Director, MATEC

Position Summary The Program Director, MATEC, provides senior-level leadership for the health workforce development portfolio, with direct responsibility for overseeing high-quality implementation, coordination, reporting, and sustainability of training, technical assistance, capacity-building, practice transformation, and related program activities. The position serves as second-in-command to the Executive Director and may represent or act on behalf of the Executive Director when assigned. The role extends beyond a single program, or state-based scope by providing cross-operational leadership while retaining direct oversight of Illinois program activities. Duties Responsibilities • 1. Executive and Strategic Leadership Serve as second-in-command to the Executive Director for assigned MATEC operations, initiatives, and decision-making processes. Represent the Executive Director in internal and external meetings, committees, funder engagements, and stakeholder discussions when assigned. Support the Executive Director in advancing MATEC’s strategic priorities, sustainability goals, center-wide initiatives, and operational systems. Contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of center-wide policies, procedures, workflows, and strategic plans. Lead or co-lead special projects that advance MATEC’s mission, sponsored-funded portfolio, operational excellence, workforce development impact, and long-term sustainability. Provide leadership that promotes a collaborative, inclusive, innovative, and high-performing organizational culture. 2. Sponsored-Funded Health Workforce Development Portfolio Leadership Provide senior-level leadership across MATEC’s sponsored health workforce development projects, including training, education, technical assistance, capacity-building, clinical systems improvement, and practice transformation initiatives. Align workforce development activities across sponsored projects to reduce duplication, strengthen quality, support consistent implementation, and improve participant and partner experience. Develop, implement, and evaluate health workforce development activities for healthcare professionals, community organizations, public health partners, academic partners, and other stakeholders. Identify emerging workforce development needs and translate them into program strategies, training approaches, technical assistance models, and partnership opportunities. Ensure programs are responsive to health inequities and to communities disproportionately impacted by HIV and related health conditions. Use evaluation findings, participant feedback, partner input, program data, and funder priorities to support quality improvement and future program planning. Prepare and present program reports, analyses, findings, lessons learned, and recommendations to leadership, funders, partners, advisory groups, and other audiences. 3. Illinois Program Oversight Provide direct leadership for Illinois program operations, including strategic planning, priority-setting, implementation, and monitoring of Illinois-based program activities. Direct the development, implementation, and evaluation of Illinois training, education, technical assistance, capacity-building, and practice transformation activities. Identify and assess Illinois workforce development needs among clinicians, clinical settings, community organizations, public health partners, and other organizations serving communities impacted by HIV and related health inequities. Maintain liaison relationships with Illinois state and health departments, healthcare organizations, academic partners, community-based organizations, planning bodies, and other stakeholders. Oversee development and adaptation of curricula, learning materials, promotional materials, tools, and training activities for Illinois audiences and partners.