Program Development Specialist

Description

Primary Purpose:

Program development and logistical planning, and providing ongoing support to the department in the development and execution of its activities.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

1.  Demonstrate a passion for crushing lung disease and embody CHEST values: honor the team, lead with integrity, leverage passion, cultivate innovation, and have serious fun.
2. Work collaboratively with the Senior Manager Program Development Operations, to oversee project plans for educational training programs for industry (Immersion), various international programs with third parties, and programs related to CHEST Annual Meeting including project management, development, planning, execution and reporting.  
3. Coordinate with other internal staff, clients, and external stakeholders as needed to ensure the successful execution of all education project deliverables.
4. Coordinate faculty recruitment, retention, and development. Provide timely responses and excellent customer service to presenters/faculty, vendors, and committee volunteers.
5. Liaise with faculty to meet content development and LMS timelines to ensure that their pre-course materials, post-course materials and assessment tools are available and ready for use by learners.
6. Assist the Senior Manager, Program Development Operations with budget development and preparation for Immersion proposals.
7. Manage final program budgets tracking all actual expenses compared to budget and provide monthly finance reports to the Senior Director, Industry Events and Education. Coordinate with Finance department to track and forecast budgets during the year, ensuring all invoices and payments are reviewed and tracked promptly and accordingly.
8. Collaborate with CHEST Outcomes staff to prepare and review Outcome Reports to external stakeholders to facilitate the best practices in delivering Industry funded education programs. 
9. Travel to and provide on-site management for live educational events.
10. Simultaneously and independently manage several projects while liaising with other internal staff, clients, and external stakeholders as needed for the successful execution of education programming.

Other Functions/Responsibilities:

1. Complete other tasks and projects as assigned.
2. Provide support to members, committees, faculty, and learners, emphasizing a customer-service, learner-centric approach to all interactions and promoting a responsive, positive environment.
3. Work collaboratively with staff in other departments and divisions and subject matter experts to achieve shared goals.
4. Maintain working knowledge of all systems and workflows required to execute activities (eg, AMS, LMS, submission and review systems).

Qualifications

Required Qualifications and Competencies:

1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.
2. Four years work experience; experience in a non-profit or professional association desirable.
3. Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, and coordinate multiple tasks; strong project management skills with attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines consistently.
4. Strong database and computer skills; including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Survey Monkey.
5. Excellent diction, grammar, vocabulary, and professionalism, in both verbal and written communication, including the ability to organize, structure, and communicate information and ideas clearly.
6. Well-developed sense of self-direction, able to take the lead on assigned tasks demonstrating significant personal initiative regarding project facilitation.
7. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as be a strong individual contributor.
8. Flexibility and adaptability to changing daily activities and priorities.
9. Regular evening and occasional weekend work, and up to 30% travel required.

Additional Information

The annual base salary range for this position is USD $64,000 to USD $69,000. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, or other items. CHEST considers factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, and market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

CHEST is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.

At CHEST, our employees come from different backgrounds with various lived experiences and dynamic strengths. We strive to continuously improve our way of working to reflect our commitment to inclusion and equity and build a workforce that reflects the communities that we serve. And that means we need you! Your experiences may only perfectly align with some qualifications listed in the job description. But if you are excited by this position, we highly encourage you to consider still applying. You may be just the right candidate to help us with our mission to improve patient care!

This description was designed as a convenience to acquaint employees and managers with the essential elements of the position. It is solely to summarize basic duties, and it is not intended to be a contract or guarantee of employment or any specific terms or conditions of employment.

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Salary : $69,000