Collaboration Coordinator - Special populations

University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of North Carolina at Greensboro seeks a Collaboration Coordinator-Special Populations to foster collaboration among service delivery systems and state agencies, focusing on historically underserved populations in North Carolina. The role builds a formal network of family, youth, and young adult-led organizations and advances Family Voice & Choice across programs and policies.

The coordinator will partner with SOC Collaboratives, participate in statewide planning, and promote

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a relevant post-baccalaureate degree; for candidates with equivalent independent research productivity or equivalent background, a relevant undergraduate degree plus 3+ years of experience may be substituted.
• Experience with written and verbal communication, organization, and cross-agency collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Partners with local and State SOC Collaboratives across North Carolina to advance program goals.
• Promotes and advocates for Family Voice and Choice across services, systems and policies in North Carolina.
• Attends and participates in local, state, and national meetings to inform service and system planning and gather feedback.
• Works with State agencies to promote SOC values and practices and builds relationships with national SAMHSA agencies.
• Establishes and maintains a formal network or directory of family, youth, and young adult led organizations across North Carolina.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Organization

Cross-agency collaboration

Education

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree

Job description

Position Number:

998035

Functional Title:

Collaboration Coordinator - Special populations

Position Type:

Research

Position Eclass:

EP - EHRA 12 mo leave earning

University Information:

Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit:

The Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships (CYFCP) builds the capacity of families, service providers, researchers, teachers, and communities to promote the well-being of children and youth. In partnership with colleagues from across the university and the community, the center carries out basic, applied, and action research; translates research into effective programs and practice; infuses community perspectives into university research and teaching; facilitates strategic problem-solving processes; and promotes programs, practices, and policies that yield positive outcomes for children and their families.

Position Summary:

The Collaboration Coordinator-Special Populations will foster collaboration and advocate for Family Voice & Choice in partnership with other service delivery systems, State agencies, and other relevant stakeholders, including the Department of Public Instruction and SAMHSA-sponsored national agencies with a focus on historically underserved populations in NC.
The Collaboration Coordinator also will work to establish a formal network or directory of different family, youth, and/or young-adult led organizations or roles within organizations across the State. This network or directory will help to facilitate future additional collaboration and coordination of individuals working to elevate the voice and perspectives of families, youths, and young adults across the state and help to make it easier than it is currently to identify who is engaged in this work throughout North Carolina.
The dedicated Coordination and Collaboration role within the Family and Youth Support and Education Program will be critical to the program’s ability to support local and State Collaboratives, while also remaining true to the SOC Values and Principles.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required; for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity or comparable background in independent academic or instructional activities, will accept a relevant undergraduate degree and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution.
• This position requires that the employee has relevant lived experiences related to personal and/or caregiving/family experience with a Serious Emotional Disturbance for at least 12 months.
• This position requires that employees have experience working in some form of paid or unpaid Youth/Family Peer Specialist, Navigator, Partner, or other similar roles.
• Applicants should be able to demonstrate experience with skills in the following areas: written and verbal communication skills, organization, and cross-agency collaboration and coordination.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference will be given to applicants who are certified or eligible to be certified as a Certified Family Peer Specialist.
• Preference also will be given to candidates who have experience working in a leadership role related to Youth and/or Family Peer Support and/or Education.
• Preference is for an individual who is bilingual and and has experienced within a variety of cultural communities.
  

Recruitment Range:

Commensurate with Experience

Org #-Department:

Center-Youth-Families & Comm - 11504

Job Open Date:

08/03/2026

Open Until Filled:

Yes

FTE:

1.000

Type of Appointment:

Permanent

Number of Months per Year:

12

FLSA:

Exempt

Percentage Of Time:

50%

Key Responsibility:

Collaboration and Coordination

Essential Tasks:

• Partners with local and State SOC Collaboratives across North Carolina.
• Promotes and advocates for Family Voice and Choice at all levels of services, systems, and policies in North Carolina.
• Attends and participates in local, state, and/or national meetings and conferences to provide information and gather feedback on service and system planning.
• Works with various State agencies and other agencies to promote SOC values and practices.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with SAMHSA-sponsored national agencies who have similar missions at the national level.

Percentage Of Time:

20%

Key Responsibility:

Coordinating a network or directory of family, youth and/or young adult-led organizations

Essential Tasks:

• Establishes and maintains some form of formal network or directory of different family, youth, and/or young adult-led organizations or roles across the State of North Carolina.
• Develops plans for leveraging this network to help facilitate future collaborations and coordination activities among individuals and organizations working to elevate the voice and perspectives of families, youths, and young adults across North Carolina.

Percentage Of Time:

10%

Key Responsibility:

Build Family Capacity

Essential Tasks:

• Identify and link families to partners across the State to address identified needs.
• Develop peer support networks across the state.
• Develop leadership and advocacy skills among families.
• Link families with state networks representing adult and youth mental health consumers.

Percentage Of Time:

10%

Key Responsibility:

Program Outreach and Information Dissemination

Essential Tasks:

• Develop and update content monthly and disseminate information via program website, electronic newsletters, integrating information from ongoing technical assistance and collaboration with key federal, state, and local partners (e.g., SAMHSA, NC DMH/DD/SAS, System of Care Collaborative, etc.).
• Provide technical assistance related to inquiries through the 1-800 program number.

Percentage Of Time:

10%

Key Responsibility:

Statewide needs assessment to inform program goals and evaluation

Essential Tasks:

• Collaborate with the PI develop the content of the statewide needs assessment.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and focus groups.
• Collaborate with the evaluator to translate quantitative and qualitative data into goals and objectives for the scope of work as well as develop the ongoing program evaluation.

Physical Effort:

Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions, Reading, Writing, Hearing, Talking, Standing, Lifting-0-30 lbs.