NM Program Grants Manager

The University of New Mexico’s Project ECHO has an exciting opportunity for a New Mexico Programs’ Grant Manager to support our New Mexico Programs Team! This position will oversee a state grant portfolio totaling just under $4 million and play a critical role in managing strong relationships with grant funders and overseeing multiple stakeholder groups to ensure grant compliance. ECHO’s New Mexico Programs aim to expand public health programming for rural and underserved areas within the state.
As a successful NM Program Grants Manager, you will play an active role in collaborating with NM Programs’ leadership and other organizational team members to:

• Responsible for the coordination resource planning, budget planning and pre-planning operations for NM Programs Grants.
• Manage coordination resource planning, budget planning, and pre-planning operations for NM Programs Grants
• Coordinate collaboration, development, and preparation of assigned New Mexico ECHO grants that include the following:
  • CDC Advancing Health Equity in Diabetes
  • FORE Vulnerable Families and Children
  • HRSA Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning Program (TTELP)
  • Con Alma Health Foundation
  • USB Optimus
  • SOR New Mexico CHW/PSW Opioid TeleECHO Program
• Designs and implements systems to track and monitor grant work plans, deliverables, activities, milestones, and accomplishments.
• Creates and distributes grant summaries and achievements
• Ensure grants are in compliance with grant deliverables and funding requirements; provide guidance and support in the identification and development of grant opportunities
• Design and implement systems to track and monitor grant work plans, deliverable, activities, milestones, and accomplishments
• Collaborate across organizational teams and university departments to provide strategic direction in the planning, development, and implementation of Grants deliverables and reporting processes, including but not limited to Grants, Replication, NM Programs, Communications and Marketing, Education, Finance, REDI, JAO, IT, iECHO, IRB, etc.
• Provide grant reports and program updates in support of promoting existing programs and ensure frequent and timely communication with funders and NM Programs Director and Deputy Director
• Provide leadership and collaborates with the NM Programs Team and Director of NM Programs with grant prospect research and identifying potential grant opportunities based on the NM Programs Team needs and strategic goals
• Collaborate with the Medical or Program Directors and Senior Program Managers to conceptualize programs and assist with pre-planning tasks
• Provide strategic advance and consultation to leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of modifications and enhancements to existing grant procedures and systems
• Maintain knowledge of grant deliverables and communicate grant issues and modifications to NM Programs staff regarding grant deliverables, grant budgeting, and changes to scope of work within assignment grants

Project ECHO is unique and innovative center based within a vibrant academic community at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Our mission is to democratize implementation of best practices with a goal of helping 1 billion people lead better lives by 2025.  We are looking for mission-driven high performers who share similar values to join our team and help us achieve this goal.

Project ECHO is committed to democratizing implementation of best practices in healthcare, education and other areas where first mile professionals need support.  We do this by training universities, nonprofits, and dedicated individuals on facilitation skills and how to set up robust virtual communities of practice to be able to scale their own expertise and missions to the benefit of their local communities.  Over the past 20 years, Project ECHO and our partners have trained more than 1,000 partners who make up our global network of Universities, ministries of health, and NGOs around the world. Examples of programs we and others run include infectious disease control (Hepatitis C, HIV), mental health and addiction treatment, literacy, math, climate mitigation and many more. 

Project ECHO is funded in part by philanthropic grants and gifts from organizations such as the GE Foundation, the Helmsley Charitable Trust, the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, the Merck Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the US Government.  Additionally, for programming benefitting New Mexico we receive support from the NM Legislature, the New Mexico Human Services Department and the New Mexico Department of Health.

Project ECHO prides itself on being a values-based organization and inclusive place to work.  Our seven values include: Service to the Underserved, Democratization of Knowledge, Mutual Trust and Respect, Teamwork, Excellence and Accountability, Innovation and Learning and Joy of Work.  We strive to find individuals who can embrace and exemplify these values.  In addition, Project ECHO was named one of Albuquerque’s Top Three Best Places to Work in 2023. This award recognizes organizations of all sizes with exceptional climates, team atmospheres, benefits, and employee engagement. For more information and a brief overview of benefits available please visit Project ECHO Newsroom.

We work with partners all over the world and work hours outside of normal business hours may be required. We are fortunate to have access to advanced technology, which will require some teleworking.