Research, Grants & Evaluation Manager

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Position Title Research, Grants & Evaluation Manager Position Type Admin/Professional Department Psychiatry Full or Part Time Full Time Pay Grade MN8

Position Summary Information

Department Specific Information

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

NEOMED is a mission-driven, community-based medical university committed to educating health professionals, advancing discovery, and improving the health of our region. 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 a collaborative academic environment.

The mission and vision of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence (CJ CCoE) is to assist communities in engaging in collaborative relationships between the mental health and criminal justice systems to divert and deflect individuals in crisis and with mental health issues to treatment, reducing the number of individuals with mental health issues that are unnecessarily 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 behavioral health and criminal justice. Activities of this position focus on grants and funds management, project evaluation, and related research.

This position involves in-state travel for events and out-of-state travel as needed.

This position is a full-time, year round grant funded position.

Starting Salary Range: $49,120 - $58,125, commensurate with experience.

Benefits & Perks

NEOMED is committed to supporting your health, well-being, and long-term success-both at work 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 coverage options, and Life insurance

Retirement

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

Paid Time Off

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

Additional Benefits

Hybrid work environment (up to two remote days per week after six months) (Policy#3349-7-151)

Educational benefits with our partner universities (Policy#3349-07-45)

Ongoing investment in your professional growth through on-site training and Lean Six Sigma certification

Employee wellness activities and initiatives that support a healthy work-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/data visualization 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.

Posting Detail Information

NEOMED Campus Safety Guidelines

In an effort to keep our campus community as healthy and safe as possible, NEOMED may require vaccinations as a condition of attendance and employment. This policy will allow for exemption of the vaccination requirement for those individuals with valid medical reasons, sincerely held religious beliefs and matters of conscience.

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Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Would you rate your Excel skills as basic, intermediate or advanced?

• Basic

• Intermediate

• Advanced

• • Do you have at minimum two years of experience in data analysis, project and grant management, program evaluation/research and reporting? Please describe your experience.

(Open Ended Question)

• • Do you have at minimum two years of experience in mental health, criminal justice, and/or substance use systems, with mental health and/or substance use systems preferred? Please describe your experience.

(Open Ended Question)

• • What are your salary expectations for this position?

(Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter/Letter of Application
• Reference Letter
• Statement of Values

Optional Documents