Altarum's Division of Population Health is pleased to announce an opening for a Behavioral Health Project Manager. This position leads cross-functional teams and interfaces with clients, staff, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to ensure project goals are accomplished within the prescribed timeframe and funding parameters.
The Project Manager also works to build the capacity and readiness of publicly funded agencies and organizations in a variety of sectors (e.g., behavioral health, social and human services, public health, criminal justice) to enhance the quality of behavioral health services and improve behavioral health outcomes.
The Project Manager will provide oversight of technical assistance and training to various professionals and paraprofessionals across diverse settings and contribute to deliverables, including but not limited to webinars, podcasts, publications, and newsletters. The Project Manager will also establish and maintain positive client relationships, identify and pursue opportunities for new business, and mentor other training and technical assistance team members.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, and provide training and technical assistance in the implementation of behavioral health services, including behavioral health crisis services, evaluation, and other behavioral health services.
- Lead, design, and deliver training and technical assistance on a variety of content areas associated with best practices in behavioral health crisis services and evaluation services.
- Provide consultative expertise and recommendations to clients and internal teams as requested
- Develop technical assistance packages, publications, reports, memos, tools, toolkits, online learning courses, webinar presentations, and podcasts
- Work collaboratively with other Altarum staff on projects, and collaboratively with other external TA providers
- Work directly with clients to ensure that projects are executed successfully and with high-quality
- Provide thought leadership, foster new partnerships, and provide project/client management capabilities as needed
- Contribute to federal, state, and philanthropic proposal efforts
- Plan and manage projects with minimal guidance from Project Directors
- Manage project budgets in Altarum project management system and make decisions on adjustments and improvements in order to effectively execute the project
- Manage staff time and tasks on projects
- Foster relationships with clients, including building strong communication with clients and serving as a primary contact to provide consultation and solutions
- Manage statements of work for subcontracts with partners, consultants, vendors
- Review and approve project related invoices and payments
- May be assigned to supervise employees, including but not limited to onboarding, performance evaluations, career development, and timesheet approval
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, public health, human development, child psychology, family studies, social sciences, public administration, business administration, or related field
- Minimum ten (10) years work experience post master’s degree, including specific experience in behavioral health
- Minimum of five years of relevant Project/Program Management experience, preferably within the behavioral health or community health field
- Experience with behavioral health crisis services preferred
- Experience working with federal partners preferred
- Experience working with mid-level and senior clinical and/or administrative leaders in diverse settings
- Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time
- Knowledge of behavioral health program operations at the federal, state, and local levels
- Ability to provide team leadership, work as an effective team member, as well as work independently with minimal supervision
- Experience managing, coordinating, or contributing to large-scale proposal efforts desired
Knowledge & Competencies Required
- Principles and practices of recovery-oriented and trauma-informed systems of care
- Behavioral health crisis systems and services
- Implementation approaches for behavioral health services across diverse settings
- Best practices in engaging, educating, and supporting parents/guardians in navigating service systems
- Successful strategies in project management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail; flexibility to manage multiple priorities, sometimes simultaneously, under deadlines
- Facilitation of meetings, day-long convenings, and other working sessions
- Communication of project results to funders, decision-makers, and lay audiences
- Mentorship of other project team members
Logistical Requirements
- At this time, we will only accept candidates who are presently eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship.
- Our organization requires that all work, for the duration of your employment, must be completed in the continental U.S. unless required by contract.
- If you are local to our offices in Arlington, VA; Silver Spring, MD; Novi, MI; or Portland, ME, this role will be hybrid.
- Must be able to work during eastern time unless approved by your manager
ABOUT ALTARUM:
Altarum is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system. We work primarily on behalf of federal and state governments to design and implement solutions that achieve measurable results. We combine our expertise in public health and health care delivery with technology development and implementation, practice transformation, training and technical assistance, quality improvement, data analytics, and applied research and evaluation. Our innovative solutions and proven processes lead to better value and health for all.
In addition to the meaningful and challenging work, Altarum offers an outstanding benefits program that includes paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401k (3% employer contribution plus opportunity for gainsharing), a flexible work environment, and much more. We invite you to explore exciting and rewarding career opportunities with us.
Altarum provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
