The Program Director plays an essential leading role in developing and implementing a new prevention, treatment, and recovery programs and services. The Director is involved in supervising staff, and volunteers; managing contracted and collaborative relationships, data collection and evaluation activities; program reporting; and other administrative tasks required to meet program goals and objectives of the project. The Director is supervised by the Director of Program Operations.

CORE RESPONSIBLITIES:

The required duties and activities are myriad and complex, all of which are necessary to run a project. Examples of the functions to be performed by the Project Director are as follow:

• Supervise project staff, volunteers, and interns.
• Conduct needs assessment and planning phases of project; organize and implement coordinate needed services.
• Promote enhancement of access to recovery support services and identification and removal of obstacles to access recovery support services including diabetes and other chronic conditions.
• Prepare monthly department and grant reports as needed.
• Maintain operational budget and coordinate all program evaluation activities.
• Assist in developing and implementing media and marketing activities.
• Work with project evaluator toward provision of evaluation reports.
• Provide and maintain formal and informal communications, recovery community, public, academic, press (newsletters, articles, letters, meetings, speaking engagements, etc.)
• Work with Advisory and/or Steering Committees.
• Attend relevant meetings, conferences and educational seminars, both internally and externally.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s degree or higher in a social sciences field (Experience may be substituted for education). 
• A minimum of two years in staff supervision. 
• A minimum of three years in experience in implementing an alcohol and substance use treatment or recovery program.
• Advanced ability to communicate clearly, and effectively both orally and in writing.  
• Advanced user in software, hardware and social media platforms.
• Valid Alabama Driver License and required insurance.  
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.  
• Regularly sits at a desk, drives a motor vehicle, and lifts or moves objects weighing up to 50 pounds. 
• Works for sustained periods of time maintaining concentrated attention to detail. 
• Flexibility and ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Work occasionally requires traveling using agency and/or personal vehicle