Senior Project Manager

About us

CommunicateHealth is a growing health communication firm with a passion for health literacy and human-centered design. Our mission is simple: to improve lives by designing health information that’s easy to understand and use. By making health communications that are clear, accessible, and inclusive, we give people what they need to make informed decisions about their health — and ultimately help advance health equity. Together, our mission-driven team designs inspiring solutions that transform the way people think about health.

About you

You’re an experienced manager with a passion for clear communication with staff and stakeholders. You achieve results for your clients through effective, efficient, and equitable leadership. You have experience guiding teams to plan, implement, and evaluate complex health communication products — delivering successful outcomes on time and in budget. You effectively align decision makers on a shared vision in order to create products that follow best practices in equity-centered health communication. You set others up for success by assigning tasks with clear expectations and providing support and guidance along the way. You enjoy working collaboratively, are skilled in giving and receiving feedback, and are excited to provide performance management and mentorship for a diverse team. The most competitive candidates will have experience managing Federal government contracts of at least $1 million and supporting technical approach and pricing strategy for proposals.

What you’ll do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients in public health agencies and organizations
• Support business development and coordinate proposals for new and existing clients
• Develop project plans that include strategic communication goals and measurable objectives
• Oversee multidisciplinary teams to develop digital health communication products, build and maintain features and content on health websites and applications, plan and implement health communication campaigns, and conduct evaluation activities
• Develop project work plans that align with clients’ goals, priorities, and scope of work
• Proactively communicate with clients about risks to scope, approach, and timeline or budget — and share potential tradeoffs and solutions
• Manage projects throughout the contracting lifecycle, from procurement to closeout
• Develop and maintain project budgets, including estimating level of effort
• Plan for necessary resources, including staff labor and subcontractor / vendor support, to complete tasks within budget
• Ensure project staff receive equitable opportunities, coaching, feedback, and support

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience managing the planning, implementation, and evaluation of digital health communication products and campaigns

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