The Director of Grant Funded Programs provides management, leadership and administrative oversight of a complex grant funded component of a larger clinical program serving HIV positive patients within the Dorothy Mann Center for Pediatric and Adolescent HIV (Section of Immunology) at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Included in this is supervision of staff, grants management including preparation of proposals, shepherding of proposals through the Drexel system, report writing required by funder or sponsor, monitoring of Continuous Quality Improvements (CQI), and day to day governance of ALL grant funded programs (i.e. Ryan White Part A, B, D and CDC Expanded Healthcare Testing, etc.). This position reports directly to the Section Chief/Director of the Dorothy Mann Center and is full time with 40 working hours per week.
Qualifications
1. Master’s Degree in Public Health, Social Work or related field is required.
2. Minimum 3 – 5 years relevant work experience, including, but not limited to grant writing, program development, implementation, evaluation and staff supervision.
3. Experience at a non-profit or academic research institution, with Ryan White EMA funding streams, knowledge of evidenced based interventions in HIV/AIDS, and work with local and state health departments is highly desirable.
4. Requires in depth knowledge of HIV related projects in clinical care, HIV prevention, and community outreach.
5. Must comprehend federal, state and local grant submissions processes; familiarity with generally accepted grants management principles is essential.
6. Experience creating and managing budgets is a plus.
7. Highly skilled/proficient in MS Office Applications (i.e. excel, word, access and power point).
8. Familiarity with database management platforms such as CAREWare and the ability to create reports for the purpose of managing and monitoring HIV clinical and supportive care services.
9. Experience with Healthcare Information Systems such as NextGen & AllScripts is desirable.
10. Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, process significant amounts of information and proactively prioritize work to meet deadlines are required.
11. Able to react to change productively and at times work under pressure.
12. Must be professional and possess the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
13. Able to work with diverse populations (clients and staff); sensitive to cultural, economic, gender, and sexual orientation differences.
14. Ability to work as a member of a large, complex and multidisciplinary support team.
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