Technical Assistance Specialist

Summary

Join Altarum's Community Health Practice Area as a Technical Assistance (TA) Specialist with behavioral health expertise. Support multiple projects focused on substance use, mental health, and peer recovery. Responsibilities include providing TA to grantees, developing TA resources, conducting training, and consulting with clients. The ideal candidate will possess a Master's or Bachelor's degree with relevant experience in providing TA, particularly within federal or state contracts. Knowledge of OTP systems, peer recovery services, and the Sequential Intercept Model is essential. This position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with at least 45 years of relevant work experience – or – Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of relevant work experience
• Experience providing TA on Federal or state contracts and/or with grassroots community organizations
• Knowledge of peer recovery support services (lived experience a plus)
• Knowledge of Sequential Intercept Model
• Experience in developing TA protocols, materials, resources, and tools
• Experience in knowledge transfer through meeting, training, and workshop design
• Desire to integrate research, technical, analytical, and consulting skills to serve the public good and improve human health
• Excellent critical and analytical thinking, willingness to step into new roles, strong communication and facilitation skills, team focused mentality, and a commitment to continuously learning and improving
• Knowledge and expertise in SUD systems and services, recovery from behavioral health disorders, organizational and program development, and organizational collaboration and coalition building
• Ability to travel and provide TA on-site up to 30% of the time
• At this time, we will only accept candidates who are presently eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship
• Our organization requires that all work, for the duration of your employment, must be completed in the continental U.S. unless required by contract
• Must be able to work during eastern time unless approved by your manager
• Employees working remotely must have a dedicated, ergonomically appropriate workspace free from distractions with a mobile device that allows for productive and efficient conduct of business

Responsibilities

• Support the provision of TA to grantees across the country, both virtually and on-site as needed
• Provide input to inform decisions regarding TA requests and processes, including determining scope of work, necessary resources, TA modality, timeline
• Assess, plan, and provide training and TA related to the development and implementation of Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) systems and services and recovery support services
• Design and deliver training and TA on a variety of content areas associated with OTP systems and services, as well as behavioral health recovery supports for both adults and youth
• Provide consultative expertise and recommendations to clients and grantees as requested
• Support the development of TA packages, reports, publications, memos, tools, toolkits, online learning courses, webinar presentations, and podcasts
• Recruit and collaborate with expert consultants to provide training and TA on a variety of topics
• Work collaboratively with other Altarum staff on projects, and collaboratively with other external TA providers
• Work directly with clients to ensure that tasks are executed successfully and with high-quality
• Contribute to federal, state, and philanthropic proposal efforts, as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience consulting in a fast-paced environment a plus
• Experience implementing OTP Systems a plus

Benefits

• Competitive Medical, Dental and Optical plans
• Generous Paid Time Off, 8 Company observed holidays plus 3 floating holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• 401K Plan (3% employer contribution plus opportunity for gainsharing)
• Life, AD&D & Disability coverage
• A flexible work environment