Junior Project Manager

Junior Project Manager

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professional Junior Project Manager to join our Management Information Systems team! The ideal candidate will support our mission, "Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!" and embody our core values of diversity, integrity, passion, professionalism, respect, and responsibility. If you're seeking an opportunity that empowers you to achieve new goals while pursuing a mission-driven career, then this is the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• An associate or bachelor's degree in business, technology, project management, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience, is preferred.
• The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational, communication, and multitasking skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications is required, along with a willingness to learn and utilize project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Smartsheet.
• Candidates should demonstrate attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, professional judgment, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Prior experience in project coordination, IT support, operations, or a related field is preferred.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Support IT Department projects by coordinating activities, maintaining documentation, tracking milestones, and ensuring assigned tasks progress on schedule.
• Maintain project timelines, task lists, RAID logs, decision logs, action-item trackers, and other project documentation to ensure visibility and accountability.
• Monitor deadlines, deliverables, dependencies, risks, blockers, and outstanding decisions, and proactively communicate concerns or delays to the Senior Project Manager.
• Coordinate and schedule meetings, prepare agendas, document meeting notes, and distribute follow-up items to project team members and stakeholders.
• Maintain and update Jira boards, Confluence pages, Smartsheet trackers, and related project tools to ensure accurate project status reporting and documentation.
• Assist with project intake, kickoff, planning, implementation, testing, closeout, and lessons learned activities as assigned.
• Support stakeholder communications by drafting status updates, follow-up notes, and other project-related communications for review.
• Attend project meetings to capture risks, action items, decisions, and next steps while ensuring appropriate follow-through on assigned tasks.
• Support multiple project delivery approaches, including waterfall, hybrid, and iterative methodologies, based on project needs.
• Develop project management knowledge and skills through coaching, hands-on experience, and progressively increasing responsibility for assigned workstreams.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise professional judgment when handling project, vendor, financial, personnel, or operational information.
• Perform other related duties and support activities as assigned.

Benefits

• Individual and family medical benefits for full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week on the first date of the month following the date of hire.
• Individual and family dental and vision benefits on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours week.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement + Employer Match after one year of employment for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 401(A) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• PTO Accrual up to 15 days based on hours worked.
• Employee store discount
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Schedules
• Career Growth Opportunities

MERS Missouri Goodwill is an equal-opportunity employer. MERS Goodwill does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other non-merit factor. MERS Missouri Goodwill requires various background and records checks upon employment.