Director, Behavioral Health Promotion & Prevention

Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Boston (MA); Híbrido; USD 112.000 - 173.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking a strategic Program Director for the Office of Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention to lead statewide initiatives that advance behavioral health promotion, prevention, early intervention, and wellness across the Commonwealth.

The role oversees grant-funded programs, contracts, vendors, and partnerships, ensuring measurable outcomes and equitable service delivery while aligning with departmental objectives.

Qualificações

• Background in program management within behavioral health, public health, human services, or a related field with minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• Strong understanding of behavioral health promotion, prevention, early intervention, and evidence-informed practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of health equity principles and their application to behavioral health programs, policies, and service delivery.
• Familiarity with grant administration, fiscal oversight, compliance monitoring, performance reporting, and outcome evaluation.
• Proven success leading complex statewide, interagency, or cross-sector initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
• Expertise in project management, organizational planning, and managing competing priorities.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, including evaluating program effectiveness and translating findings into strategic improvements.
• Ability to translate strategic priorities into effective programs, standards, and operational practices.
• Demonstrated effectiveness managing contracts, vendors, partnerships, or grant-funded initiatives.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, relationship management, facilitation, influence, and consensus building.
• Ability to develop staff, foster professional growth, and cultivate diverse talent.
• Commitment to creating a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and supportive workplace.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Bilingual or multilingual fluency is preferred given the diverse populations served by DMH.

Responsabilidades

• Provide operational leadership for statewide behavioral health promotion, prevention, early intervention, and wellness initiatives.
• Direct development, administration, monitoring, and evaluation of grant-funded programs, ensuring alignment with priorities and outcomes.
• Establish program priorities, standards, policies, and best practices that promote equitable, evidence-informed services.
• Advance the behavioral health plan annually and align with statewide priorities.
• Enhance cross-agency and cross-sector initiatives across agencies and partners.
• Manage adoption of evidence-based and emerging practices in behavioral health promotion and prevention.
• Oversee statewide education, prevention, and public awareness initiatives to reduce stigma and promote help-seeking.
• Integrate health equity principles into program design, funding decisions, and performance measures.
• Manage contracts and vendor relationships, assess performance and ensure accountability.
• Oversee budgets, grant compliance, reporting, and evaluation.
• Develop and monitor performance metrics and accountability measures.
• Analyze data and stakeholder feedback to inform decisions.
• Direct data collection, analysis, and reporting for population-based indicators.
• Oversee training and resource development to strengthen statewide capacity.
• Build relationships and foster collaboration across agencies and sectors.

Conhecimentos

Program management

Behavioral health promotion

Health equity

Grant administration

Contract/vendor management

Stakeholder engagement

Staff development

Diversity & inclusion

Data interpretation

Project management

Strategic planning

Office software

Bilingual/multilingual (preferred)

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Descrição da vaga

Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking a strategic Program Director for the Office of Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention to lead statewide initiatives that advance behavioral health promotion, prevention, early intervention, and wellness across the Commonwealth.

The role oversees grant-funded programs, contracts, vendors, and partnerships, ensuring measurable outcomes and equitable service delivery while aligning with departmental objectives.