Part-Time Casual Opioid Abatement Strategies Effectiveness Evaluation (OASEE) Community Ambassador

STRONG CANDIDATE IDENTIFIEDThis is a short-term, primarily remote, Casual position through July 31, 2025. Candidates who are based in Illinois are preferred.

The HPPI Portfolio has an opening for a Casual Community Ambassador, reporting to the Senior Research Associate in Chicago. The Community Ambassador will work with a team on an evaluation project specifically related to opioid overdose prevention, response, and recovery in the state of Illinois.

Individuals who have lived experience as well as some education around Substance Use Challenges, Mental Health and/or Recovery are encouraged to apply.

EDC casual employees generally work as needed. A casual position receives statutory benefits of Social Security contributions, Medicare contributions, unemployment insurance, worker’s compensation insurance and sick leave. A casual position ends when work is complete.

The person in this position is expected to communicate clearly and courteously; to develop and maintain positive relationships with clients, collaborators, co-workers, field sites, and funders; and to work respectfully with EDC colleagues.

The job requires adherence to EDC policies & procedures.

Under general management guidance, the Casual Community Based Ambassador will work with a team on an evaluation capacity building project in Illinois. Occasional statewide travel for meetings, trainings, and/or conferences in Illinois may be required.

1. Complete evaluation planning, including designing research and evaluation activities, tools, and protocols
2. Collect data, including recruiting for and administering surveys as well as conducting interviews and focus groups
3. Conduct data interpretation and analysis
4. Assist with writing, editing materials, and developing recommendations, presentations, and brief reports to disseminate evaluation findings
5. Assist in technical assistance related to evaluation project, including community outreach and engagement with partners and capacity building with community-based agencies
6. Participate in engagement and relationship-building with organizations that serve the recovery community in Illinois as well as individuals who receive services from these organizations
7. Collaborate with team staff to conduct work
8. Integrate community-based perspectives and lived experiences into evaluation project activities and project deliverables

This position requires excellent organizational skills; demonstrable initiative, creativity, and flexibility; ability to work effectively in groups and independently; strong interpersonal skills; excellent writing skills.

Being open-minded, using approaches grounded in humility, and a willingness to learn and grow are key.

Skills & Experience:

• At least 2 years related experience in community engagement, research, and evaluation with social service agencies in Illinois
• Experience and/or knowledge of the interface between mental health, medical, substance use disorder, care management and related human service systems
• Experience with data collection, research, and evaluation activities
• Proficiency with computer applications, including Internet research, MS Excel and other MS Office applications (access to computer required)

Preferred Education, Skills & Experience:

• Individuals who have lived and living recovery experience as well as some education around harm reduction, substance use challenges, mental health and/or recovery
• Experience and/or knowledge about the multiple pathways of recovery
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

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