A full-time Training Manager position is available in the MGH Center for Addiction Medicine located within the MGH Psychiatry Department. The Training Manager will be responsible for the overall administrative management and oversight for all training and technical assistance projects and activity being conducted by Randi Schuster, PhD, Director of School-Based Research and Program Development for the Center for Addiction Medicine, focused on community-based approaches to address adolescent substance use and its relationship with psychosocial, cognitive, and academic functioning. The Training Manager will be principally in charge of managing the training and technical assistance of a new drug education curriculum developed under the direction of Dr. Schuster in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, as well as potentially other programs as they arise. He/she will be responsible for coordination and training of school-based intervention facilitators; arrangement of logistics for training days and events; innovation related to training activities; communication and coordination with project and program team members; creation, management and QA of databases; financial management of training budget and reports for all training related activities. He/she will report directly to Dr. Randi Schuster.

* Overall implementation and daily management of school- and community-based training in iDECIDE, a drug education and diversion program.

* Create and manage learning management system database; perform audits, including quality control and assurance of all LMS data.

* Responsible for primary day-to-day training and technical assistance duties for the iDECIDE program, serving as a central resource for all training related issues, including providing website maintenance, liaising with development for curriculum updates, managing the Learning Management System, and utilizing feedback from trainings to help inform on necessary changes to the materials and the training itself.

* Liaise with Department of Public Health, school administrators across Massachusetts, iDECIDE Advisory Board, Center for Addiction Medicine leadership, MGH Psychiatry Academy, MGH research finance and other stakeholders/state agencies as needed.

* Maintains monthly budget reports, tracks expenditures, perform salary controls and forecasting for all training related costs.

* Schedule regular statewide trainings in the Boston area, Central, and Western Massachusetts.

* Other duties as assigned.

BA/BS required.

Working knowledge of the secondary educational system and structure, particularly in Massachusetts, is desired but not strictly necessary.

Experience in training and coordinating large groups preferred.

The Training Manager candidate should: 1) be well-organized, self-motivated, and attentive to detail 2) be able to multi-task, problem-solve, and manage time/work-load with minimal supervision 3) have excellent communication skills, to effectively communicate with a multidisciplinary team and key stakeholders (school, community agencies, and local/state government) 4) have excellent public speaking abilities, including an ability to have a conversational and engaging approach in front of large audiences, while maintaining professionalism at all times 5) have the ability to work independently and interact with clients and colleagues at all levels of the institution 6) have strong problem solving and process management skills; and 7) able to use data to inform program improvements.

The Training Manager should be proficient in using administrative software (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint). The Training Manager will also be responsible for learning any new Learning Management Systems used for the program.

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