REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

Contractor: Project Manager – Regional Health Equity Workforce Planning

Issue Date: July 8, 2025

Deadline to Apply: July 28, 2025

Contract Duration: August 2025 – January 2026

Summary

The Kansas City Medical Society Foundation seeks a contract Project Manager to lead a 6-month, grant-funded collaborative planning effort. The project aims to co-create a

regional logic model and evaluation framework to support healthcare workforce development and equitable access to career pathways for students in under-resourced

communities. This initiative provides the basis for success for a larger collective impact effort in 2026. If successful, this role may develop into a position for a full-time,

salaried Program Director.

Scope of Work

• Lead and coordinate a collaborative planning process
• Facilitate communications with partner organizations
• Ensure meeting effectiveness and adherence to timeline through preparation, coordination, and follow-through with collaborative partners
• Manage the work of contract facilitator and evaluator
• Integrate data from partner sources and regional assessments
• Prepare drafts and final versions of:

o  Logic model

o  Shared evaluation framework

o  Final summary report

• Manage presentation of logic model and framework in 2026

Deliverables

• Bi-weekly progress updates
• Coordinated partner convenings (5-7)
• Draft and final logic model and evaluation framework
• Written project report suitable for funder submission
• Presentation event January 2026

Budget

Up to $42,000 inclusive of time and expenses. Payment will be structured in installments based on deliverables.

Qualifications

• Proven project management skills in public health, workforce development, or
• nonprofit collaboration
• Strong grounding in adaptive leadership
• Experience with collective impact and cross-sector coalitions
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Familiarity with healthcare workforce

Proposal Requirements

• Resume or organizational capability statement
• Proposed scope of work and timeline
• Budget and hourly rate
• Three references or prior project examples

Submission

Please email your proposal in PDF format to dsparks@kcmedicine.org by July 28, 2025.

Subject line: Project Manager Proposal – Healthcare Workforce