Senior Project Manager - Institute for Housing, Homelessness and Health

About the role

This position supports a newly established, university-wide initiative dedicated to improving housing stability, reducing homelessness, and advancing health through systems innovation, community partnership, applied research, quality improvement, and workforce development. Rather than operating as a traditional academic center, the initiative is being built as a highly collaborative, mission-driven organization that works alongside community organizations, healthcare systems, government agencies, and university partners to improve how housing, homelessness response, and health systems function.

Responsibilities

• Captures and coordinates capital projects in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Supervises the activities of subordinates including outside consultants.
• Prepares requests for proposal for outside consultants; writes advertisement based on bid calendar, reviews bids, conducts consultant selection process and makes recommendation for award of contract.
• Assists project managers with the technical areas of their projects, program preparation and presentation, and the policies and procedures of the University.
• Captures and coordinates project activities; assigns tasks and provides guidance to personnel responsible for specific functions or phases of the project.
• Oversees assigned projects to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities are carried out in accordance with specified objectives.
• Maintains project costs and schedule to ensure that the project does not exceed the approved budget and stays within prescribed timeline.
• Reviews the work of consultant(s) to ensure that University standards and contractual requirements are being met.

Requirements

Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of five (5) years of directly job-related experience.

Qualifications

• Experience working across complex systems, building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders, and helping organizations improve through collaboration and data-informed decision-making will be viewed favorably.
• Experience managing complex implementation projects involving multiple stakeholders, timelines, and deliverables, particularly in healthcare, public health, nonprofit, or homelessness response settings.

Skills

Individuals who thrive in collaborative, entrepreneurial, and mission-focused environments are strongly encouraged to apply. While Candidates From A Variety Of Professional Backgrounds Are Encouraged To Apply, Preference May Be Given To Individuals With Demonstrated Experience In One Or More Of The Following Areas:

• Housing and homelessness response systems, including emergency shelter, street outreach, coordinated entry, homelessness prevention and diversion, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, or housing navigation;
• Healthcare for people experiencing homelessness, Federally Qualified Health Centers, street medicine, behavioral health, substance use treatment and recovery services, or other community-based healthcare programs serving vulnerable populations;
• Nonprofit leadership, program operations, implementation science, continuous quality improvement (COi), program evaluation, or community-engaged research;
• Cross-sector partnerships involving healthcare, housing, social services, public agencies, philanthropy, or higher education.

Benefits

The initiative values interdisciplinary collaboration and seeks team members who are committed to service, innovation, humility, continuous learning, and translating evidence into meaningful community impact. As a founding member of the team, successful candidates will have the opportunity to help shape the culture, operations, partnerships, and long-term direction of a nationally distinctive university initiative focused on solving complex community challenges.

Pay

$75,100.00 - $95,800.00

Schedule

N/A