The Manager, Drug User Health, plays a vital role in expanding the organization’s capacity to address the impacts of the intersecting crises of drug use, HIV/AIDS, and viral hepatitis in community and public health settings, particularly within state and local health departments and Syringe Services Programs (SSPs).This role will primarily work on identifying, interpreting, and communicating information about the illicit drug supply to inform overdose prevention and response strategies and public health communications across the country. Professional and/or volunteer experience in relevant harm reduction service planning and provision (for example, syringe services programs, community-based drug checking services, overdose prevention sites, or other direct service settings) is required.Familiarity with federal overdose prevention and response funding and policy landscapes and public health communications strategies is strongly preferred. Candidates with experience in training, facilitation, and/or product creation for a variety of audiences related to overdose prevention and response—including naloxone access, MOUD provision as overdose prevention, post-overdose response strategies, or related topics—are encouraged to apply.The Manager’s core activities will advance NASTAD’s efforts to support and strengthen community-based drug user health programs by providing direct funding grants, technical assistance (TA), and training on topics such as effective drug user health strategies and how to connect people who use drugs to HIV and hepatitis prevention and treatment programs. This is an individual contributor role that reports to the Associate Director, Drug User Health.Essential Duties: Provide TA and capacity-building to state and local health department and community-based programs, including consultation, training, and the development and delivery of peer-to-peer learning opportunitiesProvide regular coaching, responsive and innovative messaging, mentoring, networking, and technical assistance to our grantees.Collect and present grantee program data and evaluate the impact of grants, with assistance from Senior Managers and evaluation partnersManage project-related files by ensuring that necessary materials are current and properly filed. Ensure that the team’s intranet page, customer relationship management systems, and project management tools are always up to date.Work across NASTAD to identify and leverage existing organizational partnerships for Drug User Health programming.Collaborate with interdisciplinary project teams to coordinate TA efforts across states and regions.Provide project management expertise on a variety of workstreams, including managing project management software.Develop, monitor, and review technical assistance resources that meet the needs of diverse stakeholders.Represent NASTAD at meetings, briefings, and consultations related to state health departments and community-based HIV, hepatitis, and drug user health programs.
