Health Resources in Action, Inc. (HRiA) is a non-profit organization working to improve and reimagine public health. We connect, consult, and collaborate to solve complex challenges of access and equity in our health and social systems. Together with our partners, clients, and collaborators, we create actionable solutions so that all people can thrive.
In 1957, The Medical Foundation (TMF) was created to primarily fund biomedical research in Massachusetts. Since then, we have been on a journey of evolution. We changed our name to Health Resources in Action (HRiA) to reflect our impact in the field of public health. Today, HRiA works with individuals, organizations, and communities to drive a policy and systems change approach to advance health and racial equity.
HRiA seeks sustainable solutions for complex problems using an anti-racist approach. We aim to be adaptable and flexible in meeting clients and partners where they are, offering our decades of knowledge and resources to collectively realize our dream of equitable, sustainable health for all. The foundation of this work is centered on our values:
HRiA offers exciting, engaging, and challenging employment opportunities for facilitators, trainers, researchers, analysts, policy specialists, grant managers, and more. People come to HRiA because of our commitment to advancing health equity and inspiring work; they stay for our wonderful clients, partners, and dedicated and dynamic staff. With our growing portfolio of high-impact work, person-centered policies, and generous benefits, our team continually invests in making HRiA a wonderful place to work. Our diverse staff of over 270 people hail from 30+ states, with a home base in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood.
HRiA’s core services comprise five clusters: capacity building assistance (CBA), grantmaking for biomedical research and community health initiatives, research and evaluation, public health services, and health and racial equity. Our CBA services help people, organizations, and communities build the competencies, infrastructure, and resources necessary to improve public health and achieve health and racial equity. Our CBA portfolio is broad, encompassing training, technical assistance (TA), and communication support, as well as strategic planning, facilitation, and leadership development services.
We are seeking a full-time Associate Director to join a growing team in our CBA Cluster focused on building problem gambling treatment capacity in Massachusetts. Specifically, we seek a dynamic, engaging, and outgoing individual to lead the Project Build Up (PBU) program – an initiative that provides grants to build workforce capacity among problem gambling outpatient treatment providers and others in the treatment field. The Associate Director will also oversee quality improvement (QI) activities for PBU and the Massachusetts Technical Assistance Center for Problem Gambling Treatment (M-TAC), a companion program also implemented by HRiA, that provides training and technical assistance for treatment and recovery programs across the Commonwealth. Both PBU and M-TAC are funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Office of Problem Gambling Services.
The ideal candidate will be a strong program and team leader, with capacity building, grantmaking, and/or quality improvement experience, who is comfortable and skilled in collaboration, developing relationships and engaging people with diverse backgrounds to generate successful outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to oversee and guide capacity building assistance programs that center public health and advance health and racial equity in the problem gambling treatment space.
The Associate Director will work collaboratively with a cross-disciplinary team to develop and deliver PBU, an innovative and customized grantmaking program, as well as oversee and collaborate on evaluation and quality improvement tasks for this and the M-TAC programs. The Associate Director will also contribute to programmatic growth through team and organizational collaboration to meet the goals defined in our scope of work, and in alignment with our funder’s needs. The Associate Director will collaborate with our internal team and cross-organizational partners, as well as grantees, subcontractors, and our funder.
This is a full-time, exempt position. PBU and M-TAC are both MA-focused, statewide initiatives that require some in-person attendance at meetings, trainings, and events, as well as regular team meetings in our Boston office. As a result, the Associate Director must live within daily commuting distance of Boston and will have the flexibility of working remotely from home and/or in our Boston office. HRiA’s standard work hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm with an opportunity to flex hours with supervisor approval. The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $85,000, depending on experience and skills. The Associate Director will be supervised by a Managing Director in the CBA Cluster.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Management
Project Work
New Business Development
Thought Leadership
This description is intended to indicate the kinds of work duties required in this position. It is not intended to limit, or modify, any supervisor’s rights to assign, direct, and contract work of staff under their supervision. The use of a particular illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties, not mentioned, that are of a similar level or difficulty.
Candidate Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:
The ideal candidate will be:
Health Resources in Action, Inc. (HRiA) is a non-profit organization working to improve and reimagine public health. We connect, consult, and collaborate to solve complex challenges of access and equity in our health and social systems. Together with our partners, clients, and collaborators, we create actionable solutions so that all people can thrive.
In 1957, The Medical Foundation (TMF) was created to primarily fund biomedical research in Massachusetts. Since then, we have been on a journey of evolution. We changed our name to Health Resources in Action (HRiA) to reflect our impact in the field of public health. Today, HRiA works with individuals, organizations, and communities to drive a policy and systems change approach to advance health and racial equity.
HRiA seeks sustainable solutions for complex problems using an anti-racist approach. We aim to be adaptable and flexible in meeting clients and partners where they are, offering our decades of knowledge…
HRiA is actively seeking to build a diverse and experienced staff. The organization encourages multiple perspectives and experiences, supports a multicultural environment, and strives to hire and retain a diverse work force that reflects the populations we work with and the communities we serve. Diversity is a core value of HRiA resulting in culturally competent services, materials, resources, and programs. Our hiring and business practices appreciate the strengths offered through different backgrounds.
HRiA is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is committed to providing access, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
HRiA offers an attractive benefits package including medical, dental and life insurance, short-term disability, retirement plan, tax-deferred annuity, generous vacation starting at four weeks, and office closure at the end of December.
To apply, submit your resume and cover letter online.
HRiA is actively seeking to build a diverse and experienced staff. The organization encourages multiple perspectives and experiences, supports a multicultural environment…