Project Assistant, Part-Time - Grant Funded

Project Assistant, Part-Time - Grant Funded

Salary

$20.00 Hourly

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Part-Time Staff

Job Number

25-26-00105

Division

Academics and Guided Career Pathways

Department

Health and Wellness

Opening Date

03/31/2026

Closing Date

9/30/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Non-Exempt

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Description

Do Great Things! Durham Technical Community College is hiring a Project Assistant in the Health and Wellness Department. The Project Assistant wili provide administrative and coordination support to project managers by planning and tracking activities; maintaining schedules, task lists, and status reports; coordinating meetings and documenting action items; organizing project files and records; monitoring expenses and budget-related documentation; and preparing presentations, reports, and project updates as needed.

Examples of Duties

1. Assist project managers in planning, organizing, and tracking project activities.

2. Maintain project schedule, task lists, and status reports

3. Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, take meeting minutes, and follow up on action items.

4. Organize and maintain project documentation, files, and records.

5. Assist in tracking project expenses, invoices, and budget-related data

6. Prepare presentations, reports, and project updates as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate's Degree (or higher) in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field is preferred

Work Experience:

1 year of administrative, project coordination, or support experience is required

Supplemental Information

• Evidence of strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and effective oral and written communication/public relation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Ability to think creatively and put ideas into action.
• Ability to make presentations to large audiences.
• Excellent computer skills as evidenced by experience with at least one data analysis/business intelligence software product (such as SAS, SPSS, Informer, Estudias) and competence with Microsoft Office products, including Excel and Word.
• Personal integrity, honesty, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Understanding of the mission, goals, and objectives of a community college.

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The physical and mental demands described as follows are representative of those that must be met by an employee in performing the essential functions of this job:

• Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to lift, at times, 10 lbs.
• Good eye/hand dexterity.

Normal Working Hours:

A minimum of a 30-hour work month as determined with the supervisor to allow the employee to fulfill the assigned duties and responsibilities. Summer schedules may vary to enable four-day or four-and-one-half-day work weeks.

This position is not eligible for benefits. For more information, please visit Employee Categories and Benefits Eligibility.

01

Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?

• Less than High School
• High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Doctorate degree

02

Do you have an Associate's Degree (or higher) in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have any work experience with data entry and supporting multiple projects simultaneously?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have at least 1 year of experience working in an administrative, project coordination, or support role?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Durham Technical Community College

Address 1637 East Lawson Street

Durham, North Carolina, 27703

Phone 919-536-7244-5101

919-536-7200

Website https://www.durhamtech.edu/