Associate Program Manager, Risk Factor Control

Overview

Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us.

 

 

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for an Associate Program Manager, Risk Factor Control. This position can be home-based, but must live in Hawaii. 

 

This is a full time, benefits eligible, grant funded opportunity. Current funding will expire on 6/30/2028.

 

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

 

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Responsibilities

This Associate Program Manager is responsible for implementing project plan activities and facilitating coordination across internal and external teams for assigned programs with consistent and effective communication with project leadership. Responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with community-based organizations to support program implementation. Establishes and coordinates project timelines and is responsible for managing the development and distribution of culturally-relevant patient education resources. Responsible for assigned project tracking and reporting, including patient education programming. Responsible for developing and maintaining a knowledge base in hypertension and stroke. 

• Builds and strengthens relationships with community-based organizations to support implementation of blood pressure and stroke programming across Hawaii including self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) programs and referrals
• Engages community leaders and groups with lived experience to gain a comprehensive understanding of community, needs, attitudes, knowledge and perceptions within Hawaii
• Develops and maintains quality relationships with all vendors for the project and oversees production and patient education materials; including culturally relevant, hypertension and stroke resources for up to 4 unique populations based on community insights with a corresponding public awareness campaign
• Coordinates with internal American Heart Association departments and external vendors on assigned projects; specific collaboration with the Hawaii Community Impact Director to ensure alignment with ongoing hypertension and stroke prevention initiatives
• Monitors, reviews, and tracks budget, timelines and outcomes associated with assigned projects; Collaborates with Evaluation on grant reporting and data collection specific to grant outcomes of blood pressure programming and community engagement efforts
• Maintains effective communication with project leadership and teams to ensure project status and issues are known and addressed

Qualifications

 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Two (2) years of the following experience:
  • Experience developing and managing projects
  • Experience building and maintaining community-based organization relationships
  • Experience developing and disseminating culturally-relevant, linguistically appropriate patient education resources
  • Basic communication or marketing planning and budget management experience
  • Experience working across functions and levels to achieve project objectives
  • Comprehensive skills in Microsoft Office suite

 

Compensation & Benefits

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

 

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.  That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs;  eligibility for an incentive program is based on the type of position.
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical,