Community Engagement Project Manager

UNC-Chapel Hill•Chapel Hill, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a professional position based in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s North Carolina Institute for Public Health in the Community Assessment and Strategy ( CAS ) Unit as the Community Engagement Project Manager. The individual in this position will be responsible for providing robust project management for a number of public health practice projects including work related to NC foundational capabilities and regional preparedness center. The individual will be responsible for independent work as well as working with teams, at times leading teams. The individual in this position is required to interact with public health professionals from a wide range of service sectors, including local and state government. This position will provide project management and oversight of community-engaged work. Project management entails defining project or work stream strategy in partnership with the principal investigator and external partners, as well as developing project plans to achieve project goals and deliverables. This includes creating goals, processes, and protocols and tracking their progress. In addition, as project manager this position will manage the tasks of the project team, identifying staffing needs, and supervising temporary or student positions as needed.The position will work with the PI and business office to build and monitor the project budget. The role also involves contributing to proposal development. This is a hybrid role requiring on-campus presence at least 1 day per week.

Requirements

This position requires at least one year of work experience in a relevant field
Demonstrated ability to identify, initiate, and maintain relationships with traditional and non-traditional public health partners.
Competency communicating via a variety of means, maintaining contact, and following through on stated responsibilities.
Demonstrated skills collecting and analyzing qualitative data
Experience managing projects or workstreams.
Ability to meet in person with internal teams weekly and external partners occasionally.
Travel within the state of North Carolina is required occasionally

Nice To Haves

Excellent project management skills
Detail oriented
Proven ability to work both independently and with a team
Be able to manage small budgets
Be familiar with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint)
Be able to successfully manage relationships with funding organizations and community partners.
Demonstrate a deep understanding of the social and economic drivers of health
Experience presenting health outcome data that is contextualized with respect to those drivers as well as a passion for individual and collective learning.
Project Management Professional ( PMP ) certification (or similar) and experience using project management software are preferred.
At least five years’ professional experience in state, local, or national public health.
Training in a public health specialty.
In-depth expertise in one or more areas of community health assessment, health impact assessment, community health improvement planning, resource/asset mapping, qualitative data collection and analysis, online survey collection, and quality improvement programs.

Responsibilities

Providing robust project management for a number of public health practice projects including work related to NC foundational capabilities and regional preparedness center.
Responsible for independent work as well as working with teams, at times leading teams.
Interact with public health professionals from a wide range of service sectors, including local and state government.
Provide project management and oversight of community-engaged work.
Defining project or work stream strategy in partnership with the principal investigator and external partners
Developing project plans to achieve project goals and deliverables.
Creating goals, processes, and protocols and tracking their progress.
Manage the tasks of the project team, identifying staffing needs, and supervising temporary or student positions as needed.
Work with the PI and business office to build and monitor the project budget.
Contributing to proposal development.