Behavioral Health Emergency Preparedness and Project Development Analysts

Do you have experiencedeveloping, planning, implementing, and providing oversight of operational and process improvement strategies that promote equity and inclusion and reduce disparities? Are you interested in helping to orchestrate emergency response and recovery plans or to facilitate the expansion of capacity within the Behavioral Health continuum of care? We look forward to hearing from you!

What you will do!

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Behavioral Health Emergency Preparedness Analyst. The purpose of this position is to ensure that critical behavioral health work and services especially during disasters, is planned, implemented and coordinated in a timely fashion, according to policy, rule and law, and desired results are achieved. This position will lead statewide planning for continuity of operations of BH facilities and programs that implement response and recovery plans for uniform integration with Local, County and State emergency preparedness.  In addition, this position will develop, coordinate and maintain state disaster behavioral health response and recovery plans. This position also provides significant project management activities including, the coordination of daily, or as often as needed, huddles with leadership, staff, volunteers, and local service providers to resolve issues, ensure progress and accountability for project goals, distribute emergency funding, conduct incident and situational status reporting. And, the development and validation of Behavioral Health training, cross program drills and exercises to support disaster and emergency preparedness, as well as change management and communication strategies for staff, contractors, and consumers.

This position is considered management service and not represented by a union. 

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Project Development Analyst (2 positions). This position operates within the Social Determinants of Health Unit (SDOH). Currently, the primary focus of the unit is on increasing capacity of community residential-based Licensed and Supportive Housing services aimed at providing opportunities for improving stability, access to appropriate care, and overall health and wellbeing for individuals experiencing Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD). The primary purpose of this position is to aid in developing and recommending the implementation of housing programs providing more than $200 million in financial assistance to qualified housing developers and service providers. The position’s scope includes planning and proposing operational improvement for the coordination and ongoing oversight of HSD housing development initiatives for people with mental health and substance use disorders, this position aids in contract administration for all contracts and develops and recommends policies related to the work of the Social Determinants of Health Unit. Additionally, the position requires a significant amount of policy analysis, operational research, negotiation, coordination, and technical assistance activity with various federal, state, county, and local partners, their constituencies, and community-based mental health treatment programs to develop residential programs.

These positions are represented by a union, SEIU Human Services Coalition. 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

Example: A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and four years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

Desired Attributes[MSD1] 

• Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health inequities and collaborating with diverse communities most harmed by social injustice and health inequities.
• Experience in advancing health equity, including effective delivery of culturally responsive and inclusive services, evidence of ongoing development of personal cultural awareness and humility, and knowledge of social determinants of health and their impacts on health outcomes.
• Experience developing, implementing policies and programs at the community, state, and/or national level that promote equity and inclusion and address systemic health disparities, with an emphasis on integrating the voice of consumers with lived experience.
• Experience in collaborating with diverse populations most harmed by social injustice and inequities; demonstrated ability to build and steward positive relationships with diverse community groups including communities of color, immigrant groups, the disability and neurodivergent communities, veterans, older adults, individuals identifying as LGBTQIA+ and other communities that have been traditionally marginalized.
• Specific knowledge of Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes, other applicable regulations, and program requirements.
• Knowledge of health services delivery systems, particularly the Oregon Health Plan/ Medicaid Administration in Oregon, and experience in working with Community Mental Health Programs, Behavioral Health Service Providers, Coordinated Care Organizations or other managed care entities and their leadership to guide operations and policies. 
• Experience and knowledge of Oregon's Behavioral Health System and relational landscape of key partners, providers, community based organizations, and advocacy groups.
• [For Project Development Analyst] Expertise in reviewing construction/renovation documents and providing technical assistance.
• [For Project Development Analyst] Expertise in negotiating with contractors, architects, and local jurisdictions regarding construction/renovation projects.
• [For Behavioral Health Emergency Preparedness Analyst] Experience in disaster or emergency response and recovery, training, planning, or rapid resource deployment.
• Ability to demonstrate advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, TEAMS, Outlook, Smartsheets, and Power BI skillset. 
  • Contract Administration
  • Expert level Technical Assistance
  • Policy Advisement
• Ability to provide organizational leadership to support inter-and cross-agency collaboration and systems-wide changes that support advocacy, equity, and client-centered policies and solutions.
• Strong communication skills across a variety of forms that demonstrate the ability to facilitate appreciative inquiry, foster trust and transparency, and promote human-centered change management.
• Demonstrates skills in the following areas: 
  • Community and Partner Engagement
• Performance / Process / Quality Improvement
• Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Project Management

 [MSD1]Is there anything missing or any edits you would like to make? 

Remember, if it is not somewhere in the job announcement, we cannot use it as a screening tool throughout the recruitment.

I will create a questionnaire around these desired attributes and allow candidates to self-assess their skills, giving you a corner stone to start screening candidates.