Project Manager

Position Summary:

The Project Manager for the Behavioral Health and Justice Division (BHJD) is responsible for designing, piloting, and proposing the sustainability of all new and expanding initiatives created by BHJD though grants, reinvestment opportunities, or existing funding. The Project Manager will oversee the development and implementation of strategic plans to connect the work of each new initiative to the overall mission and vision of BHJD and DBHIDS. The Project Manager will continually work to create new stakeholder relationships as well as strengthen communication between BHJD and project partners involved in all new initiative creation. The Project Manager will work closely with the Business Operations and Finance Manager to secure grant funding or allocate existing funds for all new projects while ensuring efficient business practices and equitably between new and existing initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Design, pilot, and propose sustainability plans for all new and expanded initiatives created by BHJD through grants, reinvestment opportunities, or existing funding. Specific duties include:

Project Design

• Research existing project models when available and determine best practices for each project.
• Determine and secure the necessary funds required to efficiently implement each project with the support of the Business Operations and Finance Manager.
• Identify and liaison with internal and external stakeholders based on each project’s need and maintain stakeholder relationships throughout projects lifecycles.
• Define each project’s scope, goals, and deliverables while assessing, and mitigating potential risks to the project.
• Create project plans and establish timelines with milestones.
• Develop data collection and reporting procedures with the support of BHJD’s Business Intelligence Team and stakeholder data infrastructure.

Project Piloting

• Track project progress, monitor performance against established milestones, and modify the project plan when appropriate.
• Interview and hire temporary employees or allocate existing BHJD employees to fulfill pilot staffing needs.
• Schedule and lead weekly stakeholder meetings, identify current barriers, and develop solutions to address any barriers.
• Identify and secure appropriate training for pilot staff using the support of BHJD’s Training unit.
• Motivate and guide pilot staff to achieve project goals within the project timeline.

Project Sustainability

• Create project performance evaluations in tandem with BHJD’s Business Intelligence Team to ensure initiative effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develop a project outcome summary as a component of a larger sustainability package.
• Offer sustainability packages to project stakeholders and identify long term initiative funding or initiate.
• Ensuring all project deliverables are completed, conduct post-project reviews, and document lessons learned.

Supervision

• Assume temporary supervision of project pilot staff employed by BHJD.

As-Need Duties

• Assist the Deputy Director and Divisional Director with ensuring the organization and efficient operation of the division.
• Miscellaneous and project-based duties of time-limited nature.

Education & Experience:

Advanced degrees in business administration and human services preferred; at least a master’s level degree in public health, public administration, psychology, law, social work, human services, social policy, or a related field with 5 years’ of project management experience required and at least 5 years’ experience working with budgets, fiscal management, and system coordination. Experience working with the behavioral health and/or criminal justice system preferred.

Physical Demands:

Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required such as maneuvering in office space – reaching file cabinets, fax and copier machines when necessary. Must be able to sit for up to 2 hours looking at a computer monitor and using a keyboard and mouse to perform data entry functions. Able to travel locally via public transportation and on foot from 1601 Market Street to 1101 Market Street, CBH, and various other destinations as needed. Valid driver’s license and use of personal licensed and insured vehicle during work hours to travel from Center city to other sites (e.g., Norristown State Hospital, jails, Philadelphia Police Academy). Ability to pass all background checks required by the Philadelphia Prison System. Ability to effectively utilize computers, databases, and related common office software packages such as Microsoft Office.

Equal Opportunity Employment:

PMHCC, Inc. is committed to equal opportunity. It is our policy to support equal employment for all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual preferences, age, national origin, disability, behavioral health status, military status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Americans with Disabilities Act:

Employees as well as applicants who are currently, or become disabled, must be able to perform the functions of the job with either reasonable accommodation or unaided. PMHCC, Inc. will examine reasonable accommodations on a case by case basis in accordance with the law.