Program Coordinator

Arizona Department of Administration • Phoenix, WA

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Education & Healthcare Sector Program Specialist serves as a strategic operational lead and connector bridging rural healthcare employers, academic institutions, and community organizations. Operating with a heavy emphasis on program oversight, subaward compliance, and operational execution, this position manages grant requirements, drives the expansion of clinical placements, aligns educational curricula with healthcare industry standards, and ensures robust reporting across workforce initiatives. Arizona’s Rural Health Transformation Program is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a part of a financial assistance award totaling $166,988,955.92 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures. The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in end-to-end program management, subaward compliance monitoring, stakeholder management, operational oversight, cross-functional project execution, and regulatory reporting procedures.
• Strong knowledge of public policy, federal and state grant management frameworks, and healthcare workforce initiative guidelines.
• In-depth knowledge of regional labor market trends, stackable credential models, CTE pathways, and secondary/post-secondary educational systems.
• Proficiency in CRM systems, database management tools, Google Apps, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced project management, strategic planning, public speaking, and facilitation skills to effectively lead program initiatives and engage health system executives, grant partners, and academic leaders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Human Resources, Business Administration or other relevant field of study
• Driver’s License Requirements.
• All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Responsibilities

• Drive operational management and monitoring of provider-oriented subawards, grant requirements, and program protocols.
• Track grantee milestones, support subaward reporting deadlines, evaluate overall program effectiveness, and implement corrective workflows for non-compliance.
• Cultivate and maintain active partnerships across rural healthcare provider systems (hospitals, clinics, FQHCs, acute care facilities) and educational leadership (administrators, faculty) to continuously align academic offerings with real-time regional labor market demand.
• Catalog, expand, and manage internships, apprenticeships, clinical rotations, and GME opportunities.
• Facilitate effective coordination between clinical sites and education providers to maximize experiential learning placements based on licensure requirements.
• Collect, analyze, and report on labor market trends, provider staffing profiles, student placement outcomes, and program efficiency metrics.
• Collaborate with community partners to establish operational procedures to serve and report on grant-identified priority populations.
• Partner with faculty to align CTE pathways and academic programs with industry certification standards and scope-of-practice guidelines.
• Support institutional efforts to streamline student transitions into healthcare careers and work-based learning opportunities.
• Represent the AZ RHT Workforce program at career fairs, industry panels, and advisory meetings, providing unified program representation from both employer and educational perspectives.
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position

Benefits

• Sick leave
• Retirement plan
• Health and dental insurance
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance
• Paid Parental Leave program

What This Job Offers

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