Program Manager: Community Collaborations and Contributions

POSITION OVERVIEW

NBME is recruiting for a Program Manager (Community Collaborations and Contributions) who will be responsible for managing and administering the efforts of the Community Collaboration and Contributions (C3) grantmaking portfolio which includes Stemmler Grants, the Emerging Innovators Grants Program, Latin America Grants and planned NBME Pathway Program Grants. This Program Manager will support the Director and other C3 staff in execution of strategy and data development for these projects in alignment with NBME's goals and strategy. Strong candidates for the position will have an understanding of the medical education environment, philanthropy principles, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles.

This position is remote eligible in the following states: PA, NJ, DE, MD, and VA

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the health care community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversight of grant programs: including preparation and monitoring of timelines , program budget management, attending review/funding meetings and assuring adherence to the charter and C3 strategy and goals
• Providing oversight of grants management process, including management of LOI process, organizing and distributing LOI review assignments, assisting with recruiting and training reviewers and resolving escalated issues that arise from applicants or recipients
• Assuring overall program quality, including measurement of impact and outcomes, program evaluation, and implementation of data-informed program improvements
• Engaging key external stakeholders to troubleshoot questions about contract and research issues
• Identifying ways to amplify the program and recipients
• Managing grants steering and review committees including: liaising with committee chairs to coordinate the vetting/funding decision meetings and attaining programmatic goals; supporting or co-leading the meetings; preparing for meetings (including agenda planning, organizing and formatting review data for distribution, creating/implementing the voting/ranking system and approach to decision making)
• Assisting with creation of grants program communications

DELIVERABLES

• Efficiency: Create and implement centralized management and processing system for C3 grants programs
• Innovation: Actively contribute to problem solving around program development and communication
• Initiative: Perform duties of role without prompting; Proactively seek out solutions to problems and answers to questions
• Integrity: Adhere to NBME policies; Exhibit unbiased professionalism in coworker and stakeholder interactions
• DEI: Ensure DEI principles and practices are embedded in C3 grants programs
• Collaboration: Work cooperatively and effectively with C3, divisional and cross-functional staff

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with project management.
• Experience with program budgeting.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• High level of organization.
• Highly collaborative.
• Proficient - Advanced skillset in Excel and PowerPoint desired.

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

• Experience in strategic or research Program Management.
• Experience managing program budgets.
• Experience in strategic planning and leading, planning, and executing projects.
• Familiarity with philanthropy and diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and practices desired, but not required.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or a combination of equivalent education and experience

About NBME:

NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations.

We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as NBME Subject Examinations, Customized Assessment Services, Self-Assessments, the International Foundations of Medicine Program and Item Writing Workshops. Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME develops and manages the United States Medical Licensing Examination, which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient care. Our Competency-based Assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education.

As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, NBME advances assessment science. Our grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment science. We help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our Summer Psychometric Internship Program. Through the Stemmler Fund, Strategic Educators Enhancement Fund and Latin America Grants Program, researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world.

NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities.

Learn more about NBME at NBME.org.

The NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include: Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w/match; Retirement Income Plan, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit: Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace.

NBME is an EEO employer as defined by the EEOC.

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