Project Manager, Community Benefits and Partnerships

We’re searching for a Project Manager of Community Benefits and Partnerships, someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you’ll be responsible for initiating, defining, and managing high-profile projects of considerable complexity. This position sets out the strategic direction for the assigned area of responsibility, ensuring completion of projects related to quality processes, systems, linkages, documentation, reporting, metrics, and review. You’ll plan, organize, collaborate on, and evaluate community outreach programs and partnerships. You’ll support organizational efforts in stewarding external partnerships and collaborations, such as visits and system-wide events, and serve as a liaison between cross-functional departments to support special visitors and events.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

Works closely with the Community Benefits Steering Team (executive leaders, physicians, and stakeholders) across the organization and leads efforts to formulate and communicate the future vision of community health, and develops strategies to achieve that vision

Develops, executes, and monitors a Community Health Needs Assessment and Community Benefits strategy for the hospital system, evaluates emerging community health models, and implements population-based health improvement plans in partnership with other institutions or community entities

Participates in local and regional groups, agencies, and organizational meetings to advocate for vulnerable populations, and promotes and facilitates community outreach, partnership development, and collaborative planning

Oversees Community Benefit work distribution and department operations

Analyzes, measures, and drives project performance using data gathering tools and methods required for project execution, and communicates and disseminates timely data analysis and findings to management and relevant stakeholders or committees

Participates in departmental strategic planning, generates and communicates ideas to improve quality or service, and sets priorities and develops strategies to advance community benefit initiatives across the system

Prepares estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of projects, and provides support for complex financial decision-making related to project scope as needed

Collaborates with Government Reporting, Government Relations, and supporting departments to create social accountability reports and community benefit activity summaries for tax reporting purposes, and supports legislative efforts as a subject matter expert in Community Benefit reporting and narrative development

Develops strategies to secure and manage funding for community-based health improvement programs, works closely with Community Sponsorships, and establishes criteria for external agencies to receive funding

Coordinates all aspects of the Community Benefit Partner program, including gift agreements

Leads efforts to support cross-functional teams in hosting community members and special visitors, and leads coordination across departments for system-wide programs, events, and tours, while supporting organizational processes for unpaid workforce

Provides a concierge experience for corporate donors, volunteers, special visitors, and volunteer groups, and consults and coordinates resources and programming with key operational partners

Develops and implements departmental priorities that support the organization’s strategic plan and drive continuous performance improvement based on metrics, trends, benchmarks, and performance improvement initiatives

Skills & Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Health Sciences, Community Health, Non-Profit Management, Government Relations, or related degree required

Master's Degree Health Sciences, Community Health, Non-Profit Management, Government Relations, or related degree preferred

3 years Community Health, Population Health, Project Management, Healthcare, or related field required

1 year Business Administration, Hospitality, Global Information Systems, or related field preferred

A master's degree in health sciences, Community Health, Non-Profit Management, Government Relations, or related degree can be substituted for two (2) years of experience 

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

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 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.