Project Director - Boston, United States - Boston Public Health Commission

Boston Public Health Commission
Boston Public Health Commission
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The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is to work in partnership with communities to protect and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, especially those impacted by racism and systemic inequities.

The BPHC envisions a thriving Boston where all residents live healthy, fulfilling lives free of racism, poverty, violence, and other systems of oppression.

The BPHC sets an expectation that all staff and leadership commit, individually and as part of the BPHC team, to hold ourselves accountable to establishing a culture of antiracism and advance racial equity and justice through each of our bureaus, programs, and offices.


PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION


The Executive Office of the Boston Public Health Commission oversees all executive and administrative functions across the Commission, including commission-wide federal grants management and organizational infrastructure and strategic planning efforts.

Current grants within this office are focused on public health infrastructure development and projects addressing health racial disparities in the City of Boston, which align with BPHC's Strategic Plan.

BPHC's Strategic Plan identifies critical objectives to fulfill BPHC's mission and support organizational growth:
workforce and infrastructure; equity and anti-racism; data and innovation; and community engagement and partnerships.

This position will serve as Project Director for grants supporting BPHC-wide initiatives. The Project Director will oversee grants based on grant closures, and new grant start-up timelines. Currently there are two grants of focus for this role.

The CDC Public Health Infrastructure Grant invests in BPHC's workforce and organization-wide systems, ensuring BPHC can meet all foundational capabilities of a local health department effectively for the communities served.

The second grant, a CDC-funded COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant, funds several initiatives within BPHC addressing public health workforce and community response needs exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Both grants are BPHC-wide, and activities align with BPHC's strategic plan and our commitment to be a model leader in addressing racial justice and health equity.

As a position within the Executive Office, the Project Director will support BPHC-wide activities as needed, including but not limited to meeting facilitation; coordination and documentation; and strategic planning.

The Project Director will work in close collaboration with the Chief of Staff, Chief People Officer, and Deputy Commissioners on these efforts.


DUTIES

  • Provide infrastructure and programmatic support to enable BPHC programs to focus on addressing racial justice and health equity, including through grant management, implementation of strategic plan, and other activities needed to strengthen BPHC as an organization.
  • Responsible for all aspects of development, implementation, and evaluation of assigned grants.
  • Supervise key staff members under projects, including project assistants, evaluators, and interns. Perform all administrative supervisory functions and provide oversight on roles and deliverables from all project team members.
  • Monitor progress of projects to ensure milestones and deadlines are met, prepare regular project reports, and submit project modifications to grant funder when appropriate. Ensure all federal reporting and other requirements are met in a timely manner and according to grant requirements (e.g., plans, reports, changes).
  • Interact with key BPHC bureaus and programs to ensure progress on their project plans and deliverables and to facilitate coordination and integration. Provide project teams with guidance and provide problem solving and technical assistance support when necessary. Carry out key project deliverables when necessary.
  • Plan for and facilitate project team, partner, and funder meetings, including meeting agendas, minutes, and followup on action steps.
  • Monitor budget monthly and track performance in relation to the achievement of shortterm, intermediate, and longterm outcomes of projects and budgetary expenditures. Work closely with BPHC Finance Office to prepare budget updates and modifications to funder, ensuring compliance with grant.
  • Ensure that solicitations, scopes of work, and contracting and funding processes are conducted in a timely manner and advance the equitable procurement priorities of the BPHC.
  • Ensure grant programmatic activities integrate best practices and develop innovative strategies to engage members of historically marginalized communities and to advance the goals of the project.
  • Draft and present reports, presentations, manuscripts, memos, and other forms of communication about program activities and best practices for staff, stakeholders, the community, and funders.
  • Support strategic plan monitoring and implementation, including mechanisms to support reporting of strategic plan milestones to BPHC leadership and staff.
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