Senior Project Manager

Essential Job Functions

• Cook up a variety of evolving grants centered around diverse topics like health promotion and disease prevention.
• Drive the implementation of initiatives across multiple program areas.
• Create workflows and strategic approaches to meet grant-specific or programmatic objectives.
• Support continuous quality improvement efforts for grant-required and agency-identified priority areas, including quality measures and accreditation requirements.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Represent ECDHD at coalitions, community health improvement planning, community meetings, conferences, and professional development opportunities.
• Offer coaching, prioritization support, and problem-solving assistance.
• Facilitate alignment across departments and initiatives.
• Proactively identify operational risks, bottlenecks, and capacity constraints.
• Recommend course corrections when projects veer off track.
• Escalate issues appropriately to the Health Services Supervisor when decisions or resource adjustments are necessary.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Education

A bachelor’s degree in public health, public policy, public administration, or a related field is required.

Required Skills

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to interact effectively with all levels of internal and external clients.
• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Ability to work well with individuals from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience in administration and management of grants or grant-funded programs, including reporting, budget management, and work plan development.
• Experience or prior involvement in the development, improvement, or evaluation of health programs/services in community settings.
• Experience working in non-profit or government settings.
• Supervisory experience.

Supervision

This position directly supervises public health project coordinators.

Physical Requirements

May require sitting for a long period of time. Some bending, lifting, stooping, and stretching required. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity to operate office equipment such as computer keyboard, photocopier, telephone, and calculator. Some lifting may be involved, up to 35 pounds.