Join our team
We believe in building better lives for those who call Northwest Minnesota home.
That’s what we stand for, together and individually.
We strive to have the right people making up the right team – advocating for and working toward the betterment of our community
We are now hiring for a Community Health & Wellness Senior Program Manager
The Community Health and Wellness Senior Program Manager position is accountable for overseeing the Child Care program, Homelessness program, and Children and Families program. This position will supervise staff leading these programs and ensure the overall success of
Community Health and Wellness initiatives. Additionally, this position will manage budgets, ensure compliance with funder requirements, and report progress to external funders. This position will also advocate for policy changes and increased funding for Community Health and Wellness solutions.
Deadline to apply is Sunday, January 12th.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, community development, or a
related field. Master’s degree preferred. - Minimum of 5 years of experience in program management, preferably in health and
wellness, community development, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a related field
- Proven experience in leading and managing teams, with strong supervisory skills.
- Working in and/or with Indigenous and/or New American communities on
Community Health and Wellness initiatives. Commitment to promoting and
strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization and the
region. - Excellent project and process management skills with demonstrated ability to
manage budgets and financial resources effectively. - Experience in advocating for policy changes and increased funding for community
programs. - Innovative thinker, with a track record for translating strategic thinking into action
plans and output. - Superior management skills: ability to influence and engage direct reports and
indirect reports and peers. - Excellent and persuasive communicator
- Energetic, flexible, collaborative, and proactive; a team leader who can positively
and productively impact both strategic and tactical finance and administration
initiatives. - Passion for the mission of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation
Benefits
The position is salaried and will be determined based on qualifications and the benefits will include the following:
- Dollar for dollar match on 403(b) retirement plan contributions up to 6% of your annual base salary;
- Health Insurance (2 separate plans available after 30 days of employment);
- Dental Insurance;
- Section 125 Plan – Flexible Spending Account where employees can elect to
contribute up to $3,200.00 for medical expenses and $5,000.00 for childcare to be
used or lost by September 30th each year; - Premiums to cover your Short-term and Long-term Disability are added to your base
pay and deducted on an after-tax basis to provide the maximum benefit of 67% of
your gross pay up to $1,000.00 per week for short-term disability up to 26 weeks
and 60% of your gross pay up to $5,000.00 per month for long-term disability after
26 weeks of work has been missed; - Parental leave is provided at 100% pay for parents of new children for up to 6 weeks;
- $50,000.00 guaranteed term life insurance* while you are employed with us;
Additional term life insurance* and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D)
insurance* buy-up option available; guaranteed (only at time of hire) up to
$60,000.00 each for term life and AD&D. Additional limits are available, but you
must provide evidence of insurability. If you are no longer employed with us, you
may take your additional life and AD&D insurance policies with you if you choose.
*some age limitations apply; - Time off includes: 15 vacation days per year with a maximum accrual of 240 hours;
13 Earned Sick & Safe Time (ESST) days per year with a maximum accrual of 720
hours as well as non-accrual benefit time off of 8 paid holidays and 3 floating
holidays annually; and, - This position is eligible for a Flex-Hybrid Work Arrangement within the 12-county
region and two tribal nations we serve. A successful individual in this position will
spend adequate time in person at our Bemidji offices to foster collaboration and
effective team-building.
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation follows an equal opportunity employment policy and employs personnel without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability, pregnancy, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status. This policy applies to hiring, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, and terminations.