Maternal and Child Health Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Independently plan, conduct, and technically direct complex, cross-functional, and high-revenue projects, coordinating staff efforts.
• Demonstrate advanced subject matter expertise and leverage the broader capabilities of Altarum.
• Provide expert consultation and solutions for clients independently.
• Offer leadership and guidance to team members and lower-level PMs.
• Maintain an extensive network of contacts to assist with business development and funding efforts.
• Keep skills and knowledge of the focus area up to date through professional development and other educational methods.
• Supervise and mentor maternal and child health staff.
• Collaborate with the MCH and Sexual and Reproductive Health Program Director to lead strategy and innovation for the MCH focus area.
• Provide thought leadership, subject matter expertise, and project/client management capabilities as needed.
• Lead federal, state, and philanthropic proposal efforts.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of work experience, including specific experience in Title V and other maternal and child health (MCH) policy and programming.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience directing projects and managing staff.
• Expertise in MCH workforce development, health disparities, early childhood, and child/adolescent health.
• Experience in MCH and early childhood systems.
• Experience working with mid-level and senior clinical and/or administrative leaders in diverse settings.
• Experience providing technical assistance to federal and state agencies implementing policies and programs to improve MCH.
• Preferred experience in leading evaluations of MCH policy and programs.
• Experience managing, coordinating, or contributing to large-scale proposal efforts.
• Effective team leadership and mentoring experience.
• Proven ability to successfully lead teams to produce high-quality results for training and technical assistance projects.
• Ability to identify and lead teams to pursue strategies for new business growth.
• Successful provision of training and technical assistance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail; flexibility to manage multiple priorities, sometimes simultaneously, under tight deadlines.
• Experience with facilitation of meetings, day-long convenings, and other working sessions.
• Experience with communicating results to funders, decision-makers, and lay audiences.

Logistical Requirements

• At this time, we will only accept candidates who are presently eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship.
• Our organization requires that all work, for the duration of your employment, must be completed in the continental U.S. unless required by contract.
• If you are local to our offices in Arlington, Silver Spring, Novi, or Portland this role will be hybrid (in office on Wednesdays - collaboration days).
• Must be able to work during eastern time unless approved by your manager.
• Employees working remotely must have a dedicated, ergonomically appropriate workspace free from distractions with a mobile device that allows for productive and efficient conduct of business.
• Ability to travel approximately 8-10% of the year.