• Oversees all aspects of the program activities. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors project progress. Develops, implements, and manages policies and procedures.

• May manage/maintain annual budget, negotiate service contracts, report on progress and expenditures.

• Informs upper management of key activities and makes periodic progress reports.

• Works closely with internal departments regarding strategy and collaborative opportunities.

• Prepares progress reports and supports in writing of grant proposals to both private foundations and governmental agencies; works closely with the Office of Sponsored Projects on the submission of grants.

• Interacts with representatives from state, federal, and private agencies. Collaborates with local organizations and community leaders on event and partnership activities and opportunities.

• Leads the communication with the project team to help coordinate implementation and evaluation and participate in report writing, story gathering, web content, newsletters, and publications, in conjunction with Public Affairs.

• Communicates with community and professionals to share objectives and outcomes. Prepares/makes oral presentations at professional meetings.

• Manages and facilitates collaboration between existing CHW efforts, community leaders, and community voice engagement from diverse communities.

• Develops and implements strategic plans for CHW network development, operationalizing equity, and tracking mechanisms for the project metrics of success.

• Coordinates of all aspects of the CHW network mapping, alignment, with focus on expanding capacity of CHWs from and in BIPOC communities, in collaboration with Health Equity Collective working groups and member organizations.

• Manages alignment and enhancements of training and capacity building for the CHW network, including workforce development and sustainability strategies.

• Collects, evaluates, and interprets project data. Maintains confidential records of collected data, ensures accuracy and integrity of data. Data may include patient data and departmental programmatic data.

• Actively participates in related Health Equity Collective efforts and facilitates linking of CHW strategies to broader collective strategies.

• May manage Human Resources activities for direct report in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and terminating, training and development, performance evaluations, and salary planning.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Certification/Skills:

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Working knowledge of MS Office.
• Google Workspace
• Willingness to work some evenings and weekends.
• Able to travel to offsite locations independently.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience in lieu of education.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with the local community
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders
• Understanding of project management processes
• Community Health Worker experience and/or certification
• Bi-lingual English and Spanish fluency

Minimum Experience:

Five (5) years of applicable experience.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.