Research and Outreach Coordinator of Service Equity and Inclusion

Partnership to End Addiction is a national nonprofit uniquely positioned to reach, engage and help families impacted by addiction. With decades of experience in research, direct service, communications and partnership-building, we provide families with personalized support and resources — while mobilizing policymakers, researchers and health care professionals to better address addiction systemically on a national scale. For more information, visit www.drugfree.org. 

Partnership to End Addiction seeks a Research and Outreach Coordinator of Service Equity and Inclusion to help our organization serve all families and address the specific needs of historically underserved populations. 

The Coordinator is a vital member of the family services team and reports to the Manager of Service Equity and Inclusion.  

The Coordinator, as a full-time, grant-funded employee, will be responsible for developing and implementing grant-specific projects that serve both: 

• Spanish-speaking families in New York State that seek to address and/or prevent substance use by their child (of any age), especially those who have limited income and/or meet the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) definition for low income; and
• Families that seek to address and/or prevent substance use by their LGBTQ+ child (of any age) 

Responsibilities include but not limited to:  

• Identifying and making meaningful connections with organizations that serve both Spanish-speaking and LGBTQ+ families
• Securing support from organizations that serve Spanish-speaking and LGBTQ+ families to disseminate content for these audiences
• Conducting needs assessments for both Spanish-speaking and LGBTQ+ families, analyzing responses, and developing course(s) of action based on learning
• Developing systems to track metrics against grant deliverables and organizational objectives
• Working with our service program leads (Helpline, Peer, Group and Automated) to improve our services and increase the number of Spanish-speaking and LGBTQ families we serve
• When travel can safely resume the Coordinator may travel up to 10% of their time. We do not foresee travel as a requirement of this position in 2021. 

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and at least one year of relevant experience providing support to a manager on a variety of projects;
• Spanish-fluent
• Program development experience;
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data and statistical reports related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI);
• Demonstrated excellent organizational and report writing skills;
• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining collaborative work;
• Compassion and empathy for those impacted by addiction 

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in management, health care or other social sciences field and at least 3 years of successful relevant full-time professional experience managing health communications programs;
• Research Assistant experience;
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects and effectively complete projects with tight deadlines;
• Experience in implementing action plans with tangible, measurable outcomes/indicators;
• Experience using results of analyzed DEI data in implementing meaningful actions with progressive outcomes;
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively; and experience working with and serving diverse populations. 

Note: We are temporarily teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic. When we return to in-office work, the Coordinator would work in our NYC office.  

Cover letter, resume and salary expectations should be emailed to employment@toendaddiction.org.  

Partnership to End Addiction is an equal opportunity employer.