Job description

Classification: Non-Exempt – Part/Full-Time (100% FTE)

Compensation: $55,000-70,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Benefits: Full-Time Position includes company-provided benefits, such as: (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA), Basic Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance, 529 College Savings, Mobile Device Stipend, and Professional Development Spending Account.

Reports to: Project Director (PD)

Title / Department: Project Manager (PM) / Programs (PR)

Company Overview: Founded in 2009 and incorporated in 2012, Community Advocacy Research and Evaluation Consulting Group (CARECG) partners with local, state, and tribal-level agencies and community organizations across the nation. The CARECG team includes nationally recognized experts with decades of experience in behavioral health services and management of large-scale evaluation projects . Our goal? Purposeful innovation. We believe that we will achieve it by following six company values every single day and with every project.

• Community - We support the development and empowerment of the populations served by our partners. We also cultivate and maintain a sense of community amongst our team.
• Intentionality - We are purposeful and focused about the support we give, the work we do, and the interactions we have with each other. We maintain that intentionality by practicing and supporting work/life balance.
• Quality - We cultivate highly selective partnerships, and we commit to providing them with high quality products that increase their capacity to strengthen their communities.
• Social Justice - We believe the world can and will be a better place through the value-driven actions of our team and your team working together. Our work matches our beliefs.
• Accountability - We provide prompt and proficient follow-through by doing what needs to be done for every project. We hold ourselves and each other accountable for achieving our goals, but more importantly, we support each other in getting there.
• Ownership - We continually recognize new opportunities to improve services and products because we each feel personally responsible for the outcomes. We go above and beyond what the occasion calls for it to see your ideas become reality.

Summary/Objective: The purpose of this position is to assist in the evaluation of programs. The Program Manager (PM) provides a broad scope of programmatic and evaluation support for multiple projects. The PM supports the Program Director (PD) throughout the program evaluation process, creates and monitors deliverables, maintains documentation, and drafts program reports for interventions, services, and overall program outcomes. The PM coordinates, under supervision of the Program Director, with the Research team to design data collection processes and surveys in support of project reporting. The monitoring duties are to be performed utilizing internal business procedures which outline the details and the processes to be followed. A key function of this job is the ability to create and update program documents such as logic models, strategic action plans, and evaluation plans.

This position reports to the Program Director. This position may also support other administrative and processing functions within the department as needed. Occasional travel for meetings internally and with project stakeholders may be required..

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Write summary reports, community needs assessments, planning documents, evaluation reports and summaries based on qualitative and quantitative data sources and maintain documentation of processes.
• Tracks multiple programs against their implementation schedule, objectives, and reports status to supervisor on a regular basis and others on an as needed basis.
• Monitors evaluation and reporting timelines and coordinates completion as needed.
• Supports Program Director in scheduling, creating partner meeting agendas, maintaining meeting minutes, and tracking completion of tasks.
• Responsible for compiling requirements of any mandatory database information/data entry per contract obligations and reviewing with the Partner Lead.
• Provide evaluation consultation, technical assistance, and training to partners to measure grant performance measures as needed.
• Present performance measure findings, trends, and recommendations to associated program staff and key partners via PowerPoint presentations, reports, and graphics.
• Maintains an understanding of the partner’s population of focus, community agencies and organizations.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Core Competencies:

• Exceptional knowledge of relevant content areas, including the fields of substance use prevention, public health, behavioral health, non-profit programs, and grants management
• Exceptional organizational and multi-tasking skills for effective project management
• Strong collaboration skills
• Positive approach to technical assistance to partners
• Effective interpersonal skills (for interaction with clients and staff) in-person and in virtual environments
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Ability to perform successfully as a solo, team, or lead facilitator across a wide range of projects
• Must have the ability to prioritize to meet multiple deadlines.
• Flexible and adaptable with clients, colleagues, and organizational needs
• Experience using technology options for facilitating learning and meetings
• Demonstrated computer skills in MS Office Applications; Word, Excel, Sharepoint, Powerpoint, and database entry
• Demonstrates understanding of values-driven business approaches
• Stays abreast of current research for more than one practice area (i.e. substance use prevention, public health, behavioral health, recovery, evaluation, leadership, etc.)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of qualitative data collection and analysis methods.
• Demonstrated capacity for working with disenfranchised populations

Preferred Competencies

• Prior experience in program evaluation and working with behavioral health programs a plus.
• Prior experience as a social service provider such as advanced prevention specialist, social service project management, etc.

Supervisory Responsibility: No direct supervisory duties

Work Environment: This job generally operates as a remote position. Most meetings are via webcam; however, it may require on-site meetings with partners and professional presentation in office environments and also community-based forums occasionally. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as a computer and phones. All necessary supplies are provided.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position (non-exempt) and has a flexible schedule. It requires the ability to produce work on a timeline and can include long hours, including evening and weekends.

Travel: Travel will primarily take place during business hours, as well as evenings and weekends. Some projects may require more out-of-the-area and overnight travel.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Sociology, Social Work or equivalent field is preferred. However, Degree status can be exchanged for experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in public health, behavioral health, substance use, and/or social work project management, including planning, facilitation, and execution of focus groups, working collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders, basic quantitative analysis, report/document preparation.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications: None

Work Authorization/Security Clearance: Position requires authorization to work in the United States. Security Clearance is not applicable to this position.

AAP/EEO Statement: CARECG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in employment. Our staff are racially and ethnically diverse, hold a variety of gender and sexual identities, experience differences in ability, are neuro-diverse and live in some of the largest cities or the smallest of farms. We actively seek to expand our culture of shared decision-making. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with differences in ability to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

If interested, please include a cover letter and resume when applying. Thank you in advance!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

COVID-19 considerations:
Our organization follows the recommendations of the CDC as it pertains to safety guidelines. Employees of the organization are required to wear masks when representing the Company in public settings, until such time that the CDC no longer recommends.

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote

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