A Director of JFK Partners is being sought to assume leadership of a nationally recognized center with dedicated service providers, researchers, family members, and those with lived experience, committed to promoting equal opportunity for children, youth, and adults with disabilities.
LEND Project Director
The role of LEND project director (PD) should have direct, functional responsibility for the program for which support is directed. The PD is expected to commit a minimum of 30 percent effort on this project. While it is acceptable to have co-directors, only one PD is formally recognized by HRSA on the notice of award (NOA) and will receive key HRSA communications. The recognized PD is not a shared position, as the PD listed on the NOA is expected to commit a minimum of 30 percent of time to the project. The PD is responsible for ensuring the proper use of the MCH training grant and will be expected to attend LEND and related meetings, or designate another program representative, and is expected to work directly with the MCHB program officer.
UCEDD Project Director
The role of the UCEDD PD is to oversee and support interdisciplinary education, research, dissemination, public service, and advocacy within university of Colorado School of Medicine, community agencies, and inform state and/or federal legislators. They will review program recommendations from JFK Partners’ Community Advisory Committee and collaborate with Disability Law Colorado and the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, our sister agencies also funded by ACL. The PD is responsible for ensuring the proper use of ACL funding and will be expected to attend AUCD and related UCEDD meetings, or designate another program representative, and is expected to work directly with the UCEDD program officer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversight of discipline directors, other faculty, and staff
- Direct involvement with selection and oversight of fellows and trainees
- Timely submission of grant progress and performance reports
- A minimum of 0.2 cFTE for those in clinical disciplines
- Direct interactions with ACL sister agencies (DD Council; Protection and Advocacy organization)
- Director or their designee provides input related to disability policy and advocacy
- Participation in local, regional national, and/or international disability-related committees
- The Director would be expected to lead and/or participate in efforts to secure incremental, extramural funding in support of their own professional effort (FTE) and the program(s) overall,
- Contribute to expanding fund of knowledge related to IDD, SHCN, health equity, and/or system changes
