King County
Project/Program Manager III - Scale Up of HIV Prevention Services in Sexual Heal
King County, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
The SHIPS Project Manager is responsible for overall administration of King County’s Support and Scale Up of HIV Prevention Services in Sexual Health Clinics (SHIPS) grant, funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The goal of SHIPS is to strengthen the Sexual Health Clinic's infrastructure and improve service delivery to address syndemic of HIV and other STIs. The manager is responsible for developing and monitoring the workplan, hiring, supervising and evaluating project staff, writing grant-related reports and applications, negotiating and overseeing a contract with a community partner, and serving as liaison to governmental, academic and community partners. The Program Manager is supervised by the Sexual Health Clinic manager.
Commitment To Equity and Social JusticeNamed after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.
The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.
We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.
Responsibilities:Administer programmatic and fiscal aspects of the SHIPS grant.Assure fulfillment of grant deliverables, conditions of award, and periodic programmatic and fiscal reports.Develop and implement an action plan to address Sexual Health Clinic (SHC) infrastructure gaps.Develop a plan to assess patient experience at SHC and patient needs.Oversee STI and HIV testing activities in the field and at King County correctional facilities.Work with project epidemiologist to report system-level performance indicators to funders.Develop, negotiate and monitor external contract including assuring that contractor meets the deliverables and conform to all funding requirements.Monitor internal program performance.Serve as primary liaison to funder including project officer calls and periodic site visits.Hire, supervise and evaluate project staff.Write grant applications as needed.Other duties as assigned.Required Qualifications:Master's degree in public health, public administration or social services is desirable; two years of relevant professional experience may be substituted for each year of desirable post-graduate education.Three (3) years of experience working on large federal public health grants.Two (2) years of experience leading a public health project or program.Three (3) years of experience supervising staff.Experience working with federal budgets.Effective oral and written communication skills.Experience with, and ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with people and organizations of diverse backgrounds.Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.Desired Qualifications:Experience working in a HIV/STI clinical setting.Work Location:This position is located at Harborview Medical Center, 908 Jefferson St. Seattle, WA 98104. This position will be 3 days a week in-person with the option to telework 2 days.
Some of the work associated with this position will be performed through teleworking and will report to office location and to meetings as needed. Travel to other work locations may be necessary. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
Work Hours:This position is Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. This position is FLSA exempt and not eligible for overtime.
Contact:For questions about this recruitment, please contact Sarah Dunkinson,
sdunkinson@kingcounty.gov .
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Commitment To Equity and Social JusticeNamed after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.
The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.
We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.
Responsibilities:Administer programmatic and fiscal aspects of the SHIPS grant.Assure fulfillment of grant deliverables, conditions of award, and periodic programmatic and fiscal reports.Develop and implement an action plan to address Sexual Health Clinic (SHC) infrastructure gaps.Develop a plan to assess patient experience at SHC and patient needs.Oversee STI and HIV testing activities in the field and at King County correctional facilities.Work with project epidemiologist to report system-level performance indicators to funders.Develop, negotiate and monitor external contract including assuring that contractor meets the deliverables and conform to all funding requirements.Monitor internal program performance.Serve as primary liaison to funder including project officer calls and periodic site visits.Hire, supervise and evaluate project staff.Write grant applications as needed.Other duties as assigned.Required Qualifications:Master's degree in public health, public administration or social services is desirable; two years of relevant professional experience may be substituted for each year of desirable post-graduate education.Three (3) years of experience working on large federal public health grants.Two (2) years of experience leading a public health project or program.Three (3) years of experience supervising staff.Experience working with federal budgets.Effective oral and written communication skills.Experience with, and ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with people and organizations of diverse backgrounds.Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.Desired Qualifications:Experience working in a HIV/STI clinical setting.Work Location:This position is located at Harborview Medical Center, 908 Jefferson St. Seattle, WA 98104. This position will be 3 days a week in-person with the option to telework 2 days.
Some of the work associated with this position will be performed through teleworking and will report to office location and to meetings as needed. Travel to other work locations may be necessary. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
Work Hours:This position is Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. This position is FLSA exempt and not eligible for overtime.
Contact:For questions about this recruitment, please contact Sarah Dunkinson,
sdunkinson@kingcounty.gov .
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