Project Director, Health Partnerships & Recovery Programs

Council ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE NCADD; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Council on Substance Abuse-NCADD (COSA-NCADD) in Montgomery, Alabama, seeks a Project Director to lead the Partnerships in Health Project, directing staff and volunteers and coordinating with community partners.

The role focuses on building prevention, treatment, and recovery programs, managing budgets, preparing reports, and ensuring program goals are met. Strong supervisory and communication skills are essential, with willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a social sciences field; experience may substitute.
• Minimum of five years in staff supervision.
• Minimum of three years in experience implementing an alcohol and substance use treatment or recovery program.
• Advanced ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Advanced user in software, hardware and social media platforms.
• Valid Alabama Driver License and required insurance.
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
• Regularly sits at a desk, drives a motor vehicle, and lifts or moves objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Works for sustained periods of time maintaining concentrated attention to detail.
• Flexibility and ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Work requires frequent traveling using agency and/or personal vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Supervise project staff, volunteers, and interns.
• Conduct needs assessment and planning phases of project; organize and implement coordinate needed services.
• Promote enhancement of access to recovery support services and identification and removal of obstacles to access recovery support services including diabetes and other chronic conditions.
• Prepare monthly department and grant reports as needed.
• Maintain operational budget and coordinate all program evaluation activities.
• Assist in developing and implementing media and marketing activities.
• Work with project evaluator toward provision of evaluation reports.
• Provide and maintain formal and informal communications, recovery community, public, academic, press (newsletters, articles, letters, meetings, speaking engagements, etc.)
• Establish community coalition
• Attend relevant meetings, conferences and educational seminars, both internally and externally.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Staff supervision

Grant reporting

Program evaluation

Budget management

Communication skills

Social media proficiency

Driver license

Education

Master’s degree or higher in social sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Council on Substance Abuse-NCADD (COSA-NCADD) in Montgomery, Alabama, seeks a Project Director to lead the Partnerships in Health Project, directing staff and volunteers and coordinating with community partners.

The role focuses on building prevention, treatment, and recovery programs, managing budgets, preparing reports, and ensuring program goals are met. Strong supervisory and communication skills are essential, with willingness to travel.