Education Development Center is hiring a Remote Project Director I (Part-time)
Job Description
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The National Dementia Care Learning Collaborative (NDCC) in the Health Promotion, Practice, and Innovation (HPPI) Portfolio at Education Development Center has a part-time opening for a Project Director I working 20 hours per week and reporting to the Principal Investigator in Waltham, MA. This position has the potential to become full-time if more funding for work in this area is secured.
The National Dementia Care Collaborative aims to improve access to evidence-based comprehensive dementia care. The NDCC provides a common platform for health systems and other provider organizations that have already implemented a proven model of comprehensive dementia care or are seeking to establish or improve their comprehensive dementia care services. To advance this work, the NDCC brings together six teams, each with a proven model of comprehensive dementia care, to accelerate the dissemination of this work nationwide.
You will:
- Be responsible for programmatic/technical success as well as for administrative/business/financial viability of the overall project and all activities within each objective of the project. This will be done in collaboration with the Principal Investigator and NDCC Director
- Offer senior-level technical content support and lead project decisions in collaboration with Principal Investigator and NDCC Director
- Coordinate NDCC internal team, collaborators and members, including engaging with leaders in comprehensive dementia care research, clinical practice, and advocacy; leading national organizations and federal partners, clinical champions, and people with lived experience.
- Oversee design, production, and dissemination of publications &/or other deliverables (e.g., drafting website content, meeting and webinar materials, external publications and presentations).
- Coordinate fiscal management, proposal development, production, and quality control
- Support business development activities
- Offer conceptual and creative support to the Principal Investigator, NDCC Director, and staff
Qualifications
Education:
- Master’s degree or equivalent combination of training & experience in a related discipline
- 6–9 years related experience, with 2–4 years of project management experience, including budget responsibility and staff supervision
Skills & Experience:
- Knowledge of health systems with a preference for knowledge related to older adults and/or family caregiving
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Excellent analytical skills and aptitude for details
Preferred Education, Skills & Experience:
- PhD or equivalent in a related discipline
- Research, public health, and/or clinical experience in dementia care
- History of academic publications, experience managing staff, and experience in health care policy
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Education Development Center is hiring a Remote Health Business Development Special Casual
Job Description
EDC is seeking qualified individuals to support proposal development and writing for its International Development Division’s Global Health portfolio. Seasoned proposal designers and writers with a mix of business development and implementation experience in the health space are encouraged to apply, to support EDC’s team in developing bids for adolescent health, family planning, OVC/HIV, and other USAID and PEPFAR-funded health programs.
This is a short-term part-time position which does not include the standard EDC benefits package.
Qualifications
- MPH or other relevant master’s degree + 7 years’ experience in international health programs or BA + 10 years’ experience in international health programs
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in adolescent sexual-reproductive health and family planning programming required
- Experience with one or more of the following: orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) programming; gender-based violence prevention and response; social and behavior change communication; health system strengthening; gender and social inclusion (GESI)
- Demonstrable experience designing and writing successful proposals for USAID required, including business development planning, pre-solicitation capture, proposal design, partnership development, proposal writing, participation in co-design processes
- Experience developing and articulating localization-forward programming approaches
- Experience with PEPFAR proposals and programs a plus
- Experience securing funds from non-USG donors for adolescent health or other health activities a plus
- Skilled in directing inputs from proposal technical contributors, local and international partners
- Ability to learn quickly, direct technical proposal strategy, and work decisively and independently
- Working French proficiency an asset
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