[Music] simplified options Uganda together with the human resource service center present interview questions and answers for project coordinator position compiled by Ivan Turgenev read by Eddie jacuzzi [Music] you [Music] question 1 what are the skills and qualifications needed for a project coordinator Anza project coordinator skills and qualifications include performance management project management fostering teamwork supervision quality management tracking budget expenses being results-driven delegation time management being proactive and staffing to what was a fairly challenging project you managed answer during the first year of my career I was assigned a conference coordination involving 50 local delegates just a week before the big day the number of delegates was doubled and international speakers and facilitators were included in the guest list the budget was raised but due to pressing time it was very challenging to arrange travel and stay including visa clearances of international partners however I managed it and the conference went exactly the way the client wanted question three what are the duties over project coordinator aza project coordinator job duties include accomplishing work requirements by orienting training assigning scheduling and coaching employees meeting work standards by following production productivity quality and customer service standards resolving operational problems identifying work process improvements meeting cost standards by monitoring expenses implementing cost-saving actions updating job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications enhancing Department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests as well as exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments question 4 what are some of the things that you and your supervisor have disagreed about answer shifting priorities is usually the main reason for any type of disagreement I may be working on a project that has a tight deadline and my supervisor may pull me from that project to work on something else it can be frustrating to stop working on a project after I have built up a great deal of momentum only to switch gears and start on something completely different from a single inspirational audio to a weekly social media multicast platinum nuggets enables you to take charge of your whole day we begin the week with an inspirational life-skills audio on Mondays on Tuesdays and Thursdays we give you information from our fire Wednesday's we'll learn something interesting from pride of NT Beck improve your CV learn how to answer interview questions every Thursday with tips from the human resource service center and then sharpen Young Money skills every Friday with the money moment so now your whole week is covered you can listen to the audios in your office you can listen on your way as you get to work give your friends and family and opportunity to take charge of their lives by sharing these inspiration audios with them platinum nuggets are on whatsapp and on telegram for you to listen and to download for free on whatsapp send a text to the number - five six seven zero two eight zero nine zero four zero on telegram such for platinum nuggets take charge of your life by changing how you think now let's get back to the project coordinator interview questions and answers question 5 how do you plan a project answer the first thing I do when making a plan for a side project is to create a feasibility study the next step is to plan how a project will progress this includes setting targets and milestones distributing responsibilities and allocating resources is next followed by taking measures to ensure that deadlines are met question six how do you handle the uncertainty in a project coordinators role as a-- it is impossible to apply quick and creative thinking when dealing with uncertainties in a project team members may not get along and funding may stop it is up to us to ensure the efficacy of a project by employing tolerance tact and flexibility question 7 what level of expertise do you have in getting bills cleared by external vendors answer I have been in the field for a while now and the most commonly needed vendors are on my personal contract panel I have never had clearance issues with vendors since being a professional I never commit or deliver any service on credit question 8 what are the main steps involved in planning a project Anza project management has three main phases the preliminary phase involves understanding the project requirements after meeting with the clients and setting a budget the second phase is that of planning and timeline development and the final phase involves implementation of the plan the human resource service center is an international HR consulting firm they offer human resource and business support services to a range of organizations both within and outside Uganda if you want to improve your internal HR processes and systems if you want to outsource human resource services conduct the human resource service center by phone by whatsapp or by telegram the number is plus two five six seven seven two four eight one nine nine five [Music]