Project Director

Company: Morehouse School of Medicine
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: March 25, 2025

Job Description:

Morehouse School of Medicine ( MSM ) is a place of distinction, serving as the nation's leading academic medical center for vulnerable populations. It's also a place for passionate individuals looking to join a dedicated community working today to help prepare tomorrow's leaders.We exist to:

• Improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities;
• Increase the diversity of the health professional and scientific workforce;
• Address primary health care through programs in education, research and service;With emphasis on people of color and the under-served urban and rural populations in Georgia, the nation and the world.At Morehouse School of Medicine, we're leading the creation and advancement of health equity. You will find a fulfilling career at MSM !Posting Number: NONAC3541Job Title: Project DirectorPosition Type: Non-FacultyNumber of vacancies: 1Salary: Commensurate with experiencePosition Summary:The Project Director will collaborate with the Principal Investigator (Residency Program Director) and lead the administration and implementation of the day-to-day operations of training and educational grants for the Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency. In this role, the Project Director ensures that grant goals, objectives and workplans are executed on time and within budget. Specific responsibilities include understanding the purpose of the grants and the components of the residency, following grant policies and procedures in writing applications and implementing grants in accordance with applicable regulations and guidance, providing regular reports of grant performance and progress electronically to funding organizations, monitoring personnel and non-personnel expenses and ensuring that current, accurate, and complete grant progress is entered into funders' electronic data systems. The Project Director will develop proposals and plans to implement all grant project tasks, including regular electronic reporting on grant performance and progress to funding organizations. The Project Director also will serve as the liaison between the grant projects and the residency program team. In that role, the Project Director will be responsible for regular updates on grant progress to residency program team. The Project Director will also be responsible for ensuring that regular electronic reporting to funding organizations uses quality control procedures.Minimum Qualifications:EDUCATION:

• Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institutionEXPERIENCE:
  • Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience and competencies in Community Engagement and Management. Ability to understand complex research (qualitative/quantitative) and distill findings into clear, strategic insights;
  • Proven ability to work both independently and in close coordination with cross functional teams;
  • Proven ability to quickly identify problems and solve them.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work with tight deadlines.
  • Microsoft Office proficiency including Excel, PowerPoint.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong communications implementation skills, detail, and deadline- oriented.
  • Strong project management, negotiation, strategic thinking, and analytical skills.
  • Ability to think creatively and provide innovative solutions to communication challenges/problems.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and team members.
  • Ability to travel may be required.Preferred Qualifications:Doctoral Degree in Public Health or related field.Morehouse School of Medicine is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Georgia State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Morehouse School of Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.Job Duties:DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Provide strategic vision and direction for increasing community participation within key groups in research and outreach designed to promote population health.
    • Identify and carry out key engagement goals, objectives and tactics in alignment with national network priorities.
    • Manage the creation and execution of an overall cohesive community engagement framework which meets the goals at the national level while ensuring a community-based approach.
    • Foster collaborative relationships with organizations to ensure engagement and partnership pathways to secure participation from all key communities outlined by the project.
    • Keep informed on COVID -19 and vaccine trials to ensure all relevant information is integrated in engagement strategy.
    • Provide relevant skills-building training and/or tools to all partner organizations to assist them in carrying the project objectives.
    • Work with project colleagues, other staff and consultants to align engagement strategy with communication, research and vaccine acceptability strategy.
    • Establish ongoing community feedback mechanisms to increase responsiveness to community needs and to develop best practices.
    • Represent the organization at various events, on committees, at meetings, etc, as appropriate.
    • Manage assigned staff and students.
    • Community Engagement Research Responsibilities.
    • Inform the development of research plans by providing strategic input on formative research design for testing best practices for engagement among members representative of the target audience segments.
    • Inform the evaluation framework for community engagement tools and services.
    • Develop, implement, track, and report project community engagement performance metrics and measures.
    • Collaborate to evaluate and interpret the effectiveness of GEORGIA CEAL by reviewing data, outlining implications, and developing recommendations.Pre-Employment/Employment RequirementsAll offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.Immunization Requirements:It is MSM's Immunization policy that all Prospective Employees are required to provide proof that they are vaccinated against COVID -19 prior to commencement of employment. If employment will commence during Flu Season, MSM requires all individuals to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless granted an exemption. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain an exemption from MSM will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.Posting Specific QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
      • * Describe your previous supervisory experience to include years of experience supervising others.
      • * Describe your experience working in a community-based setting, understanding the under-served community. Include the number of years of experience. Do Not Enter "See Resume".
      • * Please provide your salary requirement. Do Not Enter Negotiable, a specified salary range is required. Not providing a salary requirement will result in your application being incomplete and will not be considered.Required Documents:
        • Curriculum Vitae or ResumeOptional Documents:
          • Resume
          • Cover Letter
          • Other DocumentOur vision is to lead the creation and advancement of health equity.Morehouse School of Medicine720 Westview DriveAtlanta, GA 30310404-752-1500Partner Site(s):Morehouse Healthcare
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