Program Coordinator I

The starting salary range for this position is $5,875.00 per month depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable.

Overview of the Project

Funded by the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program of California (TRDRP), this community-based participatory research project aims to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of the youth-informed Tobacco Harm Reduction through Expressive Arts (TobExA) strengths-based intervention to prevent and reduce tobacco and tobacco-cannabis co-use among housing insecure and systems-impacted adolescents and transitional-aged youth and (2) elucidate strategies to implement, sustain, and scale TobExA in youth service settings. This project is collaboratively overseen by Dr. Jennifer Felner, Associate Professor of Public Health at San Diego State University (SDSU) and Ms. Haley Veniegas, Director of Services, and Ms. Renatta Escobedo, Program Manager, at San Diego Youth Services (SDYS). This position is supervised by Dr. Felner at the SDSU Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH) and will work closely with Ms. Venigas and Ms. Escobedo.

Purpose of the Position

Under the immediate supervision of Dr. Felner, the study Program Manager will perform advanced community-based participatory research activities pertaining to study coordination; overseeing equitable partner engagement and participatory planning processes; overseeing qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis efforts; supporting participant engagement and retention; and supporting oversight of broader community-academic research team. Performance in this role will be supported by prior scientific knowledge from the appropriate coursework and skills acquired through community-based work experience.

The Program Manager is responsible for but not limited to

Core Responsibilities (85%)

• Oversee daily study management in collaboration with relevant staff and community partners
• Oversee partner engagement and participatory planning processes
• Oversee routine IRB correspondence and maintenance
• Oversee participant recruitment and retention
• Provide daily updates to the Principal Investigator on study oversight
• Support multi-setting mixed-methods data collection, management, and analyses (including qualitative interviews and focus groups; ethnographic observations in youth service settings; and longitudinal surveys)
• Support supervision of other research staff and student research interns or volunteers
• Collaborate with community partners to train and provide technical assistance to intervention facilitators (including via monthly “communities of practice”)
• Support the development and implementation of a youth facilitator model to support intervention roll-out and testing
  
  
  

Position Specific Responsibilities (15%)

• Oversee quarterly engagement of study Community Advisory Board (CAB)
• Support funder-required reporting (quarterly or annual progress reports)
• Support project dissemination through community and academic presentations, reports, and briefs
• Opportunities for authorship on scientific manuscripts and presentations at scientific conferences
• Attend trainings as needed
• Comply with all Project and SDSURF policies and procedures
  
  
  

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent training and administration work experience involving study, analysis, and/or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of administrative policies, procedures, practices, or programs.
  
  
  

Minimum Experience

• Five years of progressively responsible experience in office or administrative environment.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health or related field
• Bilingual/Biliterate (Spanish-English) proficiency
  
  
  

Additional Applicant Information

• Candidate must reside in California and live within a commutable distance from SDSU at time of hire.
• Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on background check results (including a criminal record check).
• San Diego State University Research Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, SDSU Research Foundation provides equal opportunity in employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin or any other categories protected by federal or state law.
• Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every employee has equal access to resources and support.
• SDSU Research Foundation complies with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), and other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws including grant or contract terms and conditions related to funded program activities. Further the SDSU Research Foundation maintains a Nondiscrimination Policy that prohibits discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all programs, policies, and practices.
• SDSU Research Foundation makes all employment decisions including, but not limited to, applicant screening, hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, benefits, disciplinary actions, and terminations on the basis of merit.