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Project Assistant roles in the U.S. qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a relevant bachelor's degree and your Australian employer submits a certified Labor Condition Application. The E-3 has no lottery and renews in two-year increments, making it a practical path for project coordination careers in the U.S.
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Join a team that delivers excellence.
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.
Join our team and experience firsthand what it's like to be part of a healthcare organization that's nationally recognized, forward-thinking and offers plenty of opportunity to do great work.
Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.
Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.
LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.
Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Summary
Assumes responsibility for translating strategic initiatives into operational project plans for execution. In collaboration with project sponsor(s) and leader(s), the project manager plans, resources, implements, controls, and evaluates projects that support LVHN's strategic plan. The project manager communicates regularly and often works one-on-one with senior leadership on a wide variety of topics and/or projects.
Job Duties
- Manage proposal and gift agreement process for region through proper channels.
- Support Senior VP with fundraising reporting, proposal management, and action entry.
- Support SVP with special projects, strategic initiatives, and departmental priorities.
- Assist with regional budget tracking, procurement processes, and vendor coordination as assigned.
- Assist in the implementation and administration of regional programs, fundraising initiatives, and operational processes.
- Support regional advancement events, campaign activities, and stewardship initiatives, including occasional evening or weekend responsibilities.
- Represent OIA Lehigh Valley on assigned committees, workgroups, and events.
- Coordinate leadership meetings involving donors, volunteers, faculty, administrators, and senior leaders.
- Assists the project leadership and/or sponsor(s) to develop the requirements and build a path toward the strategic goals.
- Develops the project plan including tasks, resources and timeline.
- Manages and motivates multiple teams across several projects to achieve shared goal.
- Develops and integrates comprehensive communication plans to ensure key stakeholders receive key project information.
- Identifies, documents and manages project risks and project change requests.
- Independently leads and facilitates assigned projects, in collaboration with team members, key stakeholders and leadership, engaging other business and stakeholder groups as necessary.
- Focuses on team's performance, ensuring accountability and engagement to deliver project outcomes.
- Prioritizes projects, delivering work product within clearly defined timelines while exhibiting open-mindedness and ability to manage ambiguity.
- Effectively conducts written and oral project updates for senior management and other leaders.
- Demonstrates eagerness and curiosity to understand core business elements critical to project's success in relevant topics (e.g. healthcare operations, public health, patient access and experience, healthcare IT, human resources, finance and revenue cycle, and social services) through independent reading, professional networking, and/or attending relevant conferences & workshops.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree with concentration in project management, business management, healthcare administration, public health, social services or relevant field
- 3 years related job experience
- Ability to work under pressure and meet close deadlines.
- Ability to identify business development and opportunities.
- Interpersonal skills and leadership to manage large, complex projects working effectively with internal and external executive personnel to accomplish organizational goals.
- Knowledge of healthcare work processes for all healthcare departments and divisions.
- Maintains appropriate confidentiality in working with stakeholders.
- Strong research and strategic analysis skills.
- Knowledge of various project management techniques to keep all teams aligned and focused on milestone level task reporting.
- Strong emotional intelligence and adept at relationship building.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree with concentration in project management, business management, healthcare administration, public health, social services or relevant field
- PMP - Project Management Professional PMI - State of Pennsylvania
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.
Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.
Location
Winchester Building
3435 Winchester Rd, 18104-2268, Allentown, United States
Project Manager, Assistant Director Advancement Services
Join a team that delivers excellence.
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant and diverse workforce.
Join our team and experience firsthand what it's like to be part of a healthcare organization that's nationally recognized, forward-thinking and offers plenty of opportunity to do great work.
Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.
Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.
LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.
Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Summary
Assumes responsibility for translating strategic initiatives into operational project plans for execution. In collaboration with project sponsor(s) and leader(s), the project manager plans, resources, implements, controls, and evaluates projects that support LVHN's strategic plan. The project manager communicates regularly and often works one-on-one with senior leadership on a wide variety of topics and/or projects.
Job Duties
- Manage proposal and gift agreement process for region through proper channels.
- Support Senior VP with fundraising reporting, proposal management, and action entry.
- Support SVP with special projects, strategic initiatives, and departmental priorities.
- Assist with regional budget tracking, procurement processes, and vendor coordination as assigned.
- Assist in the implementation and administration of regional programs, fundraising initiatives, and operational processes.
- Support regional advancement events, campaign activities, and stewardship initiatives, including occasional evening or weekend responsibilities.
- Represent OIA Lehigh Valley on assigned committees, workgroups, and events.
- Coordinate leadership meetings involving donors, volunteers, faculty, administrators, and senior leaders.
- Assists the project leadership and/or sponsor(s) to develop the requirements and build a path toward the strategic goals.
- Develops the project plan including tasks, resources and timeline.
- Manages and motivates multiple teams across several projects to achieve shared goal.
- Develops and integrates comprehensive communication plans to ensure key stakeholders receive key project information.
- Identifies, documents and manages project risks and project change requests.
- Independently leads and facilitates assigned projects, in collaboration with team members, key stakeholders and leadership, engaging other business and stakeholder groups as necessary.
- Focuses on team's performance, ensuring accountability and engagement to deliver project outcomes.
- Prioritizes projects, delivering work product within clearly defined timelines while exhibiting open-mindedness and ability to manage ambiguity.
- Effectively conducts written and oral project updates for senior management and other leaders.
- Demonstrates eagerness and curiosity to understand core business elements critical to project's success in relevant topics (e.g. healthcare operations, public health, patient access and experience, healthcare IT, human resources, finance and revenue cycle, and social services) through independent reading, professional networking, and/or attending relevant conferences & workshops.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree with concentration in project management, business management, healthcare administration, public health, social services or relevant field
- 3 years related job experience
- Ability to work under pressure and meet close deadlines.
- Ability to identify business development and opportunities.
- Interpersonal skills and leadership to manage large, complex projects working effectively with internal and external executive personnel to accomplish organizational goals.
- Knowledge of healthcare work processes for all healthcare departments and divisions.
- Maintains appropriate confidentiality in working with stakeholders.
- Strong research and strategic analysis skills.
- Knowledge of various project management techniques to keep all teams aligned and focused on milestone level task reporting.
- Strong emotional intelligence and adept at relationship building.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree with concentration in project management, business management, healthcare administration, public health, social services or relevant field
- PMP - Project Management Professional PMI - State of Pennsylvania
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.
Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.
Location
Winchester Building
3435 Winchester Rd, 18104-2268, Allentown, United States
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Project Assistant
Frame your degree around project disciplines
E-3 visa eligibility requires your degree to match the role's specialty occupation definition. A business, engineering, or IT degree supports a Project Assistant application more clearly than a general arts degree, so lead with your most relevant field when presenting credentials to employers.
Target employers with active LCA filing histories
Project Assistant roles at construction firms, consulting companies, and tech contractors regularly appear in DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway disclosure data. Employers who have filed LCAs before understand the process and are far less likely to back out after extending an offer.
Clarify E-3 versus H-1B early in interviews
Many U.S. hiring managers assume visa sponsorship means H-1B lottery risk. Tell them upfront that as an Australian citizen you qualify for the E-3, which has no lottery, no annual cap, and a faster timeline from offer to start date.
Get the LCA certified before your consulate appointment
Your employer must file and receive a certified LCA from the DOL before you can attend your visa interview. DOL typically certifies LCAs within seven working days, but delays happen. Build that buffer into your start date negotiation.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for end-to-end support
Once you have an offer, Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service handles the LCA submission, visa paperwork, and consulate preparation so neither you nor your employer has to navigate the process from scratch. That reduces friction for employers new to E-3 sponsorship.
Negotiate your start date around consulate wait times
E-3 visa appointments at Australian consulates in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth fluctuate seasonally. Factor current appointment availability into your offer negotiation so your employer isn't caught by a four-week gap between your accepted offer and your first day.
E-3 Visa Project Assistant: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Project Assistant jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles that support E-3 sponsorship. Rather than filtering through general job boards, you can search Project Assistant openings by employers with a demonstrated history of E-3 and LCA filings, which cuts down the time spent chasing employers who aren't set up to sponsor.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Project Assistant role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
It depends on how the position is structured. A Project Assistant role qualifies when it genuinely requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field, such as engineering, business administration, or information technology. Roles where any degree or no degree would satisfy the employer's requirements typically don't meet the specialty occupation threshold. Your offer letter and job description need to reflect the degree requirement explicitly.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Project Assistant roles?
The E-3 has no annual lottery and no numerical cap for Australian citizens, while the H-1B is subject to an 85,000-slot cap and a random selection process that limits your chances regardless of qualifications. For a Project Assistant role, the E-3 also has a shorter path from offer to start date since there's no waiting for a lottery result. The only constraint is that E-3 is exclusively available to Australian nationals.
Can I change employers while working on an E-3 as a Project Assistant?
Yes, but you need to restart the process with each new employer. Your E-3 is tied to a specific employer and LCA, so your new employer must file a fresh LCA and you'll need a new E-3 visa before you can begin work. You don't have a grace period to work for the new employer while the application is pending, so timing your transition carefully around your consulate appointment availability matters.