Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is hiring: Project Manager in Albany

Project Manager

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is currently seeking a Project Manager to coordinate communication and planning between Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) and OMH for the Innovations in Behavioral Health CMS Innovations Center Cooperative Agreement. This effort is led by the NYS Department of Health in cooperation with OMH and OASAS.

The incumbent in this position will manage OMH and OASAS interagency planning and communications for the IBH Model, track progress, and report to the senior project manager under overall guidance of DOH project director. The incumbent of this position will assist in collecting information for and writing required annual and semi-annual reports. They will work closely with program and IT staff on the development of systems to support the IBH care delivery framework.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Communicate with project managers across the three state agencies.
• Participate in planning and implementation for the convening structure, funding resources, and VBP arrangements.
• Support development of IBH care delivery framework.
• Support reporting of state in-kind staffing hours.
• Assist development and writing of required semi-annual
• Contribute to the development of annual budget requests.
• Delivering reporting requirements to the senior project manager.
• Work closely with IT staff to develop systems supporting IBH care delivery framework.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and two years of project management/policy implementation experience; an additional four years of experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Able to demonstrate project management skills
• Eager to work in a fast-paced multi-priority environment
• Able to show general knowledge of: Medicaid managed care, budgeting, and behavioral health and addiction programs
• Excellent attention to detail and follow-up
• Able to support management of large complex projects and facilitate multi-departmental, agency and external stakeholder workgroups.

Work Location: 44 Holland Ave Albany, NY 12208

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.