Program Director, Global Fellowships - New York, United States - Child Mind Institute

Description

Program Director, Global Fellowships

Summary:

The Child Mind Institute is seeking a Program Director for the "Global Fellowships" Initiative being launched within the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the Child Mind Institute (SNF-GC-CMI) to implement a range of projects through 2027. Established through a generous $55 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), the SNF-GC-CMI is a unique, exciting, multifaceted program. Working in the SNF-CMI GC will require creativity, imagination, and energy to build novel opportunities, technologies, and services, with the possibility of a vast impact on and transforming child and adolescent mental health.

The Program Director of Global Fellowships will be responsible for creating innovative leadership programs for delivering solutions at scale and increasing capacity to treat and study child and adolescent mental disorders. The Global Fellowships Initiative will award fellowships in three distinct categories:

1. Research Fellows: An elite, multinational cohort of early career scientists from low- and middle- income countries that will represent the global leaders of tomorrow
2. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinical Fellows: A core group of interdisciplinary clinicians seeking speciality training in child and adolescent mental health from low- and middle- income countries who will commit to infrastructure building and service in their local communities
3. Global Communicators: A broad, multi-disciplinary group of communicators (spanning advocacy, education, journalism, policy, and lived experiences), who will use their respective mediums to creatively collect and deliver information about the state and future of mental health in low- and middle- income countries

In alignment with the operations and strategy of the SNF-CMI GC, the Program Director will have overall responsibility for developing operational strategies and administrative systems required to ensure the short and long-term success of the Initiative. This includes oversight of strategic planning, operations, compliance and processes, employee engagement, finances, and outcome quality.

The Program Director must have program (preferably fellowship) management and leadership experience along with the ability to multitask in a high-energy environment. This position provides the opportunity to engage with a broad range of clinicians, policy-makers, researchers, and community leaders and will involve periodic international travel

Reporting to the Managing Director of the SNF-CMI GC, this is an exempt, full-time position located in our NYC headquarters office. Hybrid work-schedule (3-days in-office) possible.

The Child Mind Institute is proud to be named a Great Place to Work-Certified company Our competitive compensation and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, and flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, dependent care and discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website.

Responsibilities:

• Work with SNF-GC-CMI leadership to finalize the design of the SNF Global Center Global Fellowships Initiative, including the implementation and evaluation plans.
• Oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of the Global Fellowships Initiative, from conception through the application process and active support of the Fellows, and developing and maintaining a robust network of international training sites and fellowship cohorts.
• Coordinate the day-to-day work of the Global Fellowships Initiative team members and facilitate sub-project operations by creating and managing project timelines and plans, preparing internal team documents as required, and authoring reports and dashboards for Executives that provide updates on the Initiative's progress.
• In collaboration with the CMI Contracts Office and the Managing Director, create and complete contracts and other legal agreements with relevant parties engaged with the Initiative.
• Actively manage and escalate issues related to meeting project milestones to the Managing Director, and proactively identify alternative ways to develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Forecast and develop project budgets, and identify resource needs across all sites, in consultation with the Managing Director and co-Program Directors.
• Facilitate communication and information sharing across the Initiative's team. Develop, prepare and distribute communications, meeting minutes, presentations, and other materials as needed to ensure communication objectives are met.
• Create procedures to ensure ongoing quality improvement and evaluation, and facilitate communication within the Initiative and to other Initiatives.
• Collaborate with SNF-GC-CMI leadership, particularly the Program Director of Public Awareness and Engagement, for outreach needs and opportunities and in the planning and management of the Communicator Fellowship program.
• Periodic travel will be required to develop and support partnerships.
• Other duties as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Masters degree in a relevant discipline (psychology, neuroscience, psychiatry, clinical, public health, etc.) required; doctoral degree in a relevant discipline preferred' Bachelor's degrees with equivalent professional experience will be considered
• Minimum of 5-years post-graduate professional experience required; minimum 8-years post-graduate professional experience required without Master's degree.
• Prior experience with community-focused and/or educational initiatives preferred.
• Spanish and Portuguese fluency strongly preferred.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication (written, verbal), and collaboration skills with the ability to establish and maintain working relationships with a wide range of individuals/groups.
• Excellent management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated strategic, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
• Able to share in morale building and group support to achieve goals and objectives
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) some understanding of financial and organizational management
• Passion for the Child Mind Institute and SNF-CMI GC mission

Special Considerations:

Please upload your CV and cover letter during the application process.

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

The Child Mind Institute is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section ]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.