Harm Reduction Coordinator

The Harm Reduction Coordinator will work in the Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care, and Treatment (BADUPCT) to close gaps and reduce overall morbidity and mortality related to alcohol and substance use among New Yorkers. The Coordinator will develop, implement, and evaluate interventions and prevention strategies through contracting of treatment, recovery, and support services.

What You Will Do

The Coordinator will maintain records and prepare reports, support contract monitoring activities, and assist in planning and implementation of routine contract monitoring activities. The Coordinator will also support contractual and funding activities for community-based programs and collaborate with other Community Coordinators in the unit.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have experience in contract monitoring or grants administration support in a public health, human services, or community-based setting, and knowledge of harm reduction practice and theory. The candidate will also be sensitive to people of various ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic conditions, and histories of recovery.

Requirements

• Familiarity with contract monitoring or grants administration support in a public health, human services, or community-based setting
• Experience preparing reports, meeting notes, or funding/compliance documentation
• Knowledge of harm reduction practice and theory, including syringe exchange, harm reduction strategies, and education for HIV and Hepatitis C prevention
• Experience in program planning and implementation, contracting, program monitoring and quality improvement
• Sensitivity to people of various ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic conditions, and histories of recovery
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and planning skills

Benefits

• Premium-free health insurance plan
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan
• Tax-deferred savings program
• Robust Worksite Wellness Program
• Loan Forgiveness
• Job Security