrative position operating within an office environment

Working Environment:

Minimal exposure to disagreeable conditions. Environment is typical of an administrative position where there are regular deadlines.