Project Manager (Health Programs)

Who We Are

Healthier Generation works nationally and locally with schools and school districts, youth-serving organizations, businesses, and communities – building their capacity to create healthier environments where young people can thrive. Our work, in total, has reached more than 31 million children and meaningfully improved environments to support the physical, social, and emotional health of the next generation, especially those from underserved communities. Our programs are evidence-based and evidence-informed, supported by a robust digital/virtual/live training platform and action center, as well as direct-to-community services. Through Healthier Generation programs, products and services, more children nationwide are gaining the opportunity to build a healthy future.

What You Will Do

Core Responsibilities

Relationship Building and Partnership Engagement

• Cultivate and maintain a portfolio of strategic relationships to increase awareness of and engagement with Healthier Generation initiatives, connect health and learning, and advance policies and practices that improve whole child health.
• Identify key individuals working across the school community, who can serve as champions, to collaborate on whole child health initiatives that meet mutually established deliverables and goals.
• Convene partners at the local, state, and/or national level to increase awareness and advocacy of, connection to, and collaboration on the integration of whole child health topics.

Project Management and Implementation

• Facilitate coaching, consultation, technical assistance, and capacity-building for partners on HG tools, resources and best practices that support the implementation of whole child health initiatives.
• Conduct activities that support continuous improvement with district and/or school leadership teams (e.g. support in building teams, data collection and assessment, data analysis and goal setting, action planning, and measuring impact of project goals).
• Report project progress and results through formal and informal reporting procedures, including contributing to grant reports, providing project updates, and tracking progress using various technology systems, such as CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and Knowi.
• Support the development, implementation, and/or promotion of org-wide initiatives (i.e. America’s Healthiest School Awards, Leaders’ Summit, etc.), leveraging it to elevate best practices and expand engagement across key health topics.

Stewardship

• Write and/or promote success stories, best practices, exemplars, and lessons learned to highlight program and organizational impact.
• Advance HG’s Culture of Philanthropy by serving as an ambassador for the organization by fostering relationships with mission-aligned partners and increasing brand awareness through verbal and digital communications.
• In partnership with Programs leadership, support regional/national strategy and assist in the development of concepts and proposals as needed.

Required Competencies: Who You Are

You should have a genuine interest in and commitment to making kids’ lives healthier. You are a dedicated equity driven, solution-oriented professional who values community centered approach and systems-level change. Your ability to prioritize tasks, build internal and external relationships and be self-driven prepares you for this position.

Your professional experience will show that you demonstrate Healthier Generation’s competencies:

• Mission driven: You are passionate about creating equitable environments for young people and believe every mind, every body, and every young person should be healthy and ready to succeed. You demonstrate passion for school and youth-serving organizations, health and wellness, quality standards and processes.
• We collaborate and support: You plan collaboratively; inviting others to brainstorm and contribute ideas. You share information and resources to ensure clarity and understanding. You offer differing perspectives, co