Address:  150 N. 18th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Must Reside in Arizona.

Salary: $72,000 - $82,500 

Grade: 23

FLSA Status: Exempt

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures. 

A career in public service awaits you. COME JOIN OUR TEAM!

A great benefit of working for the State of Arizona is a fantastic work/life balance. State employees enjoy challenging work, popular remote work options, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and career growth opportunities. The State of Arizona ranks #30 in Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America! This recognition honors organizations that champion employee wellbeing through innovative health programs, inclusive wellness initiatives, and a culture rooted in care. 

What You'll Do to Contribute to Agency Success:

We are searching for someone who is very detail-oriented and who possesses strong communication and writing skills. As the Grants Coordinator Senior, you will be administering technical assistance to the providers and monitoring the project as well as gathering reports.  

Under the direction of the State Opioid Project Director the Senior Grants Coordinator will coordinate training, education, outreach activities; stakeholder involvement; fidelity monitoring; and assist with required grant deliverables and reporting requirement for the Arizona State Opioid Response (SOR) project to reduce the number of individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and opioid-related deaths. The grant coordinator will ensure coordination among the various streams of funding coming into the state to address the opioid crisis, desire to impact public health delivery services should apply. As the Senior Grants Coordinator, your role is responsible for responsible for the grants and data aspects of the project, gathering and analyzing data, and ensuring the key activities and milestones are met.

Travel throughout the state will be required.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Data operations: maintain accountability and fidelity to project guidelines; prepare and review situational reports; monitor progress toward objectives. Maintain and collaborate with the contractor to ensure the smooth function of the Provider Portal, to analyze data, and generate reports. Data Integration and strategy by utilizing all data from providers, analyze trends and gaps that will facilitate future program direction.
• Communicate with vendors and contractors to review program accomplishments, systems, record keeping procedures and ensure compliance with funder requirements; make appropriate recommendations for changes or modifications, as needed.
• Write narratives, work plans, and review budgets for the SOR grant.
• Track, update, and maintain project requirements, documentation, issues, and funding, and support all other project deliverables.
• Provide training and technical assistance to providers, Managed Care Organizations, community stakeholders and partners, including tribal populations.
• Develop partnerships with statewide and community-level stakeholders to coordinate opioid treatment activities.

Knowledge:
• The opioid epidemic
• Proficient strategic planning, work plan development, needs assessment and evaluation
• The continuum of services and treatment options for substance use disorders
• Fiscal and administrative pre- and post- award processes associated with multi- faceted, multi-million-dollar federal grants -medication-assisted treatment
• Clinical experience with substance use disorders and substance abuse treatment

Skills:
• Translating research and science into practical implementation
• Strong negotiation and problem solving
• Demonstrated skills in Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or comparable software programs
• Strong interpersonal and interpersonal communication
• Strong technical and informative writing
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand data analysis, program evaluation and substance use disorder research
• Small & large group facilitation
• Public presentation

Abilities:
• Speak, train, and assist diverse audiences and cross-sector stakeholders
• Effectively communicate orally and in writing
• Determine proper format and procedure for assembling information into reports and documents for various target audiences (e.g., funders, stakeholders, clients)
• Motivate groups of individuals to work cooperatively
• Self motivate and maintain high level of autonomy
• Effectively plan and organize work activities and prioritize task completion according to schedules and goals
• Impact public health delivery services

Minimum:
• Bachelors degree in Public Health, Social Science, or closely related field; Two - three years of work experience in grant, implementation and monitoring (OR equivalent experience).

Preferred:
• Masters degree in related field. Clinical experience with substance use disorders/addiction and substance abuse treatment, and implementing public health or multi-systemic initiatives

• Successfully pass fingerprint background check, prior employment verifications and reference checks; employment is contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned process and the agency’s ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions.
• Travel may be required for State business. Employees who drive on state business must complete any required driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.12.)

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Among the many benefits of a career with the State of Arizona, there are:
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Vacation and Sick time off (13 and 12 days per year respectively) - start earning it your 1st day (prorated for part-time employees)
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child. Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here.
• Other Leaves - Bereavement, civic duty, and military.
• A top-ranked retirement program with lifetime pension benefits
• A robust and affordable insurance plan, including medical, dental, life, and disability insurance
• Participation eligibility in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (must meet qualifications)
• RideShare and Public Transit Subsidy
• A variety of learning and career development opportunities

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Lifetime Pension Benefit Program
• Administered through the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
• Defined benefit plan that provides for life-long income upon retirement.
• Required participation for Long-Term Disability (LTD) and ASRS Retirement plan.
• Pre-taxed payroll contributions begin after a 27-week waiting period (prior contributions may waive the waiting period).

Deferred Retirement Compensation Program
• Voluntary participation.
• Program administered through Nationwide.
• Tax-deferred retirement investments through payroll deductions.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by emailing careers@azahcccs.gov.
Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.