The SHIPS Project Manager is responsible for overall administration of King County’s Support and Scale Up of HIV Prevention Services in Sexual Health Clinics (SHIPS) grant, funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The goal of SHIPS is to strengthen the Sexual Health Clinic's infrastructure and improve service delivery to address syndemic of HIV and other STIs. The manager is responsible for developing and monitoring the workplan, hiring, supervising and evaluating project staff, writing grant-related reports and applications, negotiating and overseeing a contract with a community partner, and serving as liaison to governmental, academic and community partners. The Program Manager is supervised by the Sexual Health Clinic manager. 
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• Administer programmatic and fiscal aspects of the SHIPS grant. 
• Assure fulfillment of grant deliverables, conditions of award, and periodic programmatic and fiscal reports. 
• Develop and implement an action plan to address Sexual Health Clinic (SHC) infrastructure gaps. 
• Develop a plan to assess patient experience at SHC and patient needs.
• Oversee STI and HIV testing activities in the field and at King County correctional facilities.
• Work with project epidemiologist to report system-level performance indicators to funders. 
• Develop, negotiate and monitor external contract including assuring that contractor meets the deliverables and conform to all funding requirements. 
• Monitor internal program performance. 
• Serve as primary liaison to funder including project officer calls and periodic site visits. 
• Hire, supervise and evaluate project staff.
• Write grant applications as needed
• Other duties as assigned.

Required:

• Master's degree in public health, public administration or social services is desirable; two years of relevant professional experience may be substituted for each year of desirable post-graduate education.
• Three (3) years of experience working on large federal public health grants. 
• Two (2) years of experience leading a public health project or program 
• Three (3) years of experience supervising staff.
• Experience working with federal budgets. 
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with, and ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with people and organizations of diverse backgrounds. 
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team. 

Desired:

• Experience working in a HIV/STI clinical setting.

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To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

Application Process
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
 
The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NeoGov Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Cover letter - Addressing how you meet the qualifications of the position. 

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.
 
Necessary Special Requirements

• The selection process may include evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience.
• The selected candidate must be able to pass a thorough background investigation, but findings may not necessarily disqualify an applicant for employment.
• For more information on our selection process, please refer to www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. For tips on interviewing, please visit https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/audience/employees/learning-and-development/Interview_Tips.ashx?la=en. 
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools, therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
• When Public Health responds to an emergency, and in accordance with relevant CBA language and/or KC policy and procedures, we may assign duties outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department. 
• If you need a disability accommodation in the application or testing process, please call the contact number listed on the job announcement.

Work Location:
This position is located Harborview Medical Center, 908 Jefferson St. Seattle, WA 98104. This position will be 3 days a week in-person with the option to telework 2 days.
Some of the work associated with this position will be performed through teleworking and will report to office location and to meetings as needed. Travel to other work locations may be necessary. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
 
Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours. To support employees during this time King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will be joining an innovative and progressive team.

Work Hours:
This position is Monday-Friday, 8:00am -5:00pm. This position is FLSA exempt and not eligible for overtime. 
Union Membership
This position is not represented by a Labor Union.
 
Contact
For questions about this recruitment, please contact Sarah Dunkinson, sdunkinson@kingcounty.gov.