Interdepartmental Project Manager-1

State of careers Rhode Island

3d • $106,952 - $121,189 • Onsite

About The Position

This Interdepartmental Project Manager position is housed within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and supports implementation of Rhode Island’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a federally funded five-year initiative to strengthen healthcare access, workforce capacity, service integration, and health outcomes in rural communities across the state. The position serves as the central coordination point for a statewide portfolio of RHTP initiatives. As the lead agency for the grant, EOHHS oversees implementation across 11 subrecipient organizations, including state agencies, healthcare providers, community-based organizations, and contracted partners. This role ensures consistent project management practices; monitors progress toward milestones and supports coordinated implementation across all entities. The Project Manager serves as a key liaison between EOHHS leadership, subrecipients, consultants, and federal partners. Responsibilities include coordinating timelines, deliverables, reporting requirements, risk mitigation activities, and issue resolution. The position works closely with program leads across all participating organizations to track progress, identify implementation barriers, and support timely completion of project milestones and State Policy Actions. This role is designed as a horizontal, cross-cutting project management function. While respecting the authority and operational responsibilities of participating agencies and organizations, the Project Manager ensures alignment with approved work plans, CMS requirements, and statewide transformation goals. The position supports cross-agency collaboration, identifies emerging risks, and facilitates coordinated problem-solving across the RHTP portfolio. Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining standardized project management tools, reporting templates, implementation trackers, and monitoring processes; supporting federal grant compliance activities; coordinating recurring implementation meetings and workgroups; tracking programmatic and financial progress; and preparing reports, presentations, and other materials for CMS and state leadership. The position also supports integration of technical assistance, evaluation, data, and community engagement activities across the RHTP portfolio. This includes coordination among state agencies, healthcare providers, consultants, and community organizations to ensure initiatives are implemented in a complementary and integrated manner. Additionally, the Project Manager supports EOHHS efforts to ensure RHTP investments are accessible to rural communities and organizations with varying levels of administrative capacity. The role helps reduce administrative burden, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and promote alignment across subrecipients working toward shared rural health goals. The position reports to the RHTP Program Director and works closely with EOHHS leadership, state agency partners, subrecipients, consultants, and CMS to support successful implementation of a major statewide health transformation initiative.

Requirements

• Possession of a Master's Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration or a related field; and considerable employment in a highly responsible position involving responsibility for the research, fiscal analysis and policy development and dissemination of information.
• Or, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.
• A thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of projects management related to developing interdepartmental programs and services.
• A thorough knowledge of planning, budgeting and evaluation process and the ability to apply them in a human service system.
• A thorough knowledge of practices, procedures and protocols for press relations.
• The ability to research and prepare reports and recommendations for dissemination of policy information.
• A working knowledge of computers and communication technology.
• A thorough knowledge of, and the ability to, evaluate the attitudes and reactions of interested and affected groups and their demands and needs for information about the department's programs and objectives.
• The ability to communicate effectively with a variety of constituents, state officials and the general public.
• Experience managing large-scale, multi-agency or multi-partner projects.
• Knowledge of federal grant implementation and compliance requirements (CMS or HHS experience preferred).
• Ability to translate complex program goals into structured implementation plans and tracking systems.
• Strong project management, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across diverse stakeholders in a complex environment.
• Strong communication skills with executive leadership, technical staff, community partners, and federal agencies.
• Ability to identify implementation risks early and support resolution across organizational boundaries.
• Must undergo a national fingerprint background screening.
• Must have employment eligibility validated through E-Verify.

Nice To Haves

• CMS or HHS experience preferred

Responsibilities

• To work with State agencies and/or organizations to strengthen cross-system collaboration and implement integrated service organization and delivery policies.
• To be responsible for special project development authorized and delegated by a director.
• To perform research, fiscal and policy analysis on various issues affecting consumers of human service programs.
• To serve in a highly responsible communications capacity representing a number of state departments in their contact with state, local, public and media officials.
• To perform complex program analysis and evaluation of departmental services.
• To research and write commentary on various issues affecting consumers of human service programs.
• To resolve complaints or objections and to prepare reports on complex issues for consideration and decision by the director(s).
• To be responsible for developing and maintaining a continuous coordinated effort in liaison with the general assembly, state agencies, general public, and media.
• To be responsible for the development, implementation, and dissemination of newsletter specific to legislative changes and their impact.
• To operate publishing, graphic, and financial computer programs required for specific projects.
• To represent the director(s) as assigned in contacts with constituents and officials to explain specific polices and their impact.
• To keep departmental officials informed of the director's decisions and recommendations on programs and policies.
• To make frequent contact with departmental officials relative to decisions and recommendations on program and policy issues.
• To do related work as required.
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables, reporting requirements, risk mitigation activities, and issue resolution.
• Work closely with program leads across all participating organizations to track progress, identify implementation barriers, and support timely completion of project milestones and State Policy Actions.
• Support cross-agency collaboration, identify emerging risks, and facilitate coordinated problem-solving across the RHTP portfolio.
• Develop and maintain standardized project management tools, reporting templates, implementation trackers, and monitoring processes.
• Support federal grant compliance activities.
• Coordinate recurring implementation meetings and workgroups.
• Track programmatic and financial progress.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other materials for CMS and state leadership.
• Support integration of technical assistance, evaluation, data, and community engagement activities across the RHTP portfolio.
• Ensure initiatives are implemented in a complementary and integrated manner.
• Ensure RHTP investments are accessible to rural communities and organizations with varying levels of administrative capacity.
• Help reduce administrative burden, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and promote alignment across subrecipients working toward shared rural health goals.

Benefits

• For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
• New provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees.
• Any employee hired after September 30, 2014 will be required to participate in the direct deposit system.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager