Project Manager (Public Health)
Hybrid
Cranston, Rhode Island
Pay Rate – $60-$63/hr
W2 Contract
Key Responsibilities
The Intermediate Project Manager will be responsible for facilitating the day-to-day operations and logistics of the accessibility-related work that is aligned with rural health transformation and disability programs.
Project Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement
- Planning for, supporting, and facilitating associated advisory group and other cross-functional convenings
- Developing communications for relevant accessibility projects, rural health, and health system plans
- Managing community engagement and stakeholder feedback, tracking and ensuring follow-up and escalation, and informing other rural health and disability implementation efforts
- Ensuring that stakeholder engagement and project activities are organized in ways that promote accessibility, meaningful participation, and inclusion of people with disabilities and individuals with lived experience
Administrative & Operational Support
- Leading administrative and procurement functions such as invoicing, progress reporting, meeting scheduling, note-taking, and other related needs
- Supporting Senior Project Manager with project coordination needs as requested
- Preparing agendas, documenting decisions, and managing follow-up activities
Reporting, Planning & Compliance
- Assisting with the development of plans, reports, presentations, dashboards, and other materials used to communicate progress, outcomes, and priorities to leadership, stakeholders, and the public
- Aligning and integrating RHTP objectives with statewide plans, existing efforts, and related strategic roadmaps
- Assisting with compliance with RHTP requirements and alignment with RHTP requirements
Program Coordination & Infrastructure
- Serving as a central point of coordination and communication to help sustain momentum, alignment, and shared ownership across statewide accessibility program implementation efforts
- Maintaining documentation systems, tracking tools, and project management infrastructure as needed to support transparency, accountability, and effective coordination
Required Qualifications for Appointment
Knowledge, Skills, and Capacity
- Must have a thorough understanding of the best practices for rural area community engagement and working consistently with individuals with lived experience in partnership roles
- Must have excellent organizational, writing, public speaking, presentation, facilitation, research, and interpersonal skills
- Must have a thorough understanding of the key stakeholders in the health system disability community, including state agencies, healthcare providers, community-based organizations, advocates, and others across systems of care and populations served
- Must have knowledge of the factors that limit access to health services and adversely impact health outcomes of rural Rhode Islanders with disabilities or willingness to learn
- Must have knowledge of the principles and practices of health program implementation, including policy and planning, program administration, research, data analytics, and stakeholder engagement
- Must be highly organized and able to manage competing priorities
Education and Experience
Masters degree from a program of recognized standing with specialization in a
relevant field of Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Law, Health Policy,
Public Policy, Human Services, Environmental Sociology, Social Work, etc.
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