Overview
GNHCC is a non-profit organization and regional health hub dedicated to improving healthcare delivery and health outcomes, working in concert with consumers and stakeholders. GNHCC’s mission is to work collaboratively to improve systems and community and individual conditions from optimal health and wellbeing. GNHCC strives to ensure that residents of the Greater Newark region in Essex County, New Jersey have a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of physical and behavioral health through (1) neutral convening, (2) data analysis, (3) piloting innovative strategies, and (4) advancing health policy reform and advocacy. GNHCC is a community-rooted organization with portfolios and priorities guided by the needs of the region and comprised of employees who have established ties to the community.
The Program Manager of Child and Adolescent Health will manage GNHCC’s Child and Adolescent portfolio and strategies to advance key priorities in adverse and positive childhood experiences, pediatric asthma, and access to trauma-informed care. These areas currently include projects tied to GNHCC’s role as 1) the health anchor in partnership with the South Ward Children’s Alliance Promise Neighborhood Initiative, 2) projects tied to GNHCC’s role as the Chair of a cross-sector collaborative known as the Newark ACE Impact Team in partnership with the Believe in a Healthy Newark Initiative, and 3) project coordination of asthma improvement strategies.
Responsibilities
Serve as the GNHCC lead for the design and implementation of priority child health efforts,
including pediatric asthma, childhood immunizations, and childhood lead screening and
poisoning prevention.
Support program design, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
across these priorities.
Serve as the GNHCC point-person for the South Ward Promise Neighborhood Initiative, including
a key role in the convening and facilitation of a Health Collaborative Action Network.
R epresent GNHCC on various South Ward Promise Neighborhood’s Collaborative Action
Networks.
Support GNHCC’s convening of the Newark Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Impact Team,
a cross-sector collaborative, and affiliated workgroups.
Inform GNHCC’s strategies related to advancing positive childhood experiences and mitigating
adverse childhood experiences.
Develop, maintain and monitor project plans, project budgets and expenditures.
Develop reports and track progress towards achieving program deliverables.
Collaborate with the data and evaluation team on the development of metrics for each initiative
that support continuous quality improvement and accurately measure the impact of the
initiative/program/outreach over time.
Cultivate and nurture organizational relationships in the community, including with communitybased organizations, local clinical providers, and faith-based organizations, to support local child
and adolescent health improvement efforts.
Represent GNHCC on designated committees, workgroups, and stakeholder groups.
Qualifications
Other responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director.
College degree; MSW, MPH or master’s degree in a related field a plus
Three to five years relevant professional experience
Project Management Skills And Experience
Proficient at analyzing reports and using data to drive performance results
Excellent understanding of healthcare and social service systems
Knowledge of, or willingness to learn about, resources and community-based organizations in
the Greater Newark community
Ability to exercise judgment in the application of professional services
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Experience with a non-profit or community-based organization
Ability to work independently and as part of a team that includes internal and external partners
EEOC
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