Georgia State University Looking for Sponsor Funded Executive – Assistant Project Director Full Time

Behavioral
Health/Center of Excellence for Children’s Behavioral Health

Georgia Health Policy Center

Andrew Young School of Policy
Studies

Georgia State University

At the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC), we approach our work with a passion to be
excellent, to positively impact people’s lives, and to find creative and innovative ways to learn and fulfill our goals.

These
are exciting times at GHPC. We are growing and we are thrilled that you are interested in being a part of our team. We are surrounded by
individuals empowered to use their expertise and talents to achieve our mission to integrate research, policy, and programs to advance
health and well-being.

Are you ready for us? Are you seeking an opportunity with purpose and direction? If you are, we have the
perfect opportunity for you! We hire great people from a wide variety of educational, career, and personal backgrounds, not just because it
is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a stronger team.

GHPC is seeking an assistant project director (APD) to
join the already awesome team taking the GHPC to the next level of excellence and global achievements!

WHAT MAKES GHPC A GREAT
PLACE?

• Competitive base salary
• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
• A knowledge-sharing organization that collaborates with diverse partners
• The position offers the opportunity to work
  remotely and, in the office, as needed
• Professional development opportunity and mentorship
• A rapidly growing center
  within an academic setting

The center’s scope of work includes behavioral health, child health & well-being, health & health care
financing, health in all policies, health systems transformation, long-term services & support, population & global health, and rural
health. The center conducts, analyzes, and disseminates qualitative and quantitative research to connect decision-makers with the objective
research and guidance needed to make informed decisions about health policy and programs. The center is at work locally, nationally, and
internationally with public and private partners to improve health and well-being.

Click Apply and join us as we
positively impact the communities we serve!

ABOUT THIS POSITION

The APD will work directly with leadership at the
Center of Excellence for Children’s Behavioral Health (COE) to provide team leadership and stewardship of program resources and achievement
of assigned goals and objectives. The APD will serve as the lead for GHPC’s school-based behavioral health (SBBH) initiatives, including
overseeing a team providing technical assistance and evaluation support for a strong and growing statewide school-based mental health
program conducted by the state’s mental health authority. The APD will provide leadership and guidance for the program’s technical
assistance and evaluation lead staff, will ensure that deliverables are met in a timely and quality fashion, will provide project and budget
management for this work, and will be a central liaison with our state partners engaged in SBBH work. The APD will also be responsible for
growing partnerships and expanding opportunities for the COE and GHPC to engage and contribute to SBBH initiatives within the state and
nationally, including both programmatic and research efforts in this area.

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Oversees all assigned
  work on SBBH projects, ensuring completion of timely and quality deliverables.
• Serves as a liaison with key partners and
  stakeholders involved in SBMH work in the state of Georgia and nationally.
• Provides project management for SBBH work, including
  monitoring and managing the budgets associated with this work, along with the scope of work, liaising with partners as needed.
• Provides substantive feedback and content on deliverables.
• Provides leadership and guidance to two staff leading SBMH technical
  assistance and evaluation efforts.
• Provides leadership for a larger team supporting a large and growing statewide SBMH program.
• Assists in linking technical assistance and evaluation efforts to provide ongoing, excellent work in both areas.
• Writes project reports, briefing papers, policy white papers, technical tools, infographics, posters, oral presentations, and peer-reviewed
  research articles.
• Contributes to and builds personal and team subject matter knowledge around core topics that influence SBBH.
• Mentors internal staff and provides supervision, career development, and support within or outside of the project or competency
  area (direct reports and/or project teams).
• Builds new and maintains existing relationships with external clients and partners by
  developing strategic relationship goals and objectives.
• Coordinates and grows research and engaged scholarship.
• Facilitates meetings, including the development of meeting goals and objectives, meeting announcements and materials, and reports meeting
  results.
• Leads the development of new proposals and opportunities for expanding GHPC’s SBBH footprint with the state of Georgia
  and nationally.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO MAKE YOU SHINE

• Knowledge and experience in behavioral health and
  specifically in SBBH
• Knowledge of appropriate data systems, evaluation strategies, and research design
• Evaluation
  skills, including identification, development, and execution of appropriate evaluation strategies.
• Qualitative and quantitative
  analytic skills
• Integrator of data, evaluation, and research into practice
• Knowledge of provision of technical
  assistance and integrating technical assistance with evaluation feedback
• Strong project management, including the ability to meet
  strategic goals and budget management.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, pay attention to detail, and exhibit excellent
  customer service abilities.
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Effective oral and written
  communication skills to meet the needs across multiple audiences (stakeholders, senior officials, legislators, journals)
• Group
  facilitation skills, particularly experience working with collaboratives and stakeholder groups.
• Networking skills and aptitude
  for representing GHPC with local, state, and national organizations.
• Presentation skills
• Proposal writing skills
• Emotional intelligence
• Strategic agility
• Building relationships internally and externally
• Demonstrated
  participatory and team-oriented style of interaction.
• Excellent leadership skills; extraordinary motivator
• Proficiency
  in MS Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

Disclaimer: This job requisition provides a high-level job definition.
It is not intended to provide a comprehensive or exclusive list of job duties. As such, job duties and/or responsibilities within the
context of this job requisition may change at the discretion the employee’s direct
supervisor.

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and three years of related experience; or a
combination of education and related experience.

College/Business Unit: Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Department: The Georgia Health Policy Center

Location: Atlanta Campus

Shift: 8:30am-5:15pm

Salary: $100,000 to $114,000

Pay Grade:
NPP

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Type: Full Time (Benefits Eligible)

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:
It is expected that the candidate will have at least five years of experience in
project management and experience managing projects and teams where Behavioral Health and/or School-Based Behavioral Health is a focus. The
ideal candidate will have significant evaluation and/or technical assistance expertise.

Special Instructions:
Submit resume, cover letter and references

Please note, Georgia State University’s career board updates daily and requisitions are
subject to be removed without prior notice or before the posting expires.

Georgia State University is an Equal Opportunity
Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any
other federal, state or local protected class.