Description

Open Aid Alliance is seeking a motivated, organized, and experienced team leader to serve as Prevention Program Manager. This position supports infectious disease and overdose prevention programming, including community outreach and on-site HIV, HCV, and STI testing. This is a hands-on role that combines direct service, staff supervision, and program coordination.

The Prevention Program manager will support OAA’s existing prevention staff with day-to-day operations, ensuring consistent service delivery and program accountability. The Prevention Program Manager provides supervision, coordination, and follow-through to support a collaborative team environment while ensuring program expectations are clear and met. This position joins an established prevention team and plays a key role in maintaining consistency, communication, and alignment across staff and programming.

In addition to working directly with participants, this position requires strong organizational skills, clear communication, and a commitment to meeting deadlines.

Open Aid Alliance is a unique work setting and requires applicants to treat all people with dignity and respect, work in a fast-paced environment, and recognize that every day is a learning opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

Program Coordination & Team Support

• Provide regular supervision, check-ins, and support to prevention staff
• Serve as a guide for program expectations and workflows across the team
• Coordinate scheduled programming logistics
• Address challenges directly and support problem-solving within the team
• Foster a team environment that values both collaboration and accountability
  Program Operations
• Oversee day-to-day prevention programming, including outreach and testing services
• Ensure services are delivered consistently and align with program goals
• Support SSP staff with maintaining supplies, testing materials, and outreach needs
• Support development and implementation of program improvements
• Participate in shared decision making, discussion, and direction setting 
• Facilitate project management activities within prevention program as needed
• Ensure quality control protocols and documentation are maintained
• Provide program-specific training to new hires and support existing staff to complete annually required training

Program Data & Reporting

• Collect, enter, and maintain accurate program data
• Pull data and prepare reports for external and internal use
• Ensure timely completion of documentation and reporting requirements
• Respond to requests for data collection and annual reports

Infectious Disease Prevention 

• Provide HIV, Hepatitis C, and STI testing 
• Facilitate trauma-informed, evidence-based risk reduction education, counseling, and referrals to participants
• Participate in outreach and community-based events 
• Build respectful, nonjudgmental relationships with participants  

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Willingness to work in a cooperative team environment supporting shared goals of the agency and participants. 
• Ability to step into an existing team environment to provide high-level support through exceptional communication, experiential learning, and the giving/receiving of feedback. 
• Experience leading a team and proven ability to provide guidance and maintain accountability.
• Must be organized and able to manage responsibilities and objectives with varying levels of direction. 
• Awareness of personal and professional boundaries is essential. Ability to navigate complex situations with professionalism and care under consistently variable conditions. 
• Ability to use computers for communication and reporting. Demonstrated ability to complete data entry responsibilities. Willingness to learn new systems.
• Commitment to strict confidentiality and privacy-focused data collection.
• A commitment to the principles and practice of harm reduction is essential. Must be comfortable working with individuals who may be actively using substances.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with the public
• Experience with data tracking and grant reporting 
• Experience working in community-based or public health settings
   

General Responsibilities of all OAA staff

• Serve as an advocate for all participants and fellow team members
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality
• Complete all relevant training and certifications when requested
• View each day as a learning opportunity; we emphasize progress, not perfection
• Respond to requests for data collection and reporting promptly
• Answer phones, support participant needs, and occasionally work evenings or weekends

This position is 35 hours per week and includes benefits such as health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, retirement options, generous PTO including sick time and a 4-day work week (Mon-Thurs).

How to Apply:  Please send an updated resume, three professional references, and a cover letter/personal statement to work@openaidalliance.org - Due to the volume of applications we receive emails without all three components will not receive any reply. Thank you.