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JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The PHII (Public Health Informatics Institute) Project Manager is assigned to PHII's projects that incorporate multiple activities or mini-projects.
• Ensures that all assigned projects are completed on time and within budget, working with the Project Director to ensure the projects meet their goals.
• Supports the senior executive team (Director, Deputy Director, and Business Unit Directors), Project Directors, and other team members in developing deliverables and sets an appropriate expectation level for these deliverables.
• Ensures external project participants (for example, grantees, partners, subject matter experts, and meeting participants) are engaged and are informed of the status and direction of project activities.
• May prepare financial and program reports as required by funding partners.
• May assist in writing grants and in finding new funding opportunities.
• May represent and promote their projects at various speaking engagements.
• Ensures that the projects they manage are in compliance with federal and/or private foundation rules and regulations.
• Performs other related duties as required.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with Project Director and project team to define scope of a project. 
• Documents project work plan/timeline, resources needs, resource expectations, key milestone dates, and tracks project process. 
• Creates status reports for distribution to project team, external customers, and for use in regular project status update meetings with Institute staff. 
• Updates activities and modifies deliverable dates as needed.

• Creates contracts for consultants/contractors as needed in collaboration with the Project Director
• Approves expense reports. 
• Manages detailed budget; includes working with Communications Manager(s) to budget for project-related communications activities. 
• Works with the financial management staff to provide information for financial reports. 
• Creates, submits, and processes invoices as needed.

• Fosters PHII project team communication – facilitates internal team conference calls/meetings, ensures meeting minutes are created, provides status reports, manages action item lists and issues lists, and tracks parking lot items.

• Becomes familiar with assigned projects/ understands project scope and strategy 
• Attends conferences/meetings and reviews literature in order to stay abreast of current knowledge and issues

• Proactively anticipates potential risks to the portfolio, communicates them to the team.
• Working closely with the Project Director, devises mitigation strategies for project risks 
• Conducts project implementation reviews to determine whether the project is on track, as well as to clearly identify and trouble shoot problem areas. 

• Participates fully as a member of the Task Force for Global Health by contributing, assisting and participating in projects, activities, and initiatives as requested by management.

• 5-15%  domestic and international travel is required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor's degree in a field related to specific program as indicated and six years of program related experience, OR an equivalent combination of experience, education, and training.
• One (1) to two (2) years of experience in creating project plans and experience in all phases of the IT lifecycle.
• Previous experience (at least 2-3 years) in public health, public health informatics, or health IT.

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