The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) is a trusted and leading source of credible health information, data and analysis for Colorado health care leaders. CHI provides sophisticated, evidence-based information that can help policy-makers reach sound decisions. Our insight is used to inform policy, contribute to effective policy implementation and support state efforts to improve health.CHI’s portfolio of work includes publications, legislative support, information requests, community presentations, policy analyses and thought leadership.

Research and analysis focuses on these six key areas of health and health care policy in Colorado:

• Health care safety net
• Health coverage and the uninsured
• New models of health care
• Health care workforce
• Community health
• Legislation and policy 

Skills and Qualifications

• Ability to analyze various health-related public policy initiatives
• Engagement with and awareness of health policy trends and issues
• A high level of self-motivation, self-direction and intellectual curiosity
• Exceptional written communication skills, including experience with concise business writing and the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, easy-to-understand concepts
• Public speaking and presentation skills, including experience presenting complicated subject matter to non-expert audiences
• A demonstrated capacity to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data and synthesize technical information for broader audiences
• Ability to work collaboratively with researchers, public officials, and diverse stakeholders
• Engage in multiple complex research projects simultaneously
• Ability to present findings clearly and creatively across a variety of platforms, including publications, presentations and web-based tools

Experience & Education

• Master’s degree(s) in relevant disciplines preferred but not required
• Three to five years of relevant work experience in performing research and/or advanced analytic work, particularly in relation to health and health care issues at the state level

Salary & Benefits

Excellent benefits and competitive salary. Team-based work environment with a highly motivated staff.  Located a short distance from the state capitol, near all the perks of downtown Denver. Applications will be accepted until May 3rd.  Please submit a letter of application, resume or curriculum vitae, salary requirements, and contact information for three references to Kathy Helm @ .  Please include “Policy Analyst” in the subject line of your email.

The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) was formally established in 2001 to recognize and enhance the work of the nation’s public health institutes. NNPHI has 37 member institutes in 28 states and Washington, DC.  NNPHI members are primarily independent 501(c)3 organizations; some are university affiliated and there are several provisional and affiliate members.  NNPHI offices are located in New Orleans and Washington, DC.

The NNPHI mission is to support national public health system initiatives and strengthen public health institutes to promote multi-sector activities resulting in measurable improvements of public health structures, systems, and outcomes. NNPHI’s vision is innovation-fostering public health institutes across the nation collaborating to improve population health.

NNPHI has a history of collaborating with its member public health institutes and a wide range of national, state and local partners to support public health initiatives. These initiatives address health equity, public health performance improvement, evaluation and research, health policy, evidence-based public health practice, workforce and leadership development. Additional information about NNPHI’s program areas and collaborative efforts with public health institutes is available at www.nnphi.org.

Position Summary:

This highly professional Executive Assistant position will provide direct support to the senior leadership team (President and CEO, and the two Directors of Programs and Government Relations) to ensure effective coordination of important NNPHI programming. Reporting to the President and CEO, this position will be based in NNPHI’s Washington, DC office, and will work closely with staff in DC and New Orleans and other future office locations. Some travel is required (approximately quarterly meetings).

Job Responsibilities:

• Support senior leadership team, in the Washington DC, New Orleans and remote offices, by coordinating day to day activities for assigned projects, including:

1. Coordinate air/train and hotel travel arrangements for the senior team members, speakers, and partners as needed;
2. Schedule meetings, conferences, webinars, teleconferences, Board meetings, and other important events;
3. Prepare and process expense reports and other accounts payable;
4. Develop/update project timelines and assist in monitoring project budgets, PTO, and time cards for senior team;
5. Develop and coordinate meetings, and draft meeting agendas;
6. Create and disseminate meeting minutes and related supporting documents; and
7. Assist with development/review of project documents and reports.

• Support DC operations to include:

1. Develop and implement administrative office procedures to build out the DC office operations;
2. Coordinate all office vendor services to ensure effective integration of DC and New Orleans activities;
3. Develop, solicit, and review bids for office services; and
4. Purchase office equipment, furniture, and related office needs;
5. Monitor performance of office vendor services.

• Provide planning and on-site support to board meetings, national meetings, or other events including:

1. Assist with coordination of logistics (securing location, working with the location staff regarding room set up, meals, etc);
2. Attend relevant meetings on behalf of NNPHI and capture written meeting outcomes;
3. Assist project team members with meeting implementation (registration, meeting processes, travel reimbursements, and follow-up)

• Support capacity-building teleconferences and webinars, including

1. Coordinate presenters and assist with scheduling;
2. Facilitate marketing for teleconferences/webinars;
3. Assist with agenda development and distribution;
4. Record summary of teleconferences/webinars and post online.
5. Contribute to relevant NNPHI reports, proposals, Web site updates, and other materials.
6. Collaborate closely with NNPHI staff team in the Washington DC, New Orleans and remote offices.
7. Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Experience in mission critical administrative/operations support role in office environment (a minimum of five years relevant experience; Bachelor’s degree preferred).
• Experience with the coordination of programs
• Experience with meeting and event planning, preferably on a national scale
• Familiarity with non-profit and governmental sectors preferred

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team-based environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong organization skills with the ability to coordinate multiple, simultaneous projects
• Commitment to customer-service orientation
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Applications including Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook,
• Proficiency with computers and communications technologies including videoconferencing

Salary/Benefits:

• Salary range of $48-52k, commensurate with education and experience
• NNPHI offers a competitive benefits package
• Positive work environment with supportive, high-energy, team-based environment

Please send CV, cover letter and a list of three references to:

Subject line: NNPHI Executive Assistant

Overview:

AcademyHealth is currently seeking a Grants Manager to support pre and post award activities for extramural grants and contracts. In 2012, extramural funding represents 60 percent of AcademyHealth’s $11 million budget. The Grants Manager reports to the Vice President of Operations and CFO.    

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized and able to prioritize among competing deadlines. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in accounting or related finance field, with a minimum of five years grants management experience including administration of federal grants and contracts, are preferred.

Responsibilities Include: 

1. Pre-award Activities: Budget Development and Proposal Submission

• Manage the internal administrative application process for extramural grants and contracts, including coordinating with program teams to develop internal timelines to meet proposal deadlines, identify required application components, compile/gather required documents (as appropriate), ensure all application components are complete and facilitate final submission once the program lead and CFO have approved;
• Develop budgets and budget narratives for extramural grant and contract proposals and assemble/create necessary supporting financial and business documentation; and
• Revise budgets and supporting documentation as required during pre-award negotiations as well as post award revisions.

2. Post Award Activities: Information tracking, analysis and reporting

• Maintain a detailed system and report for tracking the status of grants: proposals submitted, awarded and pending;
• Monitor spending progress and work with program teams to ensure extramural programs are in compliance with related grant agreements and contracts;
• Coordinate with accounting staff to track grant payments, revenue recognized and  expenses incurred for extramural grants and contracts and ensure proper accounting of funds;
• Develop and maintain a detailed schedule of reporting requirements and other performance requirements with related deadlines for each grant and contract agreement;
• Produce interim and final financial reports and coordinate submission with program teams (producing narrative reports) in a timely manner;
• Maintain ARRA reporting as required;
• Prepare and submit invoices for periodic grant payments; and
• Maintain accurate and complete electronic and hard copies of grants and contracts.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university required (accounting or related degree a plus).
• Minimum of five years demonstrated successful experience in grants management.
• Mature, adaptable, resourceful, detail-oriented individual able to work independently and with a team.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including demonstrated ability to efficiently plan, organize, and manage complex, multiple projects simultaneously with limited supervision or direction and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge regarding administration of federal grants and contracts a plus.
• Knowledge of federal and foundation online application systems a plus.
• Excellent communication, organization, and time-management skills. 
• Commitment to administrative protocol, policies and confidentiality required.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

This is a Level 3 position.  The salary range is $50,000 to $65,000.

Applications:

Qualified applicants should send cover letter, resume, writing sample and three references (with phone numbers) to Human Resource Director, AcademyHealth, 1150 17th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036.  Fax: 202-292-6800.  Email: . Please be sure to reference the position for which you are applying.

AcademyHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer: AcademyHealth will provide all applicants for employment and all employees with an equal opportunity regardless of sex, race, color, religion national origin, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, disability, matriculation, political affiliation, source of income, or place of business or residence.

Overview:

The Manager is responsible for creating and executing campaigns that promote and support the organization and its programs. The position has primary responsibility for marketing AcademyHealth's educational meetings, supporting communications with members, organizational affiliates, and other stakeholders, and overseeing the brand's presence and participation in social networks. The position is a key member of the communications team, contributing to development and execution of the overall communications strategy for the organization. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years experience in communications, marketing and/or social community management. Experience in health care, health policy or health research settings is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Marketing all annual events, including the Annual Research Meeting (ARM),National Health Policy Conference (NHPC), Health Policy Orientation, and related adjunct and interest group meetings;
• Developing and implementing the organization's social media strategy, supervising and developing content for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, AcademyHealth's blog, and other sites, as appropriate;
• Collaborating with program leaders in the development, coordination and execution of communication campaigns to achieve participation, visibility and engagement goals;
• Identifying and engaging new audiences and partners;
• Ensuring consistent messaging and branding across print and electronic media;
• Managing the creation, execution and evaluation of email marketing campaigns; 
• Staying current  in emerging and innovative marketing and branding trends, making recommendations on how to apply best practices from new trends to AcademyHealth's strategic marketing and communications plan;
• Monitoring and tracking results to calculate return-on-investment on all marketing and social media campaigns; and
• Developing and managing vendor, consultant, freelancers, printer, advertising and other supplier relationships in support of marketing and communication goals.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, public relations or related field.
• Five years or more of demonstrated experience in marketing communication efforts, including managing and implementing marketing plans and activities.
• Excellent organizational skills and program management skills, including a demonstrated ability to efficiently plan, organize, and manage projects with limited direct supervision.
• Mature, detail-oriented, able to work well under tight deadlines, and work independently, collaboratively, and with a team.
• Strong work ethic.
• Superior customer service skills.
• Resourcefulness in solving problems.
• Ability to effectively support a variety of internal and external clients.
• Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated use of various technologies to market program and services, including social media, Adobe software products, MS Office, and on-line technologies.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and needs of the organization.

This is a Level 4 position.  The salary range is $65,000-$72,000.

Applications:

Qualified applicants should send cover letter, resume, writing sample and three references (with phone numbers) to Human Resources Director, AcademyHealth, 1150 17th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036.  Fax: 202-292-6800.  Email: . Please be sure to reference the position for which you are applying. For more information, please go to www.academyhealth.org.

AcademyHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer: AcademyHealth will provide all applicants for employment and all employees with an equal opportunity regardless of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, disability, matriculation, political affiliation, source of income, or place of business or residence.

The health system is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. You can be an integral part of helping that change dramatically improve Americans’ health. The CDC seeks an innovative leader to be the Director of the Office of Health System Collaboration (OHSC), which leverages the Affordable Care Act and other system changes to increase collaboration between public health and the healthcare system. OHSC is within the Office of the Associate Director for Policy, in the CDC Director’s Office. The OHSC Director personally advises the CDC Director and other senior staff on this CDC-wide priority, and works to realize public health-healthcare collaboration’s potential to maximize health.

Major Duties:

• Lead strategy to advance health through public health collaboration with healthcare for the CDC, the nation’s lead public health agency whose 10,000 employees and $6 billion budget are deployed to prevent death, disability and disease, whether chronic, communicable or from environmental causes
• Lead CDC’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) strategy and coordinate CDC’s ACA implementation
• Serve as primary expert and chief advisor to CDC leadership and programs, and public health partners on the transforming health system, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and opportunities for public health
• Provide the vision and leadership for CDC’s technical assistance to our state and local partners as they implement ACA
• Engage senior-level public (e.g., CMS, HRSA) and private health care providers, payers, and purchasers, as leader of CDC’s strategy with the healthcare sector
• Identify and catalyze best-value collaboration opportunities to drive improvements in the public’s health, including data exchange, innovative service linkages and workforce arrangements, and policies and accountability system design
• Lead efforts to promote the adoption of population health measures and community prevention activities throughout the changing healthcare system
• Collaborate on research to identify the value of various public health-healthcare activities and best practices

Qualifications:

• Senior level experience in healthcare, public health or, ideally, both sectors
• Demonstrated innovative leadership and excellent communication skills
• Extensive knowledge of healthcare and public health policy, systems and programs, preferably including healthcare delivery, quality measurement, healthcare finance and public health interventions
• Successful track record of leading cross sector partnerships that achieve results
• Research and analytic expertise in health policy, preferably including the ACA

Other Special Notes:

• Special pay, and/or relocation and recruitment Incentives may be authorized for qualified candidates.
• This position is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

How to Apply:

Apply by March 4, 2013. Review the links below and apply to the position(s) that best match your qualifications.

• GS-602 (Open to Physicians – All U.S. Citizens) https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/333542400
• GS-602 (Open to Physicians – Merit Promotion/Status Candidates) https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/333542800
• GS-601 (Open to Physicians and other eligible candidates – All U.S. Citizens) https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/336548100
• GS-601 (Open to Physicians and other eligible candidates – Merit Promotion/Status Candidates) https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/336526500

 For information on the application process, contact Vicki Hunter at  or 404.498.6528.

The Organization:
Community Catalyst is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1997 with the belief that affordable quality health care should be accessible to everyone. We work in partnership with national, state and local organizations, policymakers, and philanthropic foundations to ensure the interests of all people are heard and represented wherever important decisions about health and the health system are made: in communities, courtrooms, statehouses and on Capitol Hill. Over the years, we have helped build a consumer health advocacy movement across the country, defended vital health care programs for the uninsured and underserved, held health care institutions and corporations accountable to the public interest, and run national campaigns on emerging health care issues. 

• Develop, in collaboration with project team and consultants, the approach to technical assistance, including the overall advocacy capacity framework, advocacy tools, and grantee reporting format;
• Manage and evaluate the provision of  technical assistance to ensure effective support for grantees and fulfillment of project goals; 
• Plan and coordinate the annual grantee convening, grantee site visits, grantee webinars, other technical assistance activities and related meetings in coordination with RWJF, UWPHI, and collaborating consultants; 
• Serve as member of project team designing and implementing program strategy including assistance in carrying out project communications plan;
• Assist in networking and promotion of project tools and strategies to nongrantee sites and interested parties;
• Day-to-day responsibilities as part of the grant-making process, including CFP process, proposal review, tracking and reporting, review of budget requests, and evaluation process; 
• Actively participate in related Community Catalyst projects and working teams to take advantage of synergies with other Community Catalyst work and relationships;
• Promote coordination, collaboration, and sharing of lessons learned with other County Health Rankings & Roadmaps partners; and
• Other duties as assigned by Project Director.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of relevant professional experience. Master’s degree in public health or policy preferred.
• Strong leadership, relationship development, collaborative, and team building skills
• Experience in providing technical assistance in support of policy advocacy including development of learning community and meeting facilitation.
• Ability to manage several tasks at once, respond to tight timelines and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organizational skills, track record of following through to achieve results
• Ability to grasp and analyze substantive, often complex, policy and political information
• Ability to convey complex information in writing and speaking so that it is easily understood by the public
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse people both within the organization and in the field 
• Strong research, writing, and program planning skills
• Ability to anticipate strategic opportunities and/or challenges and develop responses
• Familiarity with web-based technology and other campaign tools 
• Experience running public policy campaigns a plus
• Ability to travel
• Qualified candidates from diverse personal, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
• Bilingual/bicultural background a plus

• Competitive salary
• Generous paid time off policy
• Robust benefits package
• Convenient downtown Boston location 

 The Specialist will:

• Research, develop, and promote action plans that encourage Michigan consumers to engage in their own health care through health IT
• Participate in and collaborate with national efforts to study approaches in consumer engagement and engage Michigan stakeholders to advance such efforts within the State
• Oversee a statewide survey to learn about Michiganders’ engagement in their own health care.  The survey will help inform the development of an appropriate consumer engagement strategy.
• Advance consumer healthcare engagement within the State of Michigan through:  studying, networking, collaborating, developing a project plan, educating, promoting, launching initiatives, evaluating, and reporting
• Collaborate with and cross-promote other government efforts in Michigan

Bachelor’s degree required, master’s desirable.  The work requires experience in program or project management, analysis, writing, stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation, and health care policy.   The Specialist must have the written, verbal, interpersonal, and collaborative skills necessary to work with a group of diverse, statewide stakeholders to actively promote consumer engagement with their own healthcare through health IT.   The Specialist must be a self-starter, be able to work with minimal supervision, and be able to work effectively in a governmental/ political environment.  The ideal candidate will have prior involvement with, or exposure to, consumer engagement efforts.

Employer:  Michigan Public Health Institute.  Work location:  Okemos (Lansing), MI.  Up to 10% travel (day-long, within state).  Full time, Salary commensurate with experience and other qualifications.

Apply online at:  http://www.mphi.org/careers.aspx#jobpostings.  Upload a cover letter and resume (both required) as part of the online application.  Closing date:  Feb. 11, 2013.