Program Manager

Position Information

Classification Title Public Service Professional AD FLSA Exempt FTE 1.00 Minimum Qualifications

Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications Position Summary

The Program Manager is a critical team member on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) High Obesity Program cooperative agreement. The Georgia High Obesity Program works in 10 counties in the state to implement evidence-based strategies for food and nutrition security, safe and accessible physical activity, and family healthy weight programs. The Program Manager will be responsible for managing this large-scale project and will be the liaison to the CDC Program Officer and other funded programs from CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity including REACH (https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/reach/index.htm) and SPAN (https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/span/span-2023.html). The Program Manager will report directly to the Principal Investigator (PI) and will work with the PI and the CDC program officer to ensure all project activities are in alignment with the workplan, CDC guidance, and UGA policies and procedures. The Program Manager will also adjust the workplan as needed to adapt to budget constraints while ensuring project milestones and performance measures are met. Program Manager tasks will include management of internal and external meetings; working in counties and with partners including completion of needs assessments, collection of evaluation data, and implementation support; and reporting to the internal team, funding agency, and other stakeholders. They will also prepare the annual continuation application documents for submission to CDC. This project will involve frequent travel to the counties.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

• Experience in multi-site project management including developing data collection tools, managing complex data sets, and report writing.

• Previous experience in data collection methods such as surveys, observations, focus groups,

and interviews.

• Previous experience with Microsoft tools including Microsoft Access and Qualtrics.

• Previous experience interacting with a broad and underrepresented populace.

Physical Demands

• Sitting or standing for long periods of time.

• Driving as needed to perform job related tasks.

Is driving a responsibility of this position? Yes Is this a Position of Trust? Yes Does this position have operation, access, or control of financial resources? Yes Does this position require a P-Card? No Is having a P-Card an essential function of this position? No Does this position have direct interaction or care of children under the age of 18 or direct patient care? No Does this position have Security Access (e.g., public safety, IT security, personnel records, patient records, or access to chemicals and medications) Yes Credit and P-Card policy

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Background Investigation Policy

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including, a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test for positions with high-risk responsibilities, if applicable. Please visit the UGA Background Check website.

Duties/Responsibilities

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensure the project is implemented in alignment with the workplan and CDC expectations.

• Develop project management tools that monitor workplan progress and inform project faculty of anticipated deviations from the workplan.

• Establish a study timeline detailing the workplan.

Percentage of time 25 Duties/Responsibilities

• Establish regular meetings with project faculty, staff, cooperative extension, students, partners, and CDC.

• Manage and lead project meetings including developing agendas, recording notes, and creating and monitoring action items from meetings.

Percentage of time 25 Duties/Responsibilities

• Collect evaluation data and support project strategy implementation through frequent travel to counties.

Percentage of time 25 Duties/Responsibilities

• Prepare reports for the project team and CDC.

• Provide weekly progress reports to the project team on workplan progress.

• Prepare reports as requested by the project team.

• Prepare annual continuation application documents for submission to CDC.

Percentage of time 25

Contact Information

Recruitment Contact

Contact Details

For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below.

Recruitment Contact Name Heather Padilla Recruitment Contact Email hmpadilla@uga.edu Recruitment Contact Phone

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• List of References with Contact Information

Optional Documents

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