Senior Associate

Senior Associate Full-Time, Hybrid Summary The Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) is seeking a Senior Associate to lead CHDI projects related to prevention-focused evidence-based practices in youth substance use and mental health promotion.

The Senior Associate will lead the development and implementation management of youth substance use and mental health programs.

This position will be primarily responsible for working closely with federal (e.g., Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), state (e.g., Connecticut Department of Public Health), and municipal / quasi-municipal (e.g., local health departments / districts) agencies, as well as managing staff that work together to accomplish project goals and activities.

Responsibilities include working closely with program funders and community-based providers on approved / required program activities, schools, and other initiative partners and subcontractors (e.g., project evaluator); collaboration with expert trainers and coordination of training plans and materials; managing training coordination and quality assurance activities; ensuring communication between project staff, subject matter experts and trainers, and partners receive training / technical assistance, and providing other technical assistance and support as needed.

The hired applicant will have significant demonstrated experience in managing large publicly funded, programs, such as reporting at federal, state, and local levels, and proficiency in federal data collection / management / entry (e.g., SPARS).

The individual selected for this position will work on grant- and contract-funded projects at CHDI.

Required Education and Skills Master’s degree in public health, psychology, social work, public administration, or a closely related field, and at least seven (7) years of post-degree experience in substance use prevention.

High levels of experience in program-level management of large data and reporting.

Proficiency with database management, data analysis and statistics, including supervising data analysts to modify and maintain syntax, formulas, and scripts.

High levels of experience identifying data trends and writing reports that present data and describe findings.

Exceptional skills in organization and time management, strategic planning, and project management.

Excellent verbal and written communication, including demonstrated skill in professional writing and presentations.

Demonstrated ability to think creatively and strategically about systems or programs to engage and lead a diverse group of system and family partners.

Experience communicating with funder(s) and program evaluator(s) about project updates, deliverables, and contracts.

Significant experience providing supervision and managing contracts and budgets.

Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and other software applications (e.g., Alchemer, Zoom, Microsoft Teams).

Additional skills and experience that are preferred, but not required, include :

• doctoral degree; experience with Machine Learning (ML) / Large Language Models (LLMs); advanced statistical analysis; evidence-based practices and training; research methodology; and knowledge of and / or lived experience with youth substance use prevention and health promotion.

Specific responsibilities will likely include :

Compensation will be determined based on candidate qualifications and includes a generous benefits package :

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