The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Job Description

This entry-level professional role is responsible for the planning, coordinating, and implementing process to support Church research projects in field. The Correlation Research Division Project Coordinator is responsible for working with researchers, departments, and areas as needed, including all field coordination. This position works individually and as a Project Coordination team to plan and coordinate the schedule in the field and to provide support to researchers in data collection.

Candidates must be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.

Responsibilities

The Project Coordinator will work to support researchers in the Correlation Research Division in data collection and field coordination. The Project Coordinator will organize and manage invitations for focus groups and interviews with individuals around the world.

Project Coordination Requests typically include the following:

• Understanding the needs of the researcher and creating a plan to provide timely field and project coordination
• Contacting and coordinating with areas, stakes, bishops, and individuals for focus groups and interviews
• Working with the area office to manage cars, interpretation, security, and other logistics in field
• Scheduling participants and locations for focus groups and interviews
• Following up with participants, as necessary

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent professional experience
• Work Experience: 2+ years in a discipline that supports the management of projects
• Required:
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite; especially Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Demonstrated expertise in building and maintaining productive working relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Cross cultural communication skills
• Must be highly organized and able to manage multiple projects at one time
• This job operates in a professional office environment
• Preferred:
• Strong preference for candidates with language experience in Spanish, Portuguese, and/or French
• Deep understanding of a culture outside of the United States (exceeding that of serving a mission outside of the United States)
• Process and project management: Experience planning and executing projects or initiatives
• Work location options:
• Residency near Salt Lake City, UT is required. The Project Coordinator will be required to come into the office a minimum of once a week, with the option of working from home when there are not required in-person meetings.

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.