Project Director

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Doha, ot, QAT

منذ 5 يوم

Project Director

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is an independent not-for-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

For 30 years, IHI has used improvement science to advance and sustain better outcomes in health and health systems across the world.

IHI brings awareness of safety and quality to millions, catalyzes learning and the systematic improvement of care, develops solutions to previously intractable challenges, and mobilizes health systems, communities, regions, and nations to reduce harm and deaths.

IHI collaborates with a growing community to spark bold, inventive ways to improve the health of individuals and populations.

IHI generates optimism, harvests fresh ideas, and supports anyone, anywhere who wants to profoundly change health and health care for the better. Learn more at ihi.org.

Position Summary :

As an integral IHI team member, the Project Director is responsible for the successful planning and execution of a portfolio of projects.

The Project Director leads the project team, faculty, Improvement Advisors, and Sr. Sponsor to deliver the most effective and efficient programs, projects, and services to improve health and health care outcomes worldwide.

This is a full-time position that may be fully remote (work from home), with possible / occasional travel to Qatar.

Position Responsibilities :

Leadership and Relationship Management

Lead effective teams to achieve desired results

Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, and faculty; negotiate difficult conversations to a desired end while maintaining trust and respect

Mentor and develop staff to reach their highest potential

Optimize work and projects and programs for overall organizational success

Provide thought leadership to one or more of IHI's content areas

Actively promote the diversity of IHI's faculty and staff by identifying and developing emerging leaders from projects and programs

Project Direction and Design

Drive project design, including conversations with customers and funders, developing proposals, etc. (in conjunction with New Business)

Lead the development of the the overall vision and strategy for a project / program

Establish clear project goals that can be tracked and summarized over time

Lead the timely completion and adaptation of the IHI Five Core Design Components for Results-focused projects

Work with the Project Manager to support project timelines, budgets, and deliverables

Design and improve program / project activities, including modifying program / project structures, creating curricula, designing trainings and agendas, and testing new approaches to meet desired goals

Lead and facilitate high-level external meetings (virtual and in-person)

Along with Improvement Advisors, teach and apply IHI's core methodology (e.g., improvement science) to accelerate customer / partner results;

coach individual teams to maintain pace

In collaboration with the Improvement Advisor, review and analyze individual and collective team data and reports and make recommendations in project content and coaching to achieve results

Content Development and Dissemination

In coordination with PDT, Portfolios, and Regions, identify and develop new opportunities for IHI content, programs, or products

Develop and execute dissemination plans, including writing blogs, publishing articles with faculty and presenting at conferences

Act as a spokesperson and representative for the project / program; present at meetings, external visits, and IHI conferences

Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Knowledge of and experience with one or more of IHI's content areas

Project management skills, including being detail-focused and managing towards aggressive timelines

Able to maneuver through complex political situations to achieve desired outcomes

Ability and skill to drive and achieve quality results within complex, time constrained goals

Familiarity with grants and other complex funding arrangements a plus

Excellent communication skills (both interpersonal and written), including superior presentation skills

Able to think about whole systems, rather than optimize for one part

Create a compelling vision and build motivation with internal and external teams

Negotiation, decision making, and delegation skills

Able to effectively coach and motivate customer teams and staff

Drive to effectively develop self and others

Must be an approachable mentor, employee advocate, and team leader

Commitment to IHI Values

Commitment to equity, anti-racism, and the improvement of societal systems

Able to actively support, communicate, and teach the unique culture and values of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Position Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree highly preferred

Must have seven to ten years experience working in a team within a complex, professional environment

Three to five years of experience leading teams of professionals preferred

Ability to and interest in travel (TBD depending on the project)

Experience or knowledge of health care required

Professional fluency in English required; bilingual a plus

Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint is required

Training and experience with Improvement Science required

Specific Project(s) :

This project management role will support IHI's work in Qatar, specifically : Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), a government-owned corporation, is the main health care provider for the state of Qatar, delivering at least 80 percent of the country's secondary and tertiary care.

Employing approximately 24,000 staff, HMC consists of a network of eleven hospitals, a national ambulance service, and home health care service on which a major proportion of Qatar's population - citizens, expatriate workers and their dependents, and visitors and tourists - rely for medical care, including emergency care.

HMC is the first health care provider in the region to have its hospitals reaccredited by the Joint Commission International.

IHI is partnering with HMC to support five central activities : strategic guidance and will building, the annual Middle East Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, leading patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, testing and implementing methods to increase efficiency and value, and dissemination.

The goal of this work is to create a sustainable and reusable infrastructure for health and health care improvement within Hamad Medical Corporation, and a network of safer hospitals across Qatar with markedly increased ability to improve.

At IHI, we are inspired to do our best work and be our best selves by leaning into our values and uniting in our vision to create a future in which everyone has the best care and health possible.

We ensure that people feel valued and supported in meaningful ways, as demonstrated in our total rewards package that features competitive compensation, full medical coverage, tuition reimbursement, a personal development allowance to support what matters to you, a professional development allowance to support continued learning, respect for personal commitments and flexibility to manage them, generous time off including vacation time, Summer Fridays, a paid week off between Christmas and New Year's Day, wellness and wellbeing time, and other special programs to support employee wellbeing.

IHI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin or ancestry, disability, veteran status, military service, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, political belief, and any other protected class under applicable law.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to complete our application, please let us know.

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