IT Minds LLC

Position: Project Manager

Location: Hybrid – Providence, RI [Two days onsite required]

Contract Term: 17 Months+

Hours / Week: 35

Req# 123079

In support of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), HCH Enterprises is seeking a skilled Program Development and Project Management Specialist with experience in project management, active contracting, meeting facilitation, partnership development, and data-driven decision-making. The person holding the position is expected to work closely with agency program, data, and policy staff to ensure interagency projects focused on oral health move from planning to operations and are actively managed and evaluated. Sustainability planning will also be a major component of this work.

This is a fully virtually and/or onsite hybrid position (contingent upon space and the evolving pandemic) and is located in Cranston, RI. Local candidates highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Work with a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team focused on strategy, policy, planning, program alignment, and evaluation.
• Develop knowledge of related subject-matter programs to inform design, content, and functionality decisions.
• Provide strategic advice on initial design and ongoing operations.
• Draft and edit content for clarity, readability, and effectiveness.
• Develop effective oral health expansion of operations, including:
• Begin a transformation of the oral health system that addresses practice economics, focuses on equity and improved access, and eliminates oral health disparities—including those exacerbated by COVID-19, by increasing the use of preventive services by adults, reducing treatment services over time, and developing alternatives to emergency room utilization.
• Ensure interagency transformation efforts have a positive impact on chronic disease reduction, patient employment, and small-business recovery.
• Improve system capacity and alleviate access barriers for dental care in Rhode Island among the adult population—including Medicaid.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Communications, Graphic Design, Public Policy, Government, Urban Planning, or another relevant field
• Master’s degree preferred in leadership, business administration, science, public health, or equivalent.

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in managing projects and/or oversight of operations.
• Experience in collecting and interpreting data to drive operations and performance.
• Experience in planning projects and getting stakeholders to consensus.
• Must have experience or certification in project management.

Skills And Abilities

• Facilitation of collective impact across agencies to improve outcomes on the local level.
• Promotion of public health and the need to address social determinants of health.
• Utilization of a cross-sector and an all-hands-on deck approach to project management and program development.
• Empowering children, elders, and the disabled as an equity focus.
• Nurturing all of Rhode Islanders’ quality of life including physical, behavioral, and social health.
• Providing financial stewardship, sharing best practices, and promoting innovation.
• Excellent writing skills and proven ability to organize and complete tasks successfully within timelines.
• Excellent quality assurance and compliance skills
• Creative, self-motivated problem solver who can resolve project roadblocks and troubleshoot issues in a time sensitive environment
• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks with competing deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Using resident engagement to choose and influence the services they receive;
• Applying race equity to decisions made throughout large organizations; and
• Ensuring community members are engaged, heard, and respected from the onset of a plan and throughout implementation of programs.

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IT Minds LLC