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I M M E D I A T E   P O S I T I O N   A V A I L A B L E

Project Coordinator
Smart Valley, Inc.


F I R M   D E S C R I P T I O N

Smart Valley, Inc. is a non-profit member-supported trade 
association.  
Its mission is to demonstrate and deliver the real-world 
benefits of a 
regional version of the National Information 
Infrastructure (NII: the 
"information highway").  Such a regional infrastructure 
will enhance the 
global competitiveness and quality of life for the San 
Francisco Bay 
area.

Smart Valley fulfills its mission in part by catalyzing 
and facilitating 
the formation of projects that benefit Northern California 
and 
demonstrate real-world benefits of information networking. 
 Smart Valley 
provides operational, tactical and strategic support to 
projects and 
consortia, helping ensure that they successfully achieve 
project 
objectives.

Smart Valley is an organization of ten full-time people.  
The open 
Project Coordinator position is one of four Smart Valley 
Project 
Coordinators.


T A S K   D E S C R I P T I O N

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for Smart 
Valley activities 
in three broad areas:  multimedia, health care, and the 
non-profit, 
philanthropic sector.

In multimedia, the Project Coordinator will be Smart 
Valley's liaison to an alliance launched by Smart Valley, 
the Bay Area Multimedia Technology Alliance (BAMTA).  
BAMTA is a private/public research alliance formed in 
cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA).  BAMTA's objective is to accelerate 
the development of networked multimedia technologies and 
applications.  The Project Coordinator is expected to 
provide operational, tactical and strategic support to 
BAMTA.

In health care and the non-profit sector, the Project 
Coordinator will be responsible for fostering, 
facilitating and tracking various projects affiliated with 
Smart Valley.  There will also be an opportunity for the 
Project Coordinator to facilitate new projects.

Other duties include:

o  Develop strategic plans for continued successful 
project growth (i.e. assist with business plan 
development, analyze applications requirements, etc.)

o  Facilitate and organize project activities.

o  Author and give verbal presentations about Smart Valley 
and Smart Valley's projects in multimedia, health care, 
and non-profit sectors

o  Author and edit project communications (i.e. write 
proposals, meeting minutes, articles, business letters, 
project summaries and updates, etc.)

o  Arrange and promote project-related events (i.e. 
develop workshop concepts, arrange meeting locations, 
publish event information, manage publicity and outreach, 
etc.)


C O O R D I N A T O R   R E Q U I R E M E N T S

The ideal Project Coordinator candidate will have an 
undergraduate degree and at least two or three years of 
work experience.  A Master's Degree is attractive but is 
not required.  Specific requirements include:

o  Demonstrated strong group and interpersonal working 
skills through previous positions and other professional 
or school activities.

o  Knowledge of project-related concepts (i.e. networked 
multimedia, health care, or non-profit)

o  Highly motivated to work on public benefit oriented 
activities.

o  Excellent written communications skills, with an 
ability to present complex issues in a clear and concise 
manner.

o  Strong project management and project leadership skills

o  Strong verbal communications skills

o  Experience with Internet applications such as e-mail, 
the web, newsgroups, ftp, telnet etc.  HTML authoring 
skills a plus.

o  Experience with PC application, emphasizing the 
Microsoft Office applications suite (Word, Excel, 
PowerPoint, etc.)


P R O J E C T  C O O R D I N A T O R   C O M P E N S A T I 
O N

This is a permanent full-time position available 
immediately.  Salary is competitive in the non-profit 
arena.


L O C A T I O N   O F   W O R K

Smart Valley offices, 3200 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, 
California.  
Occasional telecommuting is encouraged and supported.


C O N T A C T   I N F O R M A T I O N

No telephone calls, please.  Respond with cover letter and resume to:

Mason Myers
Project Coordinator
Smart Valley, Inc.
3200 Hillview Ave.
MS 16UA
Palo Alto, CA   94304
Fax:  (415) 852-8506
E-Mail:  masonm@svi.org