Manager, Drug User Health

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Enhance NASTAD's ability to tackle the intertwined crises of drug use, HIV/AIDS, and viral hepatitis in both community and public health settings.

• Analyze, interpret, and relay information regarding the illicit drug supply to guide overdose prevention and response strategies as well as public health messaging.

• Assist community-driven drug user health initiatives through direct funding grants, technical support, and training.

• Deliver technical assistance and capacity-building efforts to state and local health departments as well as community-based organizations.

• Offer consultation, training, peer-to-peer learning sessions, coaching, mentoring, networking, messaging, and technical guidance to grantees.

• Gather and present data on grantee programs and assess the impact of grants.

• Oversee project-related documentation and maintain intranet, CRM, and project management systems.

• Identify and utilize organizational partnerships to enhance Drug User Health programming.

• Work in collaboration with interdisciplinary project teams to coordinate technical assistance across various states and regions.

• Provide project management expertise across different workstreams, including managing project management software.

• Create, monitor, and evaluate technical assistance resources for a diverse range of stakeholders.

• Represent NASTAD during meetings, briefings, and consultations concerning public health programs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Required professional and/or volunteer experience in relevant harm reduction service planning and delivery.

• Understanding of harm reduction frameworks, drug user health, behavioral health, and integrated health service delivery systems.

• Capability to identify training or skill-building opportunities and to design and implement training and/or resources.

• Strong collaboration skills.

• Proficient project management skills.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities and meet competing deadlines in a dynamic environment.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, or an equivalent combination of training, education, and experience demonstrating the ability to fulfill the responsibilities.

• Minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible and relevant work experience.

• Experience in designing and/or implementing training and skill-building activities.

• Familiarity with federal overdose prevention and response funding, policy landscapes, and public health communication strategies is highly preferred.

• Willingness to travel as necessary, up to 30%.

• A keen interest in collaborating with a national HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis public health organization and engaging with affected communities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Possibility of remote work.

• Full-time position, requiring 40 hours per week.

• Required travel as needed, up to 30%.

• Equal Opportunity Employer.