Associate Director, Prevention Services

Partnership to End Addiction is a national non-profit organization dedicated to ending the addiction crisis.  We understand addiction as a complex disease, demanding evidence-based, compassionate responses. Our mission centers on transforming the lives of young people by empowering the adults around them. We provide support, education, and resources for families confronting addiction, as well as partnering with organizations throughout the nation to fight this public health crisis. To learn more about our work, visit www.drugfree.org

Partnership to End Addiction is seeking a full-time Associate Director of Prevention Services to serve primarily as a liaison and coordinator for a broad multi-site project in New Jersey focused on youth substance use prevention and mental health promotion, and to facilitate research and service delivery for similar projects in other sites across the U.S. The role involves providing technical assistance and consultation; conducting research and evaluation; developing and delivering trainings to school professionals, community groups, and caregivers; managing relationships with site leaders and participants; and providing other project support. The Associate Director will report to and work closely with the Director of Prevention Services and the SVP of Prevention Research and Analysis and other team leaders.

Duration of employment is limited to the duration of project funding.

Responsibilities of the job include: 

• Demonstrate and reflect the mission and values of the organization.
• Proactively coordinate and collaborate with colleagues to fulfill mission and objectives of the job.
• In collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, help to design, implement, deliver and evaluate community-, school- and family-based prevention/youth health promotion programming, including providing technical assistance, trainings, and public presentations and conducting evaluation research with key target groups at the studies’ sites.
• Work on-site in northern and central New Jersey, on average once a week.
• Work at least one day per week on site at the Partnership’s Manhattan office.

Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in a relevant social science or public health field, plus
• 2+ years on-the-ground experience in delivering, implementing, and evaluating prevention programming in schools and communities
• Subject matter expertise in prevention science and programming
• Professional experience and expertise in prevention science, research methods, data analysis, and the ability to translate research into practical advice and trainings for partners
• Expertise in program evaluation
• Field experience coordinating and collaborating with schools and community-based organizations
• Strong organization, time management, and interpersonal skills
• Strong project management skills and experience
• Excellent writing, communication, public speaking, and presentation skills and comfort with presenting to adult audiences
• Ability to work as part of a cohesive team, but also to work independently when needed to achieve goals
• Ability to travel to partner sites in the NY metropolitan area, primarily New Jersey
• Bilingual (Spanish and English) strongly preferred

Annual Salary Range:  $65,000 – $75,000

Partnership to End Addiction offers a robust benefits package including health, life and disability insurance, generous defined contribution retirement plan, paid family and medical leave, vacation, personal, safe/sick and floating holiday time, gym subsidies and more to eligible employees.

Note: This is a hybrid position, with at least one day per week in our NYC office and several days per month on site at our project partners in New Jersey.

Partnership to End Addiction is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive work environment for the success of our employees and the fulfillment of our mission. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce, encompassing a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, that is representative of the people and communities we aim to serve.

Learn more about working at Partnership to End Addiction.

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

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact Human Resources at employment@toendaddiction.org.