Public Health Degree Grant Project Director

Details:

Posted: August 7, 2025
Level: Community College Professional 18, 12-month, Special Appointment
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Closing Date: The committee will begin review of applications immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with materials submitted by Wednesday, August 27, 2025, receiving priority consideration.

Location:

CT State Community College
185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051
**This position is not remote**
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CT State Community College Mission:

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

CT State Community College Equity Statement:

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date: 

October 2025

Position Summary:

The Project Director is responsible for the oversight and accountability of a Workforce Development Grant, funded by the CT Department of Public Health, to establish a new Associate of Science in Public Health degree and new Certificate programs in Environmental Public Health and Community Public Health at CT State Community College. The grant aims to support students pursuing these degrees and certificates, create and expand paid internship opportunities for students interested in public health careers, and increase the accessibility of public health Bachelor’s and Master’s academic degree programs to nontraditional
college students using early public health learning opportunities offered through CT State Community College. This overarching administrative position will collaborate with the CSUs, state agencies, employers and industry professional organizations.

Example of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the Dean, School of Nursing & Health Careers, the Public Health Degree Grant Project Director is responsible for effective performance in these essential duties:

• Grant Coordination and Implementation.
• Strategic Partnerships.
• Program Promotion and Outreach.

In addition to the accountabilities listed above, the incumbent is required to carry out the essential duties of: Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies; Service on assigned committees and task forces; Attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings.  These may involve attendance at evening or weekend events.

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in an appropriately related field with one (1) or more years of related experience and up to 2 years of supervisory experience, or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position’s essential duties.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following: 

• Demonstrated experience in higher education management, preferably to include community colleges, and/or significant experience in managing large-scale projects in the field of public health involving multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated administrative and/or management experience in the field of public health or the health care sector.
• Demonstrated experience with recruitment and program development, preferably within the field of public health or the health care sector.
• Demonstrated experience in grants management, preferably with state and/or federal agencies and involving multiple, diverse partners.
• Budgeting and fiscal experience.
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