What are the responsibilities and job description for the Portfolio Manager position at Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI)?
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Title: Portfolio Manager
$93,681 - $134,751 / Posted Thru: 2-13-25
Location: Hybrid / Lansing, Michigan Office
Purpose: This position will function as a program assistant to the director overseeing the development and management of a multi-bureau portfolio management program within the Public Health Administration (PHA). This program area will build and a maintain the capacity and capability solutions necessary for PHA-wide procurement and project portfolio management. These capacities and capabilities include ensuring portfolio management procurement expertise, project finance and invoice oversight support; identification of project cross-coordination and harmonization opportunities, technology ownership, governance, risk management, risk and issue management; and other portfolio management.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in the design and implementation of the portfolio management program.
- Provide direction and control of functions and activities in the work area: establish priorities, recommend resource allocation, and manage administrative and planning functions.
- Lead Identification PHA-wide portfolio project support capacity and capability needs.
- Assess and recommend capacity and capability solutions.
- Oversee development and implementation of capacity and capability solutions.
- Direct ongoing management of capacity and capability solutions.
- Liaise with internal MDHHS administrative areas (Finance, Policy, Grants and Purchasing, etc.).
- Liaise with DTMB technical and procurement areas.
- Special projects as defined by PHA leadership.
- Representation of the State of Michigan, as necessary.
- Always represent the best interests of MDHHS and MPHI.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Education: A bachelor’s degree is required.
Experience: Four years of professional experience with increasing levels of responsibility.
Important Skills and Characteristics:
- Considerable knowledge of the principles and techniques of administrative management, including organization, planning, staffing, training, budgeting, and reporting. Considerable knowledge of program planning, development, and evaluation methods. Considerable knowledge of fiscal planning and management.
- Considerable knowledge of public relations techniques.
- Some knowledge of staffing requirements and training necessary for the accomplishment of agency goals.
- Some knowledge of labor relations, fair employment practices, and equal employment opportunity.
- Some knowledge of state and federal legislative processes.
- Some knowledge of state government organization and functions.
- Some knowledge of federal, state, and local relationships as these impacts on the operation of a major state department.
- Ability to analyze and appraise facts and precedents in making administrative decisions to get to the source of a problem and to probe and obtain critical facts from varied sources.
- Ability to recommend policies, procedures, and problem resolutions, based on evidence and knowledge of the administrator's, board's, or commission's viewpoint.
- Ability to plan, develop, and evaluate programs.
- Ability to motivate and lead others in the accomplishment of a task.
- Ability to present ideas effectively at a level of style, grammar, organization and technical construction expected at a management level.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships, under varied conditions, with government officials, private industry leaders, professional personnel, and a variety of people at all management levels.
- Ability and willingness to delegate assignments, authority, and responsibility, to determine where a task can most appropriately be accomplished, and to establish management controls for follow-up.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements: Physical effort typical of an office position. Requires valid vehicle operator’s license and occasional travel within the state, including overnights. Less occasionally, travel may be required outside the state. There may be times when work outside of regular hours is necessary for the completion of a project. Employees will be provided computers to perform state work. Phones may also be provided for necessary communications. If working remotely, employees will be responsible for providing other components of a remote office at their own expense, including:
- A secure work location that allows privacy and prevents distractions.
- A high-speed internet connection of at least 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
- Suitable lighting, furniture, and utilities.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK OF OTHERS: This position will supervise professional staff.
IMPACT ON PROJECTS, SERVICES AND OPERATIONS: This position has a direct impact on the quality of services provided to MPHI by MDHHS.
REQUIRED COMMUNICATION:
Contact Person/Group
Frequency
Purpose
Supervisor
Daily
Supervision
Internal Partners
As Needed
Collaboration
External Stakeholders
As Needed
Collaboration
“For purposes of employment standards, this classification is “Exempt” from overtime provisions of the fair Labor Standards Act.”
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Salary : $93,681 - $134,751
