POLICY AND PROGRAMS MANAGER *REPOST* (Program Manager II)

MDH Behavioral Health Admin - Community Services; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MDH Behavioral Health Admin - Community Services is seeking a senior program leader to oversee overdose and infectious disease prevention initiatives within the department. This role directs policy and program development, shapes organizational structure, and ensures staffing needs are met.

You will supervise program administrators, collaborate with federal, state, and local partners, and act as a subject matter expert to advance public health outcomes with a roughly $32 million annual budget

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with six years of health or human services admin or professional experience, including 3 years in supervision.
• Knowledge of best practices in reducing morbidity and mortality among people who use drugs.
• Experience developing policies and programs related to behavioral health, substance use, and overdose and infectious disease prevention.
• Experience managing public health grant programs.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple overdose and infectious disease prevention programs.
• Oversee policy and program development.
• Set organizational structure and staffing needs.
• Supervise program administrators and serve as SME with partners.

Skills

Policy development

Program management

Staff supervision

Cross-agency collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

This position manages multiple overdose and infectious disease prevention programs within the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration, including the ACCESS grant program and Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention initiatives. The role oversees policy and program development, sets organizational structure and staffing needs, supervises program administrators, and serves as a subject matter expert supporting collaborative efforts with federal, state, and local partners. The position carries supervisory and managerial responsibilities for an estimated $32 million annual budget.

Key qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and six years of health or human services administrative or professional experience, including three years at a supervisory or managerial lev
• Knowledge of best practices in reducing morbidity and mortality among people who use drugs
• Experience developing policies and programs related to behavioral health, substance use, and/or overdose and infectious disease prevention
• Experience managing public health grant programs