Program Director

About the New Jersey Family Planning League :

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.

The New Jersey Family Planning League (NJFPL) is committed to providing access to quality family planning (FP) and related reproductive and preventative health services for all New Jerseyans who need them. NJFPL is a direct grantee for the federal Title X and New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) family planning and STD services grants. As a funding intermediary and network leader, we use this funding to support 19 agencies that operate 65 health centers across all 21 counties in New Jersey. The agencies in NJFPL’s network include Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC’s), Planned Parenthood affiliates, hospital-based ambulatory health centers, and other non-profit family planning and abortion care service providers and a university-based academic health center that collectively serve over 155,000 people in NJ. In addition to funding and grants management support, NJFPL provides funded agencies with training, technical assistance, policy and regulatory analysis, and strategic planning guidance.

For more than 45 years, NJFPL has supported affordable, accessible family planning health care for anyone who walks through the doors of one of our network provider health centers. We are driven by our core values : a commitment to high-quality care for populations in need; a responsibility to serve the needs of patients and providers statewide; healthcare services that align with current evidence-informed care standards; and a commitment to health equity and sexual and reproductive justice.

Position Summary :

Reporting to the Vice President of Program Services, the Program Director will manage and execute activities related to the high-quality implementation, oversight and maintenance of NJFPL’s publicly funded sexual and reproductive health services programs. The Program Director will communicate and coordinate with members of the programs team and other NJFPL departments to assure smooth and effective operations and interactions with NJFPL sub-recipients and funders. The Program Director is primarily responsible for management and execution of activities related to NJFPL’s NJ Health Department and federal Title X funded family planning and STD services grants. NJFPL projects are funded through grants from both US Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS) and NJ Department of Health. As the grantee and steward of public funds, the NJFPL manages and sub-contracts funds to service providers throughout the 21 counties of NJ. The Program Director will manage program-wide deliverables, activities and monitoring of sub-recipient project performance.

Essential Functions :

• Grant Progress Reporting
• Ensure that NJFPL is meeting all programmatic grant reporting deadlines and submit our progress reports to our funders.
• Work in collaboration with the data team to ensure that data reports are accurate and analyze data to identify important trends in patient demographics and service delivery.
• Grant Applications
• Conduct needs assessment to determine community-level need for sexual and reproductive health services to help inform NJFPL’s strategy for improving and expanding access to these services statewide.
• Develop project work plans that outline the goals, objectives, and activities that NJFPL plans to accomplish during the grant period.
• Work in collaboration with the programs team and executive management to draft and edit the narrative portions of all grant applications.
• Quality Improvement
• Develop and maintain systems and processes that support a culture of continuous quality improvement at NJFPL.
• Meet with QI consultants to advance QI initiatives at the NJFPL and provider agency level.
• In collaboration with our QI consultants, facilitate meetings and trainings for NJFPL and provider agency staff that support knowledge and skill growth in the areas of QI and data measurement.
• Develop and implement quality measures that leverage the use of data we receive from our providers and support our ability to effectively assess and manage provider agency performance.
• Training / TA
• Ensure that training and TA opportunities that support professional knowledge and skills development for provider agency staff are made available throughout the year.
• In collaboration with the programs team, prepare the training calendar and finalize training topics / content.
• Maintain positive and collaborative relationships with provider agencies and funders.
• Visit provider agencies / attend meetings with them virtually or onsite (ongoing throughout the year).
• In collaboration with the programs team, convene providers to provide shared learning and networking opportunities. Present on program updates and trends during these meetings (2-4 times a year).
• Meet with grant project officers monthly and provide programmatic updates (twice a month).
• Represent NJFPL in external meetings and conferences hosted by our funders or other important stakeholders (1-3 times a year).
• Program Expansion and New Provider Onboarding
• Onboard new providers, service sites, and project staff by providing training, TA, resources, and ongoing support (Meet with new providers weekly at first, then bi-weekly, then monthly, etc. until they are fully onboarded and integrated into NJFPL’s programs).
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

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Education and Experience :

Special Note : Consideration will be given to candidates who have experience in family planning or Title X service delivery development and monitoring and who have knowledge and familiarity with NJFPL approach and populations served.

NJFPL is currently operating under a hybrid in-office / remote work approach. If hired, NJFPL requires all employees to be vaccinated, unless a medical or religious accommodation is needed. Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis for exemptions to this requirement in accordance with applicable law.

NJFPL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction or current employment status.

NJFPL is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe social change happens when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with a common purpose. We aim to build a diverse team that represents New Jersey’s citizens and the reproductive justice community. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Job Type : Full-time

Pay : $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

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Work Location : Hybrid remote in Newark, NJ 07102

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Salary : $85,000 - $95,000