Project Manager 1

Job ID : 537400964
Job Title: Project Manager 1
Client Name: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Job Location: Austin, TX (Onsite) (Candidates need to be local to Austin, Texas)
3 plus years of experience.
Job Description:
Proven experience in team management, including recruitment, training, supervision, and performance evaluation, to foster a high-performing and cohesive team
Knowledge of public health, health promotion and education.
Knowledge of program planning, administration and evaluation.
Knowledge of the use of Information Technology in healthcare.
Knowledge of public health registries
Effective team building skills
Effective writing and speaking skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and effective problem-solving skills.
Excellent project management skills. Skilled in problem solving; planning, organizing, developing, and implementing multiple projects/activities; managing staff and handling multi-faceted personnel issues; and in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software programs (Word, Excel, FoxPro, PowerPoint).
Ability to plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the work of others; to direct program activities; to interpret public health laws, rules, regulations, and recommendations related to immunizations; to establish goals and objectives; to train personnel; to evaluate administrative policies and procedures; to interpret DSHS policies and implement division procedures; to present technical information to a variety of individuals and groups; to work effectively with all people.
Ability to present technical information and to testify at hearings and public meetings; to identify and define user task needs; to communicate technical information effectively, in written and verbal form; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to work with detailed data documents
Required Skills:
Ability to plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the work of others; to direct program activities; to interpret public health laws, rules, regulations.
Planning and executing and supervising projects to meet management's strategies goals and ensure project delivery.
Ability to present technical information and to testify at hearings and public meetings.
Knowledge of public health, health promotion and education.
Knowledge of program planning, administration and evaluation.
Knowledge of the use of information technology in healthcare.