Research, Grants

Northeast Ohio Medical University; Rootstown Township (OH); Hybrid; USD 49,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment (up to two rem

Educational benefits with partner univ

Lean Six Sigma training on-site

Wellness activities and work-life bal.

Healthcare coverage (medical/dental/ve

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off including holidays

Job summary

NEOMED in Ohio is seeking a Research, Grants and Evaluation Manager within the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence. The role focuses on grants management, program evaluation, and research to support CIT, SIM, and related CJ health initiatives.

You will collaborate with Psychiatry staff, PI's, and external partners to ensure compliant funding, robust evaluations, and dissemination of findings, with in-state travel and a hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Public Health, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Social Sciences, Psychology, Statistics, Data Analytics, or related field.
• Minimum two years of experience in data analysis, project and grant management, program evaluation/research and reporting.
• Minimum two years of experience in mental health, criminal justice and/or substance use systems; related experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate grant activities, budgeting, reporting and compliance with CJ CCoE partners and funders.
• Manage budget development, forecasting, and award documentation with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain reporting structures for grants and program evaluations.
• Support evaluation plans and data analysis for SIM, CIT, SUDI and related projects.
• Provide research support and assist with dissemination of findings.

Skills

Data analysis

Grant management

Program evaluation

Reporting

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Health / related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Advanced Excel

Job description

Research, Grants & Evaluation Manager

Position Type: Admin/Professional
Department: Psychiatry
Full or Part Time: Full Time
Pay Grade: MN8

Department Specific Information

Join Northeast OhioMedical University's (NEOMED) College of Medicine, Psychiatry Department

NEOMED is a mission-driven,community-based medical university committed to educating healthprofessionals, advancing discovery, and improving the health of ourregion. We are seeking a Research, Grants, and Evaluation Manager in the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence(CJ CCoE) who wants to contribute to meaningful work in acollaborative academic environment.

The mission and vision of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence (CJ CCoE) is to assist communities inengaging in collaborative relationships between the mental healthand criminal justice systems to divert and deflect individuals incrisis and with mental health issues to treatment, reducing thenumber of individuals with mental health issues that areunnecessarily engaged with the criminal justice system.

The Research, Grants, and Evaluation Manager works with all projects and initiatives of the CJ CCoE, including the Ohio Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Program, Sequential Intercept Mapping Workshops, Substance Use Deflection Initiative, and other activities linked to behavioralhealth and criminal justice. Activities of this position focus ongrants and funds management, project evaluation, and relatedresearch.

This position involves in-state travel for events and out-of-statetravel as needed. This position is a full-time, year round grant fundedposition.

Starting Salary Range: $49,120 – $58,125, commensurate withexperience.

Benefits & Perks

NEOMED is committed to supporting your health, well-being, and long-term success—both atwork and beyond. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to help you thrive.

Healthcare Coverage

• Competitive medical,dental, and vision insurance through Medical Mutual
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account(HSA)
• Short-and long-term disability coverage, Long-term care coverageoptions, and Life insurance

Retirement

State retirement plan with 14% employer matching to help you planfor the future

Paid Time Off

Generous vacation and sick leave, in addition to 11 paid holidayseach year

Additional Benefits

• Hybrid work environment (up to two remote days per week after sixmonths) (Policy#3349-7-151)
• Educational benefits with our partner universities(Policy#3349-07-45)
• Ongoing investment in your professional growth through on-sitetraining and Lean Six Sigma certification
• Employee wellness activities and initiatives that support a healthywork-life balance

Summary

The Research, Grants and Evaluation Manager is responsible for assisting the staff of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence (CJ CCoE) with consultation, activities and tasks related to sponsored programs, research, program and project evaluation, grants management and budget assistance.

Principal Functional Responsibilities

Sponsored Programs, Grants Management, and Budget Assistance

• Coordinate and monitor grant activities in collaboration with the staff of the CJ CCoE, PI's (Principal Investigators), external partners and Grants Accounting/OSRP including applications for funding, budget proposals, ongoing expenditure monitoring, consulting agreements, subcontract compliance, and programmatic reporting requirements. Assist staff and partners of the CJ CCoE in complying with all grant and funding related regulations and requirements.
• Assist with award management through preparation and compilation of award documents, maintaining and updating award-based budget templates, research of projection trends, re-budgeting of awards, and consultant and sub-contract agreements in collaboration with project managers, PI's, ORSP, Grants Accounting and funding partners.
• Maintain budget details for funding sources.
• Assist with CJ CCoE budget development and funding applications.
• Establish, maintain and update (as needed) a reporting structure for grants including regular and special internal reports for grant project managers. Prepare and ensure timely and accurate submission of external reports for sponsored projects based on funder requirements and regulations.
• Assist with monitoring and projecting staff time/effort on funding sources and completing Labor Redistribution Forms.
• Review invoices, sub-recipient reports, and expenditures of funding resources. Assist with regular auditing of expenditures for funding resources.

Program/Project Evaluation

• Develop and support data-capture/data-management/datavisualization designs, tools, processes and systems to further the CJ CCoE's program and project evaluation needs.
• Develop, implement and modify evaluation plans/processes and metrics to assess program and project impact to inform continuous quality improvement.
• Assist CJ CCoE staff and Department of Psychiatry research faculty in evaluation and research related to Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM), Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Programs, Substance Use Deflection Initiative (SUDI), and other activities, projects and programs.

Research

• Assist in tracking statewide CIT program development, statewide training of CIT officers and other professionals, and other metrics related to CJ CCoE activities, programs, projects and initiatives. Perform data analysis as needed for partner reports and inquiries.
• Write reports and research briefs for dissemination to funders and partners; Present research analysis and evaluation activities at local, regional and national meetings.
• Collaborate with faculty of the Department of Psychiatry as needed to support and assist with scholarly research and publications.

Miscellaneous Duties

• Upon request and in consultation with the CJ CCoE Director, provide assistance and consultation to other areas of the Department of Psychiatry in developing research, evaluation, grants and budget management processes and tools.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Social Sciences, Psychology, Statistics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Minimum two years of experience in data analysis, project and grant management, program evaluation/research and reporting.
• Minimum two years of experience in mental health, criminal justice and/or substance use systems, with mental health and/or substance use systems preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Social Sciences, Psychology, Statistics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to utilize a phone, computer and other office equipment. This position involves in-state travel for events and out-of-state travel as needed.

NEOMED is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, status as a foster parent, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable state or federal law. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, NEOMED also affirms its commitment to nondiscrimination in its employment policies and practices. In compliance with Title IX (20 U.S.C Sec. 1681 et seq.), NEOMED prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment.