Project Director – Partnership for Success (PFS)
Veracity Software Inc, WorkFromHome, VA, United States
Project Director – Partnership for Success (PFS)
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Contract Duration: One year, with optional renewals
FTE: Part-time contractor (0.5 FTE / 20 hours per week)
Remote work: Required; annual in-person visits and training sessions
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership, training, and technical assistance to seven Community Services Boards (CSBs) supporting the PFS grant.
- Deliver direct technical assistance and support to CSB sub-recipients.
- Assist with selection, implementation, and monitoring of evidence-based programs, practices, and policies.
- Ensure culturally competent, community-specific implementation aligned with the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF).
- Conduct annual in-person site visits and training sessions for each CSB.
- Collaborate with DBHDS and the evaluation team on data collection and outcome measurement.
- Support CSBs with local needs assessments and evaluation planning.
- Translate complex evaluation findings into actionable insights for communities.
- Attend and contribute to quarterly SEOW meetings, PFS Advisory Committee meetings, and monthly meetings with DBHDS Evaluation Team and Data Analyst.
- Provide ongoing updates and insights to the DBHDS Program Director and State Management Team.
- Assist DBHDS in preparing required program and progress reports.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Psychology, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years in prevention science, substance use prevention, or public health; proven experience delivering technical assistance and training to community-based organizations; familiarity with SAMHSA SPF essential; experience supporting evaluation, data translation, and performance reporting.
- Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Deep understanding of prevention science and evidence-based programs; ability to work with diverse community stakeholders; skilled in facilitating meetings, workshops, and presentations; knowledge of research methodology, data analysis, and reporting tools; proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).