Summary/Objective:
The Community Health Improvement Project Manager will manage activities within the SHIP, a five-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded structural intervention project aimed at developing and evaluating a community aligned safety-net to address the benefits cliff for low-wage workers in Muskegon County to empower improved health and economic mobility. Primary responsibilities will include project administration, partner outreach and engagement, and research partner collaboration. The Project Manager will work closely with the Director of Community Based Services (Primary Investigator), the Participatory Research and Clinical Co-Investigators, data platform developers, and two research teams, in addition to community partners.
Principal Responsibilities:
Project administration:
- Supporting strategic program planning and management.
- Working with project teams to promote community-engaged intervention design.
- Project reporting, both programmatic and financial.
- Supporting the design and management evaluation systems.
- Convening partner and advisory board meetings.
- Facilitating bidirectional communication between and among team members and partners.
- Coordinating with the Program Manager and Finance Manager to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
Partner outreach and engagement:
- Engaging with community partners, inclusive of agencies, employers, community groups, grassroots organizations, and residents to promote partnerships and excellence in research, intervention design and implementation, and health outcomes.
- Assisting in the development and implementation of a community-engaged and designed structural intervention to empower economic mobility and reduce health inequities.
Research collaboration
- Supporting participatory research activities, inclusive of coordination and outreach, alignment with priorities and reporting metrics, and ensuring research activities empower and build capacity within community.
- Aligning research activities within the workplan.
Shared Responsibilities of all Staff:
- Adhere to Access Healths Guiding Principles in all actions and decisions.
- Maintain ethical standards and promote a consistent organizational culture.
- Adapt to change while ensuring continued productivity and efficiency.
- Foster positive relationships internally and externally to achieve organizational objectives.
- Collaborate with colleagues to set goals, troubleshoot, and make effective decisions.
- Communicate clearly and effectively through various channels.
- Innovate to optimize organizational operations and explore new prospects.
- Optimize productivity through efficient utilization of systems and protocols.
- Prioritize client needs and exceed expectations within company parameters.
- Promptly report suspected fraud and abuse to the Supervisor or Compliance Officer.
- Handle Protected Health Information (PHI) in line with HIPAA guidelines and company policies.
- Abide by federal and state laws and internal policies.
- Fulfill other assigned duties as required.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelors degree, preferably with additional training or certifications in project management.
- Grants management, including budget management, reporting requirements, and adherence to award-specific guidelines
- Expertise in project planning, execution, and monitoring, with a focus on timelines and deliverables
- Effective communicator, adept at simplifying complexity and fostering teamwork
Preferred Education and Experience
- Experience managing projects involving diverse teams and disciplines.
- Ability to engage and manage relationships with community stakeholders.
- Proficiency in identifying and managing risks associated with complex projects.
Position Related Skills/Competencies and Desirable Characteristics
- Skilled at discerning critical aspects of a situation and making timely, sound decisions.
- Willingness to consider diverse ideas and be receptive to feedback and different perspectives.
- Open to new perspectives and enthusiastic about experimenting with novel solutions.
- Proven ability to foster collaborations, inspire confidence, and motivate groups to achieve shared objectives.
- Experience in setting goals, implementing action plans, and evaluating progress.
- Knowledge of regulatory and compliance guidelines.
- Strong commitment to the organization's Mission, Vision, Values, and Guiding Principles.
- Proficiency in facilitating meetings, leading training sessions, and making presentations to various audiences.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time, in-person position. Days and hours of work are Mondays through Friday of each week, from 8am - 5pm in our Muskegon, Michigan office, with a flexible lunch hour.
Travel
Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $52,000.00 - $67,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Muskegon, MI 49442: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person
