Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Full-time

Description

Why is this a great job? (From the hiring manager) “LPHI’s Managers are foundational members of project teams, leading the forward movement, expansion, and overall success of LPHI’s programs and initiatives. The Manager will have the opportunity to support multiple projects and processes related to business development and strategic projects across the organization, gaining valuable insight and experience in multiple topic areas. LPHI is committed to an organizational culture that embraces innovation and creativity, incorporates equity into practices, and prioritizes the success and growth of all its employees.”

ABOUT US
The Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) is a statewide, non-profit organization that has been promoting the health and well-being of Louisianians since 1997. Our 65+ employees work alongside 500+ partner organizations at the local, state, and national levels to leverage our broad expertise in public health to achieve our mission of ensuring that everyone has fair and just opportunities to be healthy and well.
Our strategic plan priority areas include Health Equity, Partnerships and Collaboration, A Healthier Louisiana, and A Thriving Organization. To learn more, visit

POSITION DETAILS

Job Title : Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Salary : $67,367 - $81,689 (Professional 2)

• Salary is based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons

Work Schedule : 40-hour work week

• LPHI offers traditional (M-F, 8 am-5 pm), flexible (for example, M-F 10 am-7pm), and compressed work schedules (for example, M-Th 8 am-7 pm). Schedule details finalized between employee and manager.

Location: This is a remote position with occasional (<10%) travel required.

• LPHI maintains an office in New Orleans if the employee prefers to be fulltime in-office

Team : Strategic Initiatives

Reports To: Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives

Supervises: none

Benefits

• LPHI contributes 7% of pre-tax salary to the employees’ 401k per pay period regardless of employee contribution, after six continuous months of employment
• 100% paid premiums for employee health (Core plan), dental, short-term disability, long-term disability and term life insurance beginning on the first day of the month, on or following one month of full-time employment
• 100% paid Employee Assistance Program
• 100% paid parking at 601 Tchoupitoulas Parking Garage
• Traditional, flexible, or compressed work schedules
• Resources committed to professional development
• Holidays, Vacation and Sick Days:
• 15+ paid holidays per year that includes Thanksgiving Break and Winter Break
• 10 vacation days accrued per year, years 0-2
• 15 vacation days accrued per year, years 3-5
• 20 vacation days accrued per year, year 6+
• 3 personal days
• 1 floating holiday (employee’s choice)
• 12 sick days

ABOUT THE POSITION

A successful candidate will possess exceptional organizational and process management skills; thrive in both team environments and self-directed tasks; exhibit excellent communication and customer service skills; exercise discretion and diplomacy in complex and confidential situations; have the ability to proactively anticipate and manage challenges; and have strong time management skills.

Day-to-day responsibilities include: developing and monitoring project timelines and project plans; drafting, editing, and organizing reporting documents; meeting management; responding to emails and phone calls; crafting communications to assigned leads and staff; staff training; systems optimization; operations and developmental tool development and deployment; monitoring of funding opportunities; grant writing and development; development of standard operating procedures; document management; researching best practices, and other duties as necessary. The Project Manager will also be responsible for building and maintaining good working relationships with team members across the organization, serve on a variety of committees and workgroups, and leads the development and maintenance of external partner relationships in collaboration with the Senior Director.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy and Business Development

• Lead the onboarding, optimization, and integration of a grant seeking software leveraged to identify tailored funding opportunities to advancing the strategic priorities of the organization.
• Create and distribute bi-weekly grant opportunities to all staff, tailored to LPHI’s strategic priorities and identify organizational leads to take action on each opportunity.
• Develop and maintain funder tracking sheet to provide timely prompts to Business Development team of forecasted opportunities and to monitor funder outreach and engagement activities.
• Streamline business development processes, including training opportunities to staff on grant seeking and development process, tools, and protocols.
• Manage the development and coordination