Program Administrator-Rural Physicians Scholarship Program

Job

Requisition

R

Job Category

Professional and Technical

Organization

Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program

Location

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title

Program Administrator-Rural Physicians Scholarship Program

Job Summary

The Project Administrator is responsible for coordinating and managing the daily administrative operations of a program or project in a designated area.

Education and Experience

Degree (Associate's or Bachelor's) or High School Diploma/GED and 2 years of experience in project or administrative support.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required

N/A

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of finance, budgeting, and cost control procedures.
• Proficiency with personal computers and standard office software (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
• Ability to coordinate and organize meetings and/or special events.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies.
• Sound decision-making ability and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the administration of program activities to include arrangement for class room space, special events, and other program needs.
• Responds to inquiries and explains program activities; recommends changes or improvements.
• Serves as a liaison between program and other university offices, external organizations, and the public.
• Collaborates in the scheduling and planning for conferences, meetings, and seminars with responsibility to make necessary arrangements including travel and coordination of events and details.
• Negotiates hotel contracts, physical facility meeting space, and banquet contracts and/or schedules locations for training and academic classes.
• Resolves administrative and logistical problems to include arrangements for class room space and hotel accommodations.
• Oversees and participates in collection of data and the preparation and submission of applicable reports to support program activities; creates and maintains relevant files and databases.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires frequent working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, frequent travelling to offsite locations, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.

Time Type

Part time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

No

Pay Class

Hourly

FTE %

80

Work Shift

Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded:
No

Job Posting Date

10/26/2026

Job Closing Date

open until filled if no date specified

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff and students as well as patients and visitors. Our employment, academic, research and clinical care practices reflect these commitments.

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