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University of Houston

Program Manager II- Health Commons

🇺🇸 Houston, TX

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Operations

🗓️ August 12th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Houston is hiring a Program Manager II- Health Commons. The role involves managing the daily operations of the Health Commons community engagement program, collaborating with faculty, staff, students, and community partners to improve community health through program planning, communication, and meeting facilitation. The Program Manager will also supervise staff, manage budgets, prepare reports, and develop policies and procedures.

Highlights

  • Manages day-to-day operations of a large community health program within the College of Medicine.
  • Supervises staff employees and student workers.
  • Plans and develops procedures for program administration.
  • Manages fiscal activities including procurement and budget analysis.
  • Prepares research reports, funding proposals, and documentation.
  • Administers grants, scholarships, and related communications.
  • Develops and maintains policies and procedures.
  • Requires knowledge equivalent to a four-year degree or specialized training in a relevant discipline.
  • Requires a minimum of one year of directly job-related experience, with flexibility between education and experience.
  • Works with faculty, staff, students, and community partners in community engagement initiatives.

Program Manager II- Health Commons Full Description


 | Department: Community Health
| Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education
| Description: This position is part of Health Commons, the College of Medicine's community engagement program. This role will work directly with faculty, staff, students, and community partners to impact community health through relationships, communications, meeting facilitation, and program planning/implementation. Experience with community engagement, group facilitation, program planning, and shared governance approaches preferred. 

Manages the day-to-day operations of a large program or department within the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine (COM), including the supervision of staff employees, student workers, programs or processes. 

1. Plans and develops procedures for administering a large or complex department or program. 
2. Manages fiscal activities, including procurement and budget analysis. 
3. Provides guidance to subordinate staff and evaluates performance. 
4. Prepares abstracts, research reports, funding proposals, operations and procedure manuals, and other written material and documentation. 
5. Creates and reviews reports of expenditures and activities. 
6. May administer grants and grant-related related communications, scholarships and other operations. 
7. Develops, implements and maintains appropriate policies and procedures. 
8. May serve as property custodian for the department. 
9. Performs other job-related duties as assigned. 

MQ: Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Experience: Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience. Certification/Licensing: None.

Additional Job Posting Information: 
- Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience. 
- Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.
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