Position Title:Program Associate, Nursing
Reports to:Senior Program Associate
Location: Employees in this role can work from our Boston, MA office, remotely within the U.S. or hybrid of these two options.
Travel: Up to 20% domestic & international travel
Position Overview
The NursingProgram Associateposition is an integral member of U.S. Coordination Site’sNursing team and will work within the Theory of Change (TOC) branch across Partners In Health (PIH).The role offers great exposure to the front-line activities, organizational strategy, and inner workings of a fast-paced global non-profit andseveralleading academic and medical institutions.The Program Associate, Nursing will provide administrative and programmatic support to the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and extendednursing team, and play an essential role in improving internal & external processes to support the growing portfolio of donor, grant, and partnership management specific to nursing.The Program Associate, Nursing will be responsible for managing and optimizingcommunication between various departmentsandexternal stakeholders,and coordination across various projects and priorities across care delivery and U.S. Coordinationsites. Additionally, this role will provide strategic support, thought partnership, and calendar management to support theCNO. The Program Associate, Nursing will serve as the Nursing team’s hub connecting our programs between PIH both for an internal and external audience.
Program Support (30%):
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of priorities and document happenings across teams, branches, and care delivery sites.
- Create and prepare operational documents and project planning materials.
- Provide project management and support with coordination and execution of initiatives and deliverables under the CNO’s purview/scope of work.
- Synthesize content, key messages, presentations, and briefings for meetings in correspondence with internal and external stakeholders for the CNO.
- Develop and manage processes to monitor and track short and long-term project initiatives and all related tasks that support the facilitation of program implementation related to various stakeholders.
- Provide planning, oversight, project and logistical support for Nursing and TOC team retreats.
- Serve as a thought partner to CNO and Senior Program Associate to identify cross-cutting process improvements, implement best practices, and ultimately work to support and drive the success of the teams within the larger OnePIH community.
Executive Support (30%)
- Provide calendar management tooptimizethe time of the CNO.
- Schedule all meetings, appointments, conferences, and speaking obligations forthe CNOin a timely manner.
- Accompany the CNO to identified meetings for agenda setting, note taking, and support with follow up correspondence.
- Draft official and unofficial correspondence for the CNO’s review.
- Arrange flights, hotel accommodations, visas, ground transportation and other travel logistics for the CNO and the extended Nursing team when needed.
- Manage the submission of invoices, requests for reimbursement, collection of receipts, and managing corporate credit card statements on behalf of the CNO.
- Collaborate with other supportive staff, including Executive Assistants, to plan schedules and supportOnePIHleadership across the organization.
Relationship Management & Communication (20%)
- Support the CNO, and extended nursing team, with thoughtful engagement between any/all external partners, includinghigh profile academic institutions, donors, PIH board members, and other personnel alike.
- Develop written documents/content for dissemination to respective staff, donors and partners.
- Serve as a primary liaison between the OnePIH Nursing & Midwifery community and all engaging stakeholders.
- Support the stewardship of partner engagement through creating meeting agendas, documenting important meeting information/takeaways/action items, developing follow up processes, retreat logistics and implementation, etc.
Research & Analysis (20%)
- Conduct contextual research and write literature reviews on key nursing, midwifery and healthcare issues that occur in low-and-middle income countries with a PIH nursing presence.
- Collaborate with the Senior Program Associate to analyze reports, articles, statistics, and other additional resources, to develop relevant presentations, report, infographics, and documentation alike.
Requirements andQualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree preferred
- Professional experience (3-5 years minimum) in a fast-paced office setting
- Experience with budgeting and/or coordinating international travel preferred
- Excellent writing and copy-editing skills
- Advanced organizational and detail-oriented skills and a strong ability to effectively manage competing priorities and tasks while meeting deadlines
- Ability to manage sensitive information with diplomacy, sound judgment, and creatively problem solvein ambiguous contexts with limited information
- Ability to work independently, take initiative and work effectively within a team
- Must be a quick learner and easily adapt to changing circumstances
- Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with culturally diverse staff across departments and countries in a fast-paced environment
- Commitment to mastering a comprehensive understanding of the goals and objectives of the Chief Nursing Officer and Partners In Health at large
- Interest in social justiceand global healthstrongly desirable
- Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, etc.); experience with Canva preferred
Please notethat we are not able to sponsor U.S. work authorization for this role
Organizational Profile
Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities around the world. PIH focuses on those who would not otherwise have access to quality health care. PIH partners with the world’s leading academic institutions to create rigorous evidence that shapes more sound and all-inclusive global health policies. PIH also supports local governments’ efforts to build capacity and strengthen national health systems.
As of today, PIH runs programs in 11 countries (Haiti, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Navajo Nation, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, United States), where it provides direct care to millions of patients, through public facilities and community engagement.
Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.
Partners In Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between$60,000 and $75,000/year. The starting salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market for the position, job-related knowledge, skills and experience.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan with employer match, as well as participate in organization-sponsored medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Full time employees will receive 15 days of vacation, 12 sick days, 3 personal days, and 3 volunteer days in addition to paid time off during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the week of July 4th, and 11 additional holidays annually.