Project Coordinator

Good Neighbor Community Health Center; Columbus, Northern (NE, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Neighbor Community Health Center in Nebraska seeks a Project Coordinator to plan, implement, and evaluate public health initiatives, grants, and services. You will manage workplans, budgets, data reporting, and stakeholder communications.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in public health or related field, strong written and oral communication, organizational skills, and the ability to work with diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Effective oral and written communication is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate grants focused on priority public health areas (opioid use disorder, cancer screening, accreditation, infectious disease surveillance).
• Develop and monitor workplans for multiple grants, manage budgets, collect data, and report to funders.
• Design workflows and strategic approaches to meet grant objectives.
• Support quality improvement efforts and track related measures.
• Collaborate with cross-department teams to develop promotional and educational materials.
• Represent the organization at coalition/community meetings as needed.
• Exercise judgment to resolve project challenges and coordinate with partners.
• Respond to requests from senior stakeholders to advance projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal effectiveness

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Diversity & inclusion

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health, public policy, public administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

The Project Coordinator is responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of various public health initiatives, projects, and services.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Coordinate a variety of evolving grants focused on priority public health areas, including (but not limited to): opioid use disorder, cancer screening and prevention (breast and cervical cancer), accreditation, and infectious disease surveillance.
2. Grants administration responsibilities will include development and monitoring of workplans for multiple grants, budget/fiscal management, data collection and reporting, workplan execution of grant objectives and deliverables, and funder communications/relations.
3. Design workflows and strategic approaches to meet grant-specific or programmatic objectives.
4. Support QI efforts for grant-required and agency-identified priority areas, including quality measures related to assigned area of focus.
5. Collaborate with Health Access Project Coordinator, departmental leadership, and cross-departmental teams (Interpreting/Translation Services, Marketing Department) on development and dissemination of program-specific promotional and educational materials and campaigns.
6. Represent ECDHD at coalition and/or Community Health Implantation Plan meetings as needed
7. Exercises high level of judgment and independent thinking to resolve project challenges.
8. Independently coordinates with external and internal partners to complete project activities. Responds effectively to requests from senior-level stakeholders to advance the project.
9. Perform all other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor Degree in public health, public policy, public administration, or related field required.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of internal and external clients.
• Documented attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Ability to work well with individuals of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience in administration and management grants or grant-funded programs, including reporting, budget management, and workplan development.
• Experience or prior involvement in the development, improvement, or evaluation of health programs/services in community settings.
• Experience working in non-profit or government settings.
• Bi-lingual fluency in Spanish, French, or Somali a plus.