American Public Health Association · 9 hours ago
AJPH RWJF Grant Program Manager
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$70K/yr - $80K/yrThe American Public Health Association is seeking a Grant Program Manager to lead a health-equity-focused initiative. The role involves coordinating an advisory board, conducting landscape analyses, planning major program events, and overseeing the creation of a project website.
Health CareMedicalPublic Safety
Responsibilities
Generate and guide an 8-person advisory board consisting of key leaders in health equity selected from among journal publishers
Initiate, facilitate and grow a community of practice of thought leaders and journal leaders that will meet up to quarterly each year
Implement and lead activities as designated by the community of practice and advisory board, to include webinars, workshops, and digital media projects
Conduct landscape analysis to determine potential interested parties for the community of practice and establish a running list of potential candidates
Lead the community of practice in developing standards and best practices for implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion-based practices in publishing
Coordinate the development and exchange of Editorials between AJPH and other journals
Plan and facilitate annual State of Science/State of the Public Health Union event
Organize and facilitate grant writing workshops for journals and publishers that have lost federal funding
Direct the creation of an Equity Compliance website that will act as a central landing page for standards on ensuring equity in publishing
Act as liaison with RWJF personnel to ensure transparency and communication with the funding agency
Directs one assistant position
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Public Health or higher
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational abilities
Proficiency in project management tools
Strong time-management skills
Event planning experience
Proficiency with MS Office programs and statistical program packages (STATA, R Suite, etc)
Physical Requirements Requires occasional lifting and moving to 25 pounds
Must be able to travel to APHA HQ office; Travel to the Annual Meeting is required with other occasional travel possible
Must be able to work occasional evening and weekend work as job duties or projects require it
Benefits
Competitive salary
Excellent benefits
Company
American Public Health Association
Professional association dedicated to improving the public's health through education and advocacy.
Founded in 1872
51-200 employees
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Gary Black
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Claudia A. Baier
Founder, Public Health Funder Network
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