Food and Nutrition Project Manager

Summary

Join Altarum, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving healthcare for underserved populations, as a Food and Nutrition Evaluation Project Manager. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage projects within budget and timelines, and interface with clients and stakeholders. This role requires expertise in food and nutrition program evaluation, strong project management skills, and the ability to develop strong partner relationships. You will contribute to business development and present findings to various audiences. The position offers opportunities for cross-area work in community health and collaboration with experienced professionals. Altarum's commitment to improving health outcomes and its collaborative environment make this a rewarding opportunity.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health nutrition or related field and 13+ years of experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience), including 6+ years of project management experience
• Direct experience managing food and nutrition evaluation initiatives
• Must have experience designing and implementing mixed-methods evaluation studies
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities to lead projects independently and exercises discretion and sound judgement
• Experience managing budgets, plans, teams and complex time-sensitive deliverables and deadlines
• Experience planning and managing projects that are moderately complex, e.g., management of subcontractors’ scope of work and deliverables, overseeing a matrixed team
• Track record of leading, thinking strategically, innovating, acting with integrity, and exceeding client expectations
• Has principles of effective team leadership and mentoring
• Subject matter expertise in federal, state, and local food and nutrition programs, especially WIC, SNAP, and SNAP-Ed
• Knowledge of evaluation methodologies, design, instrument development, environmental scans, data collection and analytic approaches
• Proven ability to successfully lead teams to produce high-quality results for evaluation projects
• Ability to identify and lead teams to pursue strategies for new business growth
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail; flexibility to manage multiple priorities, sometimes simultaneously, under tight deadlines
• At this time we will only accept candidates who are presently eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship
• Our organization requires that all work, for the duration of your employment, must be completed in the continental U.S. unless required by contract
• Must be able to work during eastern time unless approved by your manager
• Employees working remotely must have a dedicated, ergonomically appropriate workspace free from distractions with a mobile device that allows for productive and efficient conduct of business

Responsibilities

• Establish work plans and multi-disciplinary staffing plans for each phase of project and arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel
• Manage and mentor staff, encouraging collaboration and promoting a positive relationship between colleagues
• Manage programs to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities are carried out in accordance with specified objectives
• Plan and develop methods and procedures for evaluating food and nutrition programs, lead and coordinate evaluation, training, and/or technical assistance activities, and exercise control over personnel responsible for specific functions or phases of programs
• Demonstrate advanced subject matter expertise, as well as a clear understanding of team’s and broader Altarum capabilities to leverage
• Review project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of projects
• Provide professional client interface, ensure responsiveness to client requirements
• Continually identify lessons learned, evaluate completed tasks, and make process improvements based upon successful and unsuccessful project elements. Develop best practices to share across Altarum
• Present findings to clients, policymakers, service providers, and community groups, as needed
• Assist with developing, preparing, and coordinating Requests for Proposals (RFP), grant applications, and grant related activities to obtain funding for focus area-related programs and Altarum related work
• Provide thought leadership, subject matter expertise, and project/client management capabilities as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and interest in facilitation is a plus
• Experience with facilitation of meetings, day-long convenings, and other working sessions
• Experience with communicating results to funders, decision-makers, and lay audiences

Benefits

• Competitive Medical, Dental and Optical plans
• Generous Paid Time Off, 8 Company observed holidays plus 3 floating holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• 401K Plan (3% employer contribution plus opportunity for gainsharing)
• Life, AD&D & Disability coverage
• A flexible work environment