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Prevention System Manager - Mental Health Promotion Projects

The ideal candidate for this position will have experience negotiating and managing performance based contracts, as well as working with ethnic and minority communities. If you pride yourself on strong interpersonal communication skills and application of policy and program design, this is the opportunity for you!
 
The Prevention System Manager (PSM) exercises significant independent judgement in decision making and functions above first level supervision. The PSM position is responsible for contract monitoring and compliance with state and Federal contracts and related documentation. The position is also responsible for the development and implementation of statewide projects. The Prevention System Manager provides culturally appropriate and culturally sensitive technical assistance and training that disseminates the latest mental health promotion, suicide prevention and substance abuse prevention science research for service providers, community based organizations and coalitions. The Prevention System Manager implements statewide evidence-based prevention initiatives based on comprehensive knowledge of effective policies, planning processes, program facilitation, and evaluation through a minimum of one statewide project.
 
This position is the designated state level technical subject matter expert (SME) in mental health promotion and suicide prevention and responds to complex issues. This position formulates broad strategic direction in statewide policy and prevention system development.
 
This position provides a community coalition-driven planning and strategy implementation that will build on what works; have a deeper impact on building healthier youth and communities; better measure those impacts; and build support for additional investments in prevention.

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Expiration Date: 
September 25, 2019