Position Summary
This isn’t your typical coordinator position.
We’re looking for someone who enjoys solving problems, researching new ideas, and helping turn concepts into actionable business opportunities.
As our Strategic Projects Coordinator, you’ll work directly with company leadership on a wide variety of initiatives. One week you may be researching what it takes to open a business on a university campus. The next, you might compare project management software, evaluate a new market, identify potential acquisition targets, or compile data to support an investment decision.
You don’t need to have all the answers—you need to know how to find them.
This role is best suited for someone who enjoys ambiguity. While priorities and objectives will be provided, many assignments begin as ideas rather than fully defined projects. We’re looking for someone who can take a concept, ask the right questions, conduct thoughtful research, and return with organized recommendations that help leadership make informed decisions.
If you’re naturally curious, enjoy learning something new every day, and like bringing order to complex ideas, you’ll thrive in this role.
What You’ll Do
- Research business opportunities, markets, competitors, and industry trends.
- Investigate regulations, licensing requirements, permits, incentives, and compliance requirements.
- Compare software platforms, vendors, products, and service providers.
- Compile research into organized reports, presentations, spreadsheets, or executive summaries.
- Gather information from public resources, government agencies, vendors, and industry contacts.
- Assist leadership with evaluating new business ideas, investments, and strategic initiatives.
- Coordinate special projects that don’t fit neatly into a single department.
- Track ongoing initiatives and ensure requested information is completed accurately and on time.
- Identify potential risks, opportunities, and recommendations based on research.
- Handle sensitive business information with professionalism and discretion.
- Support leadership with miscellaneous projects that help move the business forward.
What We’re Looking For
The ideal candidate is someone who naturally says, “I’ll figure it out.”
You don’t get overwhelmed when the answer isn’t obvious—in fact, that’s what makes the work interesting. You’re comfortable taking ownership of a question, researching it from multiple angles, organizing what you’ve learned, and presenting it in a way that’s easy to understand.
You enjoy turning uncertainty into clarity.
- Naturally curious
- Highly organized
- Detail-oriented
- Comfortable working independently
- Resourceful and proactive
- Comfortable with open-ended projects
- Strong written communicator
- Able to simplify complex information
- Willing to ask questions and think critically before making recommendations
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
- Previous internship, coordinator, administrative, analyst, or office experience is a plus.
- Strong internet research skills.
- Experience with Microsoft Office (especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
- Familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot is a plus.
- Experience creating reports or presentations is helpful.
Schedule
- Part-Time (approximately 15–25 hours per week)
- Flexible schedule
- Hybrid or in-office based on business needs
What Success Looks Like
- Leadership receives accurate, organized information that supports confident decision-making.
- Research is thorough, well-organized, and completed on time.
- Recommendations are supported by facts rather than assumptions.
- New ideas move from conversation to action because you’ve done the groundwork.
- You become the person leadership trusts to answer, ‘Can you look into this for me?’
If you enjoy variety, learning, and solving new challenges, you’ll rarely have two days that look the same. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside company leadership, gain exposure to every area of the business, and contribute to projects that directly influence the company’s future.
For the right person, this is an opportunity to build business knowledge, develop strategic thinking skills, and make a meaningful impact from day one