Rural Health Director

The Rural Health Director provides strategic and operational leadership for Rural Health Transformation grants and related initiatives. This role oversees grant administration, workplans, budgets, subcontracts, community planning and performance monitoring while partnering with organizational leaders and community stakeholders to develop sustainable programs that improve rural health access and outcomes.

• Provide overall leadership, direction and accountability for Rural Health Transformation grants, projects and associated deliverables.
• Lead grant administration, including workplan development and management, grant reporting, budget oversight, compliance and documentation.
• Monitor grant performance and ensure the timely completion of milestones, deliverables, reporting obligations and corrective actions.
• Manage the overall project budget in partnership with Finance and organizational leadership; monitor spending, forecasts and funding risks.
• Develop, negotiate and monitor subcontracts, including scope and workplan development, deliverable tracking, performance management and budget oversight.
• Co-lead community-based planning efforts, including the development, facilitation and ongoing support of community advisory boards and planning committees.
• Collaborate with organizational leadership, clinical and operational teams, community partners and other stakeholders to design and implement rural health programs and interventions.
• Formalize project governance, implementation plans, decision-making processes, reporting structures and accountability mechanisms.
• Build and support strategic partnerships needed to achieve grant objectives and strengthen rural health infrastructure.
• Identify project risks, barriers and dependencies; develop mitigation plans and elevate issues appropriately.
• Prepare clear program updates, presentations, reports and recommendations for senior leadership, funders and community stakeholders.
• Ensure grant activities align with organizational priorities, applicable requirements and approved program objectives.
• Supervise or provide functional leadership to assigned project staff, consultants and contracted partners, as applicable.
• Perform other duties as assigned to advance rural health transformation priorities.

• Provide overall leadership, direction and accountability for Rural Health Transformation grants, projects and associated deliverables.
• Lead grant administration, including workplan development and management, grant reporting, budget oversight, compliance and documentation.
• Monitor grant performance and ensure the timely completion of milestones, deliverables, reporting obligations and corrective actions.
• Manage the overall project budget in partnership with Finance and organizational leadership; monitor spending, forecasts and funding risks.
• Develop, negotiate and monitor subcontracts, including scope and workplan development, deliverable tracking, performance management and budget oversight.
• Co-lead community-based planning efforts, including the development, facilitation and ongoing support of community advisory boards and planning committees.
• Collaborate with organizational leadership, clinical and operational teams, community partners and other stakeholders to design and implement rural health programs and interventions.
• Formalize project governance, implementation plans, decision-making processes, reporting structures and accountability mechanisms.
• Build and support strategic partnerships needed to achieve grant objectives and strengthen rural health infrastructure.
• Identify project risks, barriers and dependencies; develop mitigation plans and elevate issues appropriately.
• Prepare clear program updates, presentations,…