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Project Assistant, Workforce Development Job Location US-Remote | US-DC | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Columbia | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-MA-Waltham | US-WA-Seattle Job ID 13124 Job Location United States Category Other Overview Join AIR as a Project Assistant with our Workforce Development program area, as we support the healthy, productive, and evolving workforce vital to the United States' economy and democracy. Our experts have decades of experience in workforce policy and practice, labor policy, postsecondary transformation, economics, and adult education. We work together towards addressing structural barriers in the workforce across race, class, and gender. We provide rigorous research and evaluation, and results-driven technical assistance and training throughout the United States at all levels of the system. The Project Assistant will work on a national, high stakes testing project, the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), helping to ensure the timeliness, accuracy and quality of the delivery of test items and other project deliverables. This is an opportunity to grow your career while helping us deliver on AIR's mission: to contribute to a better, more equitable world. Our work focuses on: Career and technical education Postsecondary education Workforce policy and programs Adult learning Human capital solutions Individuals with disabilities Use your experience, knowledge, and education to help us deliver on our mission: to contribute to a better, more equitable world. Candidates hired for the position may work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories. About AIR: Established in 1946, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, AIR is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to solve some of the most urgent challenges in the U.S. and around the world. We advance evidence in the areas of education, health, the workforce, human services, and international development to create a better, more equitable world. AIR's commitment to diversity goes beyond legal compliance to its full integration in our strategy, operations, and work environment. At AIR, we define diversity broadly, considering everyone's unique life and community experiences. We believe that embracing diverse perspectives, abilities/disabilities, racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds, styles, ages, genders, gender identities and expressions, education backgrounds, and life stories drives innovation and employee engagement. Learn more about AIR's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy and hear from our staff by clicking here. Responsibilities The responsibilities for the position include: Perform quality control reviews of project-related materials to improve consistency/correctness of information, data, conformity to grammatical principles and style guidelines, and logic/consistency/readability of language. Maintain and develop standard processes and procedures for effective project support services and implement and utilize planning, scheduling, and tracking tools and systems. Assist leadership team with activities related to staffing and communication. Formulate standard administrative documents; prepare routine correspondence, and draft custom correspondence. Provide project coordination for projects with multiple timelines, budgets, and program inputs. Plan and manage own work time to ensure that assignments are completed in an efficient and effective manner and that work is timely, of high quality, and accurate. Appropriately seek guidance/direction. Comply with directions, policies and procedure