MIDD Community Partnerships Program Manager III

The Department of Community and Human Services values diverse perspectives and life experiences. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with lived experiences.

 
 King County's Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, and connected to community.The MIDD Community Partnerships Program Manager position is designed to work closely with underserved communities and agencies to increase engagement and participation, influence decision making and ensure that the diverse voices of King County’s historically marginalized populations are integrated into MIDD programming. This position leads the implementation of MIDD’s community programs and supports the King County Community Owned Behavioral Health Collaborative. The position is responsible for providing technical support to MIDD initiatives to increase alignment with the MIDD’s policy goal of increasing culturally responsive and trauma informed services, and for progressing MIDD’s equity and social justice priorities.

This position reports to the Behavioral Health and Recovery Division’s (BHRD) MIDD Coordinator.  

WHO MAY APPLY: This position is open to all qualified candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. Interviews for this selection process will take place on or around 7/22/2024.

APPLICATION PROCESS
 If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
  
 The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NeoGov Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

WORK SCHEDULE/CONDITIONS: This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and is not eligible for overtime. Typical hours are Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm.

MISSION CRITICAL POSITION STATUS: This position has been designated Non-Mission Critical. Unless otherwise directed by the County Executive, department director or agency head, all employees, regardless of designation, are expected to report to work or request leave during an emergency or inclement weather. For more detailed information, please visit HR Policy County Operations During Emergency Situations and the King County Guidelines for Workforce Management in an Emergency.

TELEWORKING REQUIREMENT: The work associated with this position will be performed through a combination of teleworking complemented with onsite work and meetings as needed. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
  

Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection (access may be supplemented in some situations) where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours. Please note that when an employee conducts work that is likely to bring them in contact with another individual, safety precautions are required, including the wearing of masks in some situations. King County is doing its part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and remains committed to reducing our carbon footprint.
    
 King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will be joining an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment.  

RECRUITER: Greg Mallory, grmallory@kingcounty.gov 

• Provide project management and leadership in the development of MIDD’s community partnership, and equity and social justice planning. Develop and implement short and long-term objectives; ensure deliverables and that projects and programming are achieved according to defined timelines.
• Serve as the lead for developing strong relationships with partners to ensure that community behavioral health experiences are integrated into and aligned with MIDD policy goals and program design, particularly as it relates to direction setting for the future. 
• Staff the Community Owned Behavioral Health Collaborative, a partnership of community based organization and BHRD focused on building behavioral health capacity among BIPOC and marginalized communities and fostering mutual education between participating organizations and the behavioral health system,
• Proactively highlight community-based programming, including best practices, assuring that provider partners, policy makers and MIDD Advisory Committee members are exposed to and considering non-mainstream methods of behavioral health approaches as critical to serving the entirety of the King County community.
• Develop, manage, and monitor procurement processes related to community-based programming, with an aim of building behavioral health capacity and addressing emerging needs.
• Be accountable for planning, program development, and evaluation of community related programming, including contracting and providing equity related technical assistance to internal and external partners.  
• Fully participate to enhance an environment that fosters open communication, teamwork, commitment to quality programming, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.
• Participate in strategic thinking, research and evaluation, and program planning to achieve the MIDD Team’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned. Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills.

• Deep knowledge of and commitment to equity and social justice principles and practices, and understanding of the effects of place, race and policy and behavioral health system-based inequities on marginalized communities and populations.
• Ability to identify intersecting issues, challenges, and opportunities for collaboration across internal and external partners, prioritizing strategies to promote behavioral health equity.
• Ability to work with creativity and flexibility, both independently and as a team member; to work under deadlines and on several tasks simultaneously; and, to organize and prioritize quickly in response to changing needs.
• A Bachelor's degree in public administration, social work, public health, or closely related field and a minimum of five years of relevant experience working in the public and/or non-profit sectors. Related experience may substitute for the degree.  
• Ability to build trust, form and maintain effective partnerships and collaborative working relationships. A demonstrated knowledge of community engagement strategies and challenges.
• Ability to work independently and skilled in working effectively as a team member to coordinate accomplishment of specific tasks.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation and facilitation.
• Valid Washington State Driver's License or the ability to travel throughout the county in a timely manner.

Desired Qualifications: 

At least five years of professional experience planning and executing community engagement and partnership strategies, project and resource management techniques and principles, analysis, planning and organization, with at least 2 years directly leading a project or program.

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To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

Salary : $100,568 - $127,462