Rural Health Transformation Program Manager

Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy

• Job Posting closes:  Open until Filled
• Required documents uploaded by:  All required documents listed below must be attached to your application within 2 days of applying for your application to be considered complete.

Agency Information:  

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

        Protecting Kansans, Promoting Recovery and Supporting Self Sufficiency

              https://www.kdads.ks.gov/

About the Position

Who can apply: Anyone

Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Temporary

Work Schedule: M-F

Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes

Veterans' Preference Eligible: Yes 

Disability Preference Eligible: Yes

Search Keywords: Rural Health Transformation Program Manager

Compensation: Up to a maximum salary of $58,924.00 annually.

* Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications.

Employment Benefits

Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage

Sick & Vacation leave

Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave

Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)

Fitness Centers in select locations

Employee discounts with the STAR Program

Retirement and deferred compensation programs

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Position Summary:  

The Rural Health Transformation Program Manager supports strategic direction within KDADS and partner State Agencies to ensure the program advances overarching agency goals, plans, and grant requirements.

This role will contribute to full oversight and management of the RHTP Grant and related statewide activities. This position will be a lead worker directing the guidance, operational support and direction for success with the Grant. The structure is intended to enhance continuity, continuous quality improvement, and long-term organizational effectiveness across the State. 

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:  

Lead Grants Management, Budgeting, and Funding Administration: 

Serve as manager overseeing all grant activities, operations, and administration for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This position assists with ongoing oversight and direction of the RHTP projects that KDADS oversees, supporting the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of its approved strategies and activities. 

This includes assisting in the development of program goals and objectives, coordinating with core partners in preparing program progress reports, preparing the annual program budget narratives, and coordinating with other KDADS staff, state agencies and external stakeholders. The position performs and ensures completion of administrative responsibilities related to grant funding, including but not limited to applications, revisions, annual reports, evaluations, budget development, and communication with funders.

Coordinates budget-related documentation for RHTP activities. Responsibilities include tracking expenditures, reviewing monthly fiscal reports, maintaining budget spreadsheets, and preparing draft materials for budget narratives or amendments.

Develops, negotiates, and monitors contracts/agreements, including oversight of routing processes and compliance tasks. Conducts basic desk audits, tracks contract timelines, and ensures purchasing and procurement procedures are followed.

This role provides administrative and organizational support to ensure financial components remain accurate and aligned with project timelines.

Program Strategy, Compliance, and Growth: 

Serves as a content area expert for all primary funding source requirements; assuring compliance with all primary funding source requirements including timely reporting and accountability. The position co-leads monitoring and reporting on multiple areas of the RHTP grant.  The position supports partnership and collaboration efforts by coordinating meetings, preparing agendas, taking notes, tracking follow-up tasks, and ensuring information flows efficiently between the Office of the Secretary, KDADS Commissions, partner agencies, and external stakeholders. Leads strategic planning efforts across RHTP initiatives, ensuring alignment with CMS requirements, state priorities, and long-term sustainability goals.

This includes scheduling and facilitating workgroups, maintaining communication documentation, preparing presentation materials, and ensuring stakeholders receive timely updates. The position may provide informational presentations when requested and supports coordination of statewide rural health activities in alignment with RHTP goals. Routinely crosses program, bureau, and agency lines to assure coordinated efforts and to obtain data sufficient to ensure progress toward RHTP objectives.

Provides informal coordination for staff assigned to RHTP workstreams, ensuring tasks, timelines, and deliverables are clearly tracked. Supports onboarding processes, maintains workplans and tracking documents, and helps staff stay aligned with project expectations. Represents RHTP in meetings with CMS, legislative stakeholders, and partner organizations as delegated.

May assist with gathering performance documentation or draft materials needed for evaluations in coordination with KDADS and KDHE leadership. Ensures workflow processes run smoothly and that staff have clarity around project-related responsibilities.

 Completes special projects and performs other duties as assigned including but not limited to ensuring the agency is adequately staffed during and immediately following natural and/or manmade disasters, infectious disease outbreaks, and/or acts of terrorism. Assists other employees in the work unit in accomplishing assignments as necessary. 

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Three years of experience in planning, implementing, organizing and directing/monitoring activities. Previous federal grant experience required. Education may be substituted for experience as determined by the agency. 
• Four years of experience in health administration, public health, or related field. 
• Ability to communicate with diverse audiences. 
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Strong proofreading, editing, attention to detail skills.
• Grant and fiscal management experience.  Three or more years conducting needs assessments.
• Experience in technical assistance, program evaluation, training, and/or grants management.
• Unrestricted Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Four years direct experience in public health, business administration, organizational development, health sciences or social sciences.
• Experience with federal entities such as: (CMS, CDC, NIH, EPA, etc.).  
• Experience with database and spreadsheet management.
• Ability to interact professionally with stakeholders at the local, state and federal levels. 
• Experience coordinating or providing support to community programs.
• Ability to research, organize, and present health information and related materials.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to build and maintain professional relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare grant proposals, reports, and other written documents.

Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements:

• Must be able to pass a background check prior to employment.

Recruiter Contact Information

KDADS – Human Resources Recruiter

503 S. Kansas Ave

Topeka, KS 66603

Phone: 785-296-0463

Fax: 785-368-6688

Email: KDADS.APPLY@ks.gov

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Required Documents for this Application to be Complete

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• DD214 (if you are claiming Veteran’s Preference)

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• Cover Letter
• Resume

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How to Claim Veterans Preference

Veterans' Preference Eligible (VPE): Former military personnel or their spouse that have been verified as a "veteran"; under K.S.A. 73-201 will receive an interview if they meet the minimum competency factors of the position.  The veterans' preference laws do not guarantee the veteran a job.  Positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determine by the hiring manager.

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How to Claim Disability Hiring Preference

Applicants that have physical, cognitive and/or mental disabilities may claim an employment preference when applying for positions. If they are qualified to meet the performance standards of the position, with or without a reasonable accommodation, they will receive an interview for the position. The preference does not guarantee an applicant the job, as positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determined by the hiring manager.

Learn more about claiming Disability Hiring Preference

PLEASE NOTE: The documentation verifying a person's eligibility for use of this preference should not be sent along with other application materials to the hiring agency but should be sent directly to OPS. These documents should be scanned and emailed to Gustavo.Victoriano@ks.gov, or can be mailed/delivered in person to:

ATTN: Disability Hiring Preference Coordinator
Office of Personnel Services
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison Ave, Suite 260
Topeka, KS 66612

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, disability or any other factor unrelated to the essential functions of the job.

If you wish to identify yourself as a qualified person with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and would like to request an accommodation, please address the request to the agency recruiter.

Salary : $58,924