Program Manager

About Drexel

Drexel is one of Philadelphia's top 10 private employers, a comprehensive global research university and a major engine for economic development in the region. With over 24,000 students, Drexel is one of America's 15 largest private universities. Drexel has committed to being the nation’s most civically engaged university, with community partnerships integrated into every aspect of service and academics.

Job Summary

This position is in support of a grant funded by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities that seeks to use complex systems thinking to better understand the causes of racial/ethnic disparities in diet healthfulness in Philadelphia and to identify policy and program approaches to reduce disparities. The research team will engage a coalition of local stakeholders to develop a dynamic conceptual framework of racial/ethnic disparities in diet healthfulness. We will also develop and use a complex systems simulation model to examine how racial residential segregation and income inequality work in combination to impact diet via disparities in healthy food access and affordability.

Essential Functions

• Work with principal investigator to coordinate all aspects of the study.
• Provide logistical support for research team meetings.
• Manage recruitment of and outreach to a coalition of local policy stakeholders, including policymakers, members of non-governmental organizations, and content experts.
• Coordinate training, planning, and implementation in support of a series of bi-annual group model building workshops with the stakeholder coalition. Group model building is a stakeholder engagement method in which complex systems thinking approach in which members of a stakeholder group engage in a series of scripted group activities to define a problem, elucidate the causes and consequences of the problem, and identify potential solutions to the problem.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelors Degree (or higher) in either Public Health or a related field is required.
• 2 years related experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest or experience in health disparities, public health, public policy, or complex systems.
• Experience working with relevant local organizations in Philadelphia is a plus.

Location

• University City.

Additional Information

• This position is classified as exempt with a salary grade of J. For more information regarding Drexel’s Professional Staff salary structure, https://drexel.edu/hr/career/ducomp/salstructure/

Special Instructions to the Applicant

• Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Advertised:Jan 10 2022 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close:Feb 10 2022 Eastern Standard Time