Senior Project Manager, Aging & Caregiving

Senior Project Manager, Aging and Caregiving 

Department: Programs and Systems Change 
Reports To: Associate Director  
FLSA Status: Exempt

Union Status: Union-represented 
Employment Type: Full-Time  
Location: Remote, travel when needed up to 20%

Why We’re Here 
“No one working full time in the richest country on Earth should have to choose between a doctor’s visit and dinner on the table. But that’s exactly what happens when we treat health care like a luxury instead of a right.” Community Catalyst is seeking a Senior Project Manager to help shape the national conversation on health justice and elevate the organization’s role as a leading authority on equitable health systems in the United States.

About Community Catalyst 

Community Catalyst is the national health justice organization working to ensure care is accessible, affordable, and accountable to the people it serves—and that racial bias does not determine who receives care. For more than two decades, Community Catalyst has partnered with state and community advocates to change systems before harm occurs. The organization integrates policy reform, community organizing, data science, narrative strategy, and thought leadership to advance structural change in health care.

The Opportunity 
The Senior Project Manager serves as a subject matter expert (SME) and project lead for Community Catalyst’s caregiving and aging portfolio. This role provides strategic guidance, technical expertise, and implementation leadership across initiatives focused on family caregiving, aging, Medicare, Medicaid, and long-term services and supports (LTSS), including home- and community-based services (HCBS).

The Senior Project Manager operates at the intersection of policy, practice, and community engagement, translating complex systems and regulations into actionable strategies that center caregiver voice and lived experience. The role leads the day-to-day execution of major federally funded, state-based, and consulting projects, while contributing to thought leadership and field-building efforts that advance Community Catalyst’s strategic priority in caregiving and aging.

This position reflects an intentional investment in specialized expertise necessary to sustain, grow, and strengthen Community Catalyst’s leadership in a highly technical and implementation-driven field.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Implementation 

• Serve as theday-to-dayproject lead for caregiving and aging initiatives, managing workplans, timelines, deliverables, and partner coordination.

• Act as a primary point of contact for funders, state agencies, subcontractors, and national partners on assigned projects.
• Support contract compliance, reporting, invoicing coordination, and internal quality assurance processes.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with varying scopes, timelines, and reporting requirements, including projects with tight deadlines and evolving needs.

Subject Matter Expertise: Caregiving, Aging, and LTSS

• Provide deep expertise on family caregiving, aging systems, Medicare, Medicaid, LTSS, and HCBS across projects and internal teams.
• Advise program design, stakeholder engagement strategies, and systems improvement efforts grounded in real-world implementation.
• Support initiatives requiring both policy fluency and operational understanding, including CMS-aligned models, federally funded cooperative agreements, and state-administered projects.

Policy & Practice Integration

• Translate complex federal and state policy into clear, practical, and actionable guidance for coalitions, agencies, health plans, and community-based organizations.
• Ensure advocacy, engagement, and technical assistance strategies are informed by how caregiving and aging systems function in practice.
• Contribute to the design, refinement, and testing of caregiving-focused models (e.g., caregiver navigation pilots, communities of practice, stakeholder engagement strategies).

Community Engagement & Technical Assistance

• Provide technical assistance and strategic guidance to state and national caregiver coalitions and partner organizations.
• Design and facilitate listening sessions, key informant interviews, peer-learning spaces, trainings, and convenings that center caregiver and consumer voice.
• Support partners in integrating equity, lived experience, and community leadership into policy advocacy and systems change efforts.

Thought Leadership & Field Building

• Contribute to reports, briefs, tools, presentations, and other written or visual products related to caregiving and aging.
• Identify and elevate best practices in caregiver engagement, caregiving systems reform, and consumer-centered models.
• Represent Community Catalyst in coalitions, conferences, advisory groups, and policy forums related to caregiving, aging, and LTSS, as appropriate.

Internal Collaboration & Organizational Support

• Collaborate closely with colleagues across policy, programs, communications, operations, finance and advancement functions.
• Provide subject matter expertise to support proposal development, project design, and strategic planning related to caregiving and aging.
• Participate actively in internal teams and organizational processes to support shared goals, learning, and accountability.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 7–10 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in caregiving and aging, including Medicare, Medicaid, LTSS, and/or HCBS.
• Experience working at the intersection of policy and practice (e.g., advocacy combined with implementation, systems design, or service delivery).
• Strong project management skills, including experience managing complex, multi-partner initiatives.
• Experience designing and facilitating meetings, training, or engagement processes with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within ateam-basedorganization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federally funded projects or cooperative agreements (e.g., ACL, CMS-aligned work).

• Experience working with or supporting caregiver coalitions, caregiver leadership programs, or aging networks.
• Familiarity with national accessibility standards, including Section 508 compliance, plain-language principles, and the design of accessible materials, trainings, and engagement processes for people with disabilities, older adults, and caregivers.
• Prior experience working with state agencies, health plans, or large consulting partners.
• Familiarity with CMS Innovation Center models or large-scale stakeholder engagement efforts.
• Experience producing public-facing reports, briefs, or conference presentations.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the United States.

Core Competencies

• Caregiving & Aging Systems Expertise (Medicare, Medicaid, LTSS/HCBS)
• Policy–Practice Translation
• Project and Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder and Community Engagement
• Technical Assistance, Coaching, and Facilitation
• Clear and Effective Written and Oral Communication
• Results-Driven, Accountability Focus, and Impact Orientation 

Supervisory Responsibilities  
No supervisory responsibilities at this time.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements 
This is a remote, office-based position performed from a home or remote workspace using standard office equipment and technology. Occasional travel may be required based on organizational needs. The role involves extended periods of sitting, regular computer use, and virtual communication. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.