Lab Program Manager

Job Duties:

• Leads program management for Lab projects, including developing project management plans, setting internal deadlines, coordinating and attending team meetings, taking meeting minutes and other project management tasks (20%)
• Assists with participating in recruiting and conducting informed consent with youth experiencing homelessness and staff at youth-serving agencies and conducting interviews and focus groups (10%)
• Schedule, coordinate and help facilitate meetings with key community and cross-sector partners (10%)
• Help develop and refine intervention strategies to improve health and health services for youth experiencing homelessness in collaboration with youth, community partners, and project staff (10%)
• Manages all Lab operations, including team meetings, budget management, supplies purchasing and vendor and community partner payments (20%)
• Assist in securing additional funding for Lab, including identifying potential funding sources and supporting grant application process (10%)
• Co-supervise Lab team with Principal Investigator, including hiring processes (10%)
• Assist with academic and community dissemination of project results, including presentations and publications (10%)

Work Location:

• Remote

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials

Required Qualifications:

• Master Degree in related field
• Experience supervising teams
• Experience managing multiple projects at once
• Commitment to centering equity in this work and to creating an inclusive, anti-oppressive, and safe work environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to connect with people and establish effective working relationships with team members, youth and diverse community partners
• Organized, responsible, and detail-oriented
• Experience managing research projects, including with focus group facilitation and IRB submissions
• Experience in grant lifecycle management
• Takes initiative, asks questions, clarifies directions and tasks as needed
• Interest in working with youth
• Works independently with support from supervisors and plan, organize, and prioritize workload in an efficient and timely manner

Pay Range: $30.00 $39.00/hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

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