Program Director
Emory University
Program Director
Emory University
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Decatur • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Directs the strategic planning, development and implementation of a large and complex program or of several smaller programs.
- Plans, administers and monitors program budgets and facilitates processing of programmatic expenses.
- Develops short and long term goals and objectives and oversees related special projects.
- Represents the program in institutional, local, state, national, and international settings as needed.
- Manages solicitation of funding from foundation, corporate, individual and governmental donors.
- Collaborates with and seeks support from representatives of other organizations and with Emory University Government Relations.
- Establishes and administers policies and procedures and supervises staff.
- Ensures catchment area assessment data and community stakeholder input are integrated into strategic planning.
- Works closely with Marketing and Communications to disseminate data and events relevant to Winship and its catchment area.
- Develops materials for COE website and other community outreach activities.
- Manages finances and budgets for COE and WCCHER in collaboration with Winship Finances; reviews budgetary expenses and ensures compliance with University policies.
- Reviews and assigns requests for services received by COE from researchers, clinicians, students, and community members.
- Partners with county and statewide community organizations to promote evidence-based interventions for cancer prevention, screening, and control.
- Drafts annual announcement for Community Mini-Grant Pilot program and oversees distribution, application reviews, awards, and progress reports.
- Serves on Planning Committee for annual statewide Georgia Cancer Summit and represents COE at meetings.
- Collaborates with Emory Healthcare for community-based clinical activities such as screening programs.
- Organizes meetings, communications, and oversees activities of the Winship Community Advisory Board and WCCHER.
- Collects, analyzes, and summarizes data for presentations, progress reports, External Advisory Board meetings, and the P30 Cancer Center Support Grant.
- Drafts progress reports and financial reports for COE and WCCHER and assists with extramural grant applications.
- Conducts literature searches and summarizes findings for COE activities or proposals.
- Provides expertise in data related to statewide cancer disparities and helps develop community input and formal community boards to advise research studies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to program work and seven years of related experience which includes two years at a management level, OR an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
- Graduate degree preferred.
- Strong decision-making skills.
- Experience in strategic planning.
- Experience working with community partners.
- Experience interpreting population-based data.
- Experience supporting research and care efforts.
- Experience planning, administering and monitoring program budgets.
- Supervisory/management experience.
- Effective writing, analytical, presentation, and collaboration skills.
- Knowledge of and experience with research methods and study implementation.
- May have research experience in clinical, translational, and/or population sciences.
- Self-starter and ability to function independently and make decisions under general supervision.
- Able to work and collaborate easily with community-based populations and partners.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
strategic planningprogram budgetingdata analysisresearch methodscommunity outreachgrant writingprogram implementationpopulation-based data interpretationfinancial reportingproject management
Soft skills
decision-makingcollaborationeffective writinganalytical skillspresentation skillssupervisory skillsself-starterindependent functioningcommunicationorganizational skills