"Project Associate Manager"

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

The Region 9 Perinatal Quality Collaborative, a State of Michigan supported initiative, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support growth, sustainability, and data-driven innovative strategies of the collaborative. Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (RPQC) exist to ensure alignment with the MDHHS statewide goals of quality improvement in perinatal care. Region 9 RPQC consists of leaders and members from the following counties: Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, and Washtenaw. The ideal candidate for this position should have experience in community engagement, fostering partnerships with diverse stakeholders and community members, and who has done work to address social justice and use of a health equity framework in community-based settings. This individual will be an essential part of the leadership team and provide administrative oversight for multiple perinatal heath topic-focused project groups (e.g. trauma-informed care, perinatal substance use, transitions in postpartum care and increasing access to Doula Care). This appointment is term-limited with expected yearly extension based on funding.

We seek to recruit and retain a workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the community of people we serve across the six counties and in Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

Responsible for the coordination and support of multiple concurrent projects and provides a front-facing point of contact for the leadership team, project groups, Collaborative members, and key stakeholders. Supervision of the Community Outreach coordinator is also required. Other key duties include timely implementation of the fiscal year work plan and maintaining compliance with state RPQC requirements. Primary activities are predominately performed independently.

RPQC Leadership

• Assists in development of detailed fiscal year work plan and budget with Region 9 leadership team and ensures timely submission according to deadlines determined by the State/MDHHS
• Helps identify and support promising practices and evidence-based intervention(s) for Region 9 constituents
• Attends required quarterly and bi-annual meetings as a representative of the Region 9 leadership team and coordinates with other regional perinatal quality collaboratives as the leadership team sees fit
• Ensures Region 9 presents promising practices and/or quality improvement effort(s) during at least one MIHEC meeting of fiscal year
• Attends and participates in MIHEIP-related MDHHS state meetings
• Participates in and leads biweekly leadership meetings

RQPC Administrative Support and State Compliance

• Coordinates minimum of four quarterly Collaborative meetings and one town hall per fiscal year with support of Community Outreach coordinator
• Provides administrative support to Collaborative and manages expectations and deliverable timelines
• Regularly disseminates relevant information to key stakeholders and Collaborative members
• Carries out fiscal year work plan and maintains working knowledge of budget status
• Prepares agenda and written follow-up communications for a variety of audiences, including RPQC and State MDHHS leadership teams.
• Coordinates preparation and timely submission of data and materials to quality improvement consultants
• Records and submits quarterly narrative and progress reports to state Contract Manager

9 Perinatal Quality Collaborative Quality Improvement

• Responsible for administrative support from concept and design through implementation phases of project scope
• Assesses workflow, operations, and strategic direction with the ability to offer support and suggest solutions
• Liaison between project teams and leadership team.
• Oversees project budgets and proposals submitted to leadership team through systematic process
• Supports project groups with development of detailed work plans, schedules, status reports and projections for process improvements of identified initiatives
• Effectively communicates project status to collaborative and leadership team members
• Establishes and maintains excellent working relationships teams and stakeholders
• Ensures successful implementation of project work plans
• Ensures progress is communicated to all stakeholders during Collaborative meetings

Project Implementation, Collaborative Optimization

• Identifies and assess issues, risks and interdependencies, determines improvements and escalates issues when appropriate
• Coordinates and facilitate delivery of project objectives
• Proactively identifies and raises issues and make recommendations before such information is requested
• Ensures adherence to project deliverables and alignment with institutional and MDHHS policies, standards and benchmarks
• Resolves issues and manages changes and interventions to achieve project outputs; build consensus among stakeholders with disparate viewpoints
• Assist in development, writing, and management of external grant proposals when applicable

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required
• At least 3 years of experience working for or in partnership with community-based organizations
• At least 2 years of project management
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team and independently
• Experience in conceptualizing and implementing new projects, preferably around maternal and infant health
• Demonstrated experience dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate large groups, team meetings and deliver presentations
• Excellent organizational skills and detail orientation
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience working in complex organizations
• Experience with managing and updating listservs
• Mastery of Microsoft Office applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree preferred
• Demonstrated experience or interest in increasing access to health for all and community engagement
• Knowledge of State of Michigan Maternal Child Health policies, procedures and programs.