Associate Director, ECHO Superhub

The Associate Director, ECHO Superhub will manage the new Superhub operations of the Alzheimer’s Association’s Project ECHO Hub, including coordination and delivery of trainings, convening, mentoring and supporting ECHO partners, and participating in other program initiatives and deliverables.

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an evidenced-based telehealth model that uses videoconferencing to link inter-disciplinary specialist teams with multiple front-line clinicians and providers. The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care ECHO Program at the Alzheimer’s Association provides training and support to health care professionals and professional care providers across the country to increase equitable access to timely detection and diagnosis of dementia and to quality dementia care through case-based, virtual learning. A Project ECHO Superhub is an experienced ECHO partner that provides training and technical assistance to new hubs and support them as they grow their ECHO programs.

Responsibilities

Essential functions and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the Project ECHO trainings through the Alzheimer’s Association Superhub including planning, conducting, and implementing the training, and providing ongoing support to new and existing dementia ECHO Hubs.
• Manage and track related Project ECHO Hub partnership documents in collaboration with the ECHO Institute. Serve as primary contact for the Alzheimer’s Association Superhub with the ECHO Institute.
• Manage the working relationships with the Dementia ECHO Hubs network through regular meetings and assist in the coordination of collaborative projects, research, and publication through this network.
• Collaborate with Alzheimer’s Association staff and key stakeholders to develop and maintain online content and tools, marketing materials, and resources for the Alzheimer’s Association Superhub and telehealth programs.
• Coordinate and prepare Superhub reporting materials including, but not limited to grant reports, progress summaries, and other updates to funders.
• Manage relevant contact networks, programmatic databases, and electronic mailing lists for the Alzheimer’s Association Superhub and Dementia ECHO collaborative network.
• Assist with the development of requests for proposals, funding applications, manuscripts, reports, and other papers as needed.
• Provide guidance and support to internal partners in understanding of and promotion of Superhub program activities.
• Provide other programmatic and administrative support as needed, including some facilitation of live, interactive telehealth learning sessions for the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care ECHO Program Hub at the Alzheimer’s Association.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in health education, public health, social work, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years professional experience in delivering training programs, project management, health-related programs, or similar experience, including experience with project planning, activity tracking, outcomes evaluation and reporting.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated experience with group training and presentations
• Cultivation of productive working relationships with clinicians and others working in health care.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in tracking and reporting program activities and data.
• Ability to manage, analyze and summarize data for program evaluation and reporting.
• Experience in leading programs and projects implemented with multiple collaborating organizations.
• Outcome driven.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, collaborating effectively with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office, virtual meeting platforms (Zoom, Google Meet) and the ability to learn and apply new technologies.

Title:  Associate Director, ECHO Superhub

Position Location: US Based Remote

Full time based on 37.5 hours minimum

Position Grade: 508 Exempt (Estimated Annual Salary $70,000 - $83,000)

Reports To: Director, Project ECHO

Who We Are:

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia- by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

At the Alzheimer’s Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our network of more than 1,900 employees across the United States makes a difference each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer’s and those at risk for the disease.

We warmly invite qualified applicants to consider this opportunity to make a life-changing impact on the millions living with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers and those that may develop the disease in the future. Read on to learn more about the role, then visit our website www.alz.org/jobs to explore who we are and why we've been recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years in a row.

At the Alzheimer's Association®, we believe that diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity - meaning that all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

The Alzheimer’s Association is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave, as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing. They are also eligible for our gold standard 401(k) retirement plan.

Full time employees (37.5 hours/week), will enjoy all of the above plus an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.

Work location: Chicago, IL