Harm Reduction Project Assistant

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The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is implementing a Harm Reduction Strategic Plan to build agency capacity to prevent overdose and other drug and alcohol related harms. NYU School of Medicine has been awarded a five-year research grant to collaborate with DHS to evaluate the efficacy and impact of the Harm Reduction Strategic Plan. Public Health Solutions is providing grant-funded, part-time support for the Project Assistant role within the DHS Health Service Office, under the supervision of the Director of Health and Homeless Service Integration.

$36.07/hr - $36.08/hr

• Under the supervision of the DHS Project Directors, the Project Assistant will:
• Support the development of evaluation data collection systems
• Collate and clean programmatic and administrative data for DHS harm reduction strategic plan initiatives
• Assist with data use agreements/memoranda of understanding
• Assist with transfer of data and data linkage
• Conduct data quality assurance checks and support quality improvement activities, including ongoing data collection technical assistance for direct service staff implementing the strategic plan interventions
• Monitor and track fidelity of the program
• Work with the NYU data analyst to interpret and use DSS data as needed, assisting in the preparation of reports and publications

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Social Work, or a related field preferred but not required.
• Three years of experience working in program evaluation, implementation science, or applied research, including strong understanding of qualitative and quantitative collection and analysis methods.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, or other related platforms
• Ability to analyze, summarize, visualize and interpret health program data
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills

• Employment type:
  
  Part-time
• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level

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