The Foraker Group

Job Summary

Job Description

Summary

AKEDA seeks an experienced Project Manager to support the development of a multidisciplinary eating disorders certification training pathway in partnership with the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) to strengthen Alaska’s healthcare workforce, especially for rural and underserved communities.

The Project Manager will provide day-to-day coordination and implementation support for this initiative and will serve as the primary liaison with UAA. The position will coordinate activities across UAA programs and schools, healthcare and behavioral health partners, tribal health organizations, and other statewide stakeholders to advance the project’s goals. Data collection to inform the training pathway is a key portion of the role.

This is a highly collaborative role requiring attention to detail, organization, communication, relationship management, and follow-through. The successful candidate will be comfortable navigating a complex university environment, identifying and collaborating with the appropriate UAA programs and personnel, coordinating across multiple partners, and moving projects from planning to implementation. 

The Project Manager will play a central role in ensuring that project activities remain on schedule, stakeholders are appropriately engaged, workforce assessment activities are completed, and planning efforts result in concrete recommendations and implementation steps.

This position and project is funded by the Rural Health Transformation Program. It supports goals for statewide coordinated care with a local healthcare workforce equipped to identify, diagnose, treat, and support eating disorder recovery in Alaska home communities.

This position will responsible for supporting and/or coordinating:

• A detailed project workplan and implementation timeline
• Ongoing project coordination and tracking of milestones and deliverables
• UAA coordination and development of relationships with relevant UAA schools, programs, faculty, and administrators
• Workforce assessment activities and documentation of findings
• Statewide stakeholder engagement activities 
• Engagement with healthcare, behavioral health, tribal health, academic, rural, and other relevant partners
• Travel and engagement activities in three rural Alaska communities
• Documentation and synthesis of stakeholder and workforce findings
• Coordination of planning activities related to development of an eating disorders certification/training pathway at UAA
• Recommendations for sustainable statewide eating disorder workforce development and training infrastructure
• Regular progress updates to project leadership
• Final project documentation summarizing activities, findings, recommendations, and next steps

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience
• Demonstrated experience in project management, program coordination, implementation, or a closely related field
• Strong understanding of or demonstrated experience navigating the UAA system, including the ability to identify and work effectively with relevant schools, programs, departments, faculty, and administrators
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, stakeholders, and workstreams simultaneously
• Strong follow-through and demonstrated ability to move action items from discussion to completion
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge in quantitative and qualitative data methods and analysis
• Experience coordinating meetings, projects, stakeholder engagement, and deliverables
• Ability to work independently while maintaining regular communication with project leadership
• Willingness and ability to travel to three rural Alaska communities
• Ability to work effectively across healthcare, behavioral health, academic, and community settings

Compensation and Contract Terms

• 0.5FTE through June 30, 2027 or grant period close
• Compensation at $57.60 per hour with total compensation not to exceed $60,000 over the contract period
• The contractor will be responsible for providing the equipment, systems and resources necessary to perform the work unless otherwise specified in the contract
• Travel to three (3) Alaska communities is required. Allowable travel expenses will be addressed separately in the contract.
• The position is expected to average approximately 20 hours per week, with flexibility in scheduling based on project needs, stakeholder availability, travel, and project milestones.

To Apply: Submit a resume, cover letter, and three references with contact information via email to jobs@akedacares.org with the subject line: “Project Manager Position Opening”. 

Non-Discrimination Statement

AKEDA is an equal opportunity employer to all, without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.