Deputy Project Director

Career Title: Deputy Project Director

Department: Nursing Programs

Salary Hiring Range: $65,000-$100,000 annual salary

Note: The salary hiring range is capped due to federal award

FLSA: Exempt

Grant Information: Grant# SM-24-009

The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at the American Nurses Association (ANA) grew as a response to the lack of mental health and substance abuse nurse professionals who could provide culturally competent care to an increasingly diverse population with ever-expanding needs for mental health and substance abuse disorders services, research, advocacy, and policy development.

Through the MFP, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides federal grants to increase the number of PhD prepared nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and marriage and family therapists from underrepresented ethnic minority groups who will:

• Conduct research about substance abuse and mental health disorders prevention and treatment within minority populations, across all age groups and in a variety of settings.
• Assume leadership roles in the initiation of scientific investigations and service utilization phenomena that occur among ethnic minority populations.
• Expand and contribute to the evidence-based practice of substance abuse and mental health disorders prevention and treatment among ethnic minority populations throughout the lifespan; and
• Function as leaders and members of interdisciplinary research, public health policy, and direct-service care teams with the objective of improving the overall health status of ethnic minority populations.

Career Summary:

The Nursing Programs/MFP/ SAMHSA team is seeking a high-performing and dedicated Deputy Project Director (DPD). In this role, the DPD will partner with the Project Director and other MFP team members on strategy development to include increasing visibility and relevance within the broader nursing community.

Join the American Nurses Association (ANA) and be part of the team building a healthy world through the power of nurses. Our goals are to (1) Elevate the Profession of Nursing Globally

(2) Evolve the Practice of Nursing to Improve Health, Health Care, and Health Equity and (3) Ensure the Professional Success of Nurses. Our core values of trust, inclusiveness, innovation, and empowerment guide everything we do. We are committed to creating a supportive and dynamic workplace where employees can thrive.

We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible work arrangements and generous paid time off. Our modern office spaces are designed to foster collaboration and creativity. The collaborative culture and supportive team environment make ANA a great place to grow your career.

What you will do:

• Partners with the Project Director on all components across programming, to include developing a pathways program that provides outreach, education and raises awareness of behavioral health employment and career opportunities and training pathways for high school, community college, vocational/technical trade school students who desire to provide services to individuals from communities of color. Additionally, the deputy project director will develop a partnership with elementary and high school districts to develop a workforce pipeline to attract adolescents, youth, and high school students into pursuing behavioral health nursing careers.
• Contributes to the visibility of the MFP by participating in the ANA leadership and other organizational meetings and other public settings as appropriate and brings ideas and information back from these events to the team to increase the MFP's effectiveness and impact in the larger nursing community.
• Serves as the secondary liaison to the National Advisory Committee through oversight,
• Scheduling quarterly meetings, developing agendas, meeting summaries, and following up on action items.
• Shares in knowledge dissemination around specific psychiatric mental health and substance use nursing and emerging practice areas, to include developing the alumni biographical portfolio at www.emfp.org to help facilitate requests from organizations pursuing mental health and substance use subject matter experts from historically marginalized communities.
• Identifies best practices to improve internal systems with an eye toward future needs and budget realities to include seeking out additional sources of funding and/or sponsorships that help to augment the SAMHSA MFP funding.

What you bring to ANA:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required. Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) preferred, but not required.

Related Work Experience:

• 3-5 years of Federal grant funding and knowledge of the grant development process preferred.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills and the ability to translate data into clear and simple messages for a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to work as part of a team, both as a leader and in a supporting capacity, to expand the visibility of the MFP.
• Passionate about providing a long-term, innovative vision while simultaneously creating pragmatic solutions to the day-to-day challenges.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams to develop and implement systems and processes to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
• High degree of integrity and dependability, with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage time, deliverables and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and appreciate cultural and gender differences and adhere to ANA Code of Conduct Policy.

What ANA Offers You:

• Join us and become a "Nurse Advocate" for the more than 5 million Registered Nurses in the United States.
• Every role within ANA contributes to a healthier world through the "Power of Nurses"
• An opportunity to help transform a 127-year-old organization to meet the future needs and demands within Health Care
• Deep commitment to DEIBA
• Be a role model for embracing and empowering the uniqueness of every employee
• Continuously innovating through creative and strategic initiatives
• Exceptional benefits including, but not limited to 401K retirement contributions of up to 7%, generous PTO which includes the week-off between Dec 25th and Jan 1st, in addition to Personal Days-off, 11 paid Holidays, excellent health/medical benefits, and much more
• Commitment to your career development and advancement through ANA learning and development programs (internally and externally)

Work Schedule:

Hybrid employees must work a minimum of 20% in the office.

Location:

Our main office is located at: 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Learn more about the American Nurses Association Enterprise:

https://www.nursingworld.org/ana-enterprise-jobs/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-nurses-association

The American Nurses Association Enterprise:

Founded in 1896, The ANA Enterprise is the family of non-profit companies that comprise the American Nurses Association: the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the American Nurses Foundation. The ANA Enterprise leverages the combined strength of each to drive excellence in practice and ensure nurses' voices and vision are recognized by policy leaders, industry influencers, and employers.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The ANA is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.