Program Manager III

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Program Manager III

Grade: 25

Salary: $93,896-113,337

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time Program Manager III position. The Program Manager (1.0 FTE) supports the IPS Center of Excellence, a statewide behavioral health implementation initiative. The position oversees project management, data infrastructure, contract and Data Use Agreement administration, and budget monitoring across multiple county implementation sites.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day operations of the IPS Center of Excellence - Data Team, including workplan tracking, milestone monitoring, and coordination with county sites, state agency partners, and funder
• Develop, execute, and track Data Use Agreements (DUAs) with county behavioral health agencies; maintain compliance documentation and serve as primary point of contact for data governance inquiries
• Oversee project data infrastructure, including database management, fidelity data collection and quality review, and maintenance of implementation tracking tools and dashboards
• Monitor project budget, reconcile expenditures against funder allocations, prepare financial reports, and coordinate with fiscal staff on procurement and reimbursements
• Coordinate staff meetings, logistics, training schedules, and reimbursement workflows
• Draft and edit project reports, correspondence, meeting summaries, and funder deliverables
• Facilitate internal and external meetings, including preparation of agendas, slide decks, and follow-up documentation
• Coordinate onboarding and administrative support for project consultants and subcontractors
• Maintain organized project records in compliance with RFMH and funder requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in public health, public administration, health policy, psychology, or a closely related field
• Minimum (2) years of full-time, post-degree experience in project or program management
• Minimum (1) year of experience developing and maintaining project workplans with documented milestones and deliverable tracking across 2 or more external partner organizations
• Minimum (1) year of experience preparing written budget reports or financial summaries for submission to an external funder or contracting agency
• Minimum (1) year of experience drafting or administering formal contracts, data use agreements, or interagency agreements
• Minimum (1) year of advanced Microsoft Excel use, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and multi-variable tracking tools
• Minimum (1) year of experience collaborating with professionals across at least 2 of the following disciplines: legal, clinical, training, policy, or research

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in public health, public administration, social work, or related field

Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.