Job Summary/Basic Function
Middle Tennessee State University’s Center for Health and Human Services, in partnership with the MTSU Data Science Institute, will form an Office of Prevention Science and Recovery (OPSR) for purposes of addressing the opioid epidemic through strategic and coordinated efforts at the local level in response to and working collaboratively with the Rutherford County Opioid Board (RCOB). The senior project coordinator will be responsible for working under the direction of the CHHS Director and in consultation with the RCOB to coordinate core activities of the OPSR to include:

• Promoting, reviewing, and assisting the County in vetting proposals and funding requests from county opioid funds received as a result of the opioid litigation settlement(s).
• Providing expertise to participating organizations to leverage best practices in implementation efforts and creating a detailed “request for proposal” application process for external organizations to request consideration for funding from the County.
• Establishing eligibility criteria, assessing application component completion, and providing the County with a pre-screening review of all applicants utilizing mutually agreed-upon screening guidelines.
• Provide training for RCOB members on utilizing a scoring rubric developed by CHHS which the RCOB will use to score all proposals.
• Collaborate with the CHHS Director and the MTSU Data Science Institute on grantee/applicant reporting metrics that align with state funding priorities and guidelines and which support meaningful data collection individually and aggregately to inform the County and state governmental officials and other stakeholders.
• Assist the CHHS and DSI team in coordinating all administrative and fiscal requirements of the contract including development of required and requested reports.
• Provide other assistance to the CHHS director and DSI team that support successful fulfillment of contract deliverables and to further development of the OPSR.

Required Education
A minimum of a bachelor’s degree and experience equivalent to two years of full-time work in a substance use disorder related role. Those with degrees in public health, social work, sociology, psychology, education, or social services related fields will be given priority.

Required Related Experience
- General experience in the area of substance use or opioid use disorder with articulated knowledge of current conditions, trends, and best-practices within the field of substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery.
- Demonstrated experience in organizing and effectively facilitating meetings, delivering oral presentations and reports, and in writing clear, concise reports for internal and external audiences.
- Demonstrated experience with grant-funded work, grant-writing and/or grant review processes, with preference given to those with experience specific to substance use disorder/opioid use disorder.

Desirable Related Experience
• Knowledge, experience, and/familiarity with the Rutherford County community specific to SUD/OUD and related social service programs, resources, agencies, and organizations preferred.
• Preferred experience in developing and delivering training programs for diverse stakeholders.