Back to top

Programs Manager

This job is no longer available

Position Description
The Programs Manager (PM) provides leadership to the organization’s efforts

  1. Implement, evaluate and monitor programs activities.
  2. Provide supervision for staff performance.
  3. Presentations of quantitative and qualitative reporting and evaluation data.
  4. Assist the Executive Director with obtaining financial and other support to sustain its work, including planned, annual and deferred giving; approaches to individuals, foundations and corporations. 

 

In addition, the PM supervises the activities of direct service staff to obtain process and outcome objectives.   Works with administrative and leadership team on marketing and promotional functions to construct and market appropriate image, develop ties with the community and achieve membership/participation goals.  The PM participates as a member of the senior management team to formulate and implement policies that meet the organization’s short- and long term development objectives. The Programs Manager (PM) holds primary responsibility for developing, managing, reporting and implementing HEPPAC's Programs. The PM leads all related outreach and marketing strategies designed to raise awareness of HEPPAC’s services

Areas of Responsibility: 

Responsibilities
Assist the Administrative team with the development and management of HEPPAC's strategies for cultivating and growing individual staff development and community donors (including civic organizations, businesses, foundations, and individuals)
Monitor and Evaluate the HEPPAC programs qualitative /quantitative data is current and accurate, and relevant reports are produced for funder and stake holders.
Prepare reports and ancillary materials, as needed, to document current program impact and fundraising goals
Assist in grant writing with the Executive Director and leadership team.

Manage all agency communications/marketing materials, and the HEPPAC brand, including creating and disseminating newsletters, annual reports, brochures or other materials as identified
Manage HEPPAC's on-line presence including developing and strengthening HEPPAC's website, social media, e-newsletter and other materials, as needed, and ensuring content is dynamic and current

 

Skills/Experience: 

Qualifications
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing communications/direct marketing materials and knowledge of best practices regarding effective print and on-line communications strategies
• Passion for HEPPAC's mission and comfort dealing with issues of HIV, AIDS and Substance Use
• Ability to lead HEPPAC's individual and foundation donors and related communications strategies and advise staff and board in these areas
• Strong understanding of social media and new web-based technologies
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to cultivate relationships with diverse constituents
• Excellent project management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (writing sample will be requested)
• Knowledge of and comfort with computers, including various social networking platforms
• Occasional evening or weekend work required

Compensation/Benefits: 

Full-time (40 hours per week) with benefits (vacation, sick and holiday leave; group health, and dental insurance; matching 403b plan)

Additional Information: 

HEPPAC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply. To apply submit a cover letter and resume.

Organization Info

HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County

Overview
Headquarters: 
Oakland, CA, USA
Annual Budget : 
$100-500,000
Size: 
11-50 employees
Founded: 
1992
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Mission: 

HEPPAC mission is to stop the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C among People Who Use Drugs (PWID), their families and to reduce the impact of drug-related harm in the East Bay Area Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Services are provided through an integrated Harm Reduction model that provides medical service in non-clinical settings for communities of color.

Programs: 

Casa Segura Drop-in-Center. Casa Segura provides basic needs services including showers, laundry service, food pantry and a safe environment for our community to get a rest from the streets. General referral services are offered without a lengthy intake process.

Community Outreach: HEPPACs outreach team canvasses areas in Oakland where our population frequents. We distribute harm reduction supplies including condoms, safer crack smoke kits and conduct syringe exchange help. Educational materials include safer injection information and overdose prevention. HEPPACs outreach services is inclusive of collaborations with local service providers to extend the reach of harm reduction based services.

Syringe Exchange Program: located throughout the city of Oakland (Fruitvale District, Deep East Oakland and West Oakland). Located in Contra Costa County (Richmond, Pittsburg and Bay Point) Some services provided at our exchange sites include:

  • overdose prevention training,
  • HIV and Hepatitis C counseling,
  • testing & referral,
  • herbal/acupuncture services,
  • mobile abscess/wound care,
  • unstructured harm reduction workshops,
  • individual risk reduction counseling and hot cooked meals.

HEPPACs exchanges operate at two hours per site.

Mobile Syringe Exchange: We’ve added mobile exchange to further increase access to sterile syringes for IDUs who choose not to and/or are unable to access fixed exchange sites. HEPPACs Mobile Exchange program  operates 20 hours per week within the city of Oakland.

Syringe Drop Box: A secured, steel drop box is located in two Oakland public areas where IDUs are known to convene/socialize. They place their used syringes in the drop box and HEPPACs outreach team educates provides them with sterile syringes.

EDUCATION

Overdose Prevention Education & Naloxone Distribution (OPEND): include providing training and technical assistance for effectively using Naloxone to reverse an opiate overdose.
We conduct one-on-one trainings to People Who Use Drugs (PWUD), Train the trainer workshops for agencies working with that population. And also provide TA for external agencies becoming Naloxone distribution sites.

Education & Prevention Services: HEPPAC provides HIV and Hepatitis C education & prevention services at our exchange sites, drop-in center, and at community-based organizations and at outreach sites.

HEPPACs education & prevention services include: weekly educational HIV and Hepatitis C counseling at Casa Segura site consisting of  individual risk reduction sessions, unstructured harm reduction workshops and HIV 101 groups which are also conducted at various community-based organizations.

Harm reduction awareness/education training for local political and public health officials occur quarterly. We provide free condoms and information on methods to increase safer sexual behavior.

TESTING SERVICES.

HIV and Hepatitis C Counseling, Testing, Referrals (CTR): HEPPACs state certified HIV/HCV testing counselors provide Rapid HIV/HCV testing. You will get your results within 20 minutes following confirmatory and viral load testing.

Linkage to Care & Treatment Services: HEPPAC believes in establishing effective service networks with other agencies to expand services available to our clients in need of linkage to care for their HIV/HCV follow up hepl.

HEPPAC also encourages clients to enroll in ACA and access a medical home within six months of enrollment.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 4 2021
Active Until: 
Sep 4 2021
Hiring Organization: 
HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County
industry: 
Nonprofit