Director, Center for Workplace Mental Health

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director, Center for Workplace Mental Health position is responsible for the cultivation and execution of the Center's employer outreach and engagement strategy with corporations, business coalitions and other key healthcare stakeholders. Responsible for revenue generation by scaling the Center's program and products. The position oversees the internal work of the Center ensuring quality and timeliness.

The position is responsible for ensuring that the Center is a leading voice for workplace mental health and wellness. The Director will stay up to date on innovative employer best practices and have the ability to translate that knowledge to constituents. Lead the research for the Center to become a consultative center of workplace mental health excellence. This position will represent the Center, as needed, and organize stakeholder events. The Director engages with employers to scale Center initiatives. The position is responsible for partnering with the Center Director for strategic design, oversight and leading the Center's internal and external facing work.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development of initiatives and content for employers about workplace mental health, including profiles on employer best practices, employer trends, and other mental health topics of interest to employers.

• Lead the research and facilitate the draft of a business plan for the Center to become a consultative center of workplace mental health excellence.
• Coordinate Research identified topics using scientific research and grey literature.
• Oversee the development of content for employer audiences to increase understanding of complex issues and provide practical strategies employers can implement to improve mental health of their employees.
• Facilitate editorial processes, including working with employer corporate communications. Serve as an , internal and external subject matter experts, and copyediting to deliver polished, professional content for publication in multiple communication channels.
• Coordinate with the APA Marketing and Communications Department to develop communications and content in multiple formats (web copy, conference presentations, white papers, articles) and channels.

• Lead revenue generation by scaling Center's educational programs

• Oversee and execute educational campaigns employers can deploy in the workplace to raise awareness about emotional distress and improve access to care.
• Oversee and execute promotion and marketing strategies to increase employer adoption of educational programs and campaigns, including partnering with employer organizations, leveraging trade and national media, and engaging social media and other communication channels.
• Collaborate with employers using educational programs and campaigns to measure the impact of programs on employee population. Work cross-functionally with the APA research department to ensure that scientific rigor is applied to measurement and analysis of results.
• Identify opportunities to develop case studies, publish results in scientific and grey literature, and utilize findings in marketing efforts.

• Oversee production of key communication channels, including website for employers (workplacementalhealth.org)
  
  
  
  • Oversee grants management ensuring quality and timely compliance.
  • Manage production processes including working cross functionally with IT and Integrated Marketing to produce publication delivered by email to employers, psychiatrists, and other healthcare purchasing stakeholders.
  
  
  
  

• Manage external vendors.
• Ensure the Center is deploying technology improvements to support a growth infrastructure.

• Represent the organization and present externally at employer conferences, meetings and on webinars.
  
  
  
  • Routinely represents the Center among government agencies, academia, and employers.
  • Represent the Center Director as needed.
  
  
  
  

• Cultivate relationships among employers and identify leads for engagement and employer best practice profiles.
• Develop and deliver presentations on workplace mental health topics to employer audiences at regional and national conferences and webinars.
• Exhibit at conferences to promote programs and educational campaigns.

• Contribute to overall program operations and activities.
  
  
  
  • Prepare and review reports for management and boards of directors.
  • Contribute to preparation of meeting agendas, materials preparation, and meeting notes and follow up activities.
  • Oversee the development of dashboards and analyze program metrics to measure program impact and progress.
  • Develop and manage surveys of employers to assess the impact of program, needs assessment, provide evaluation to stakeholders.
  
  
  
  

• Other duties as assigned

COMPETENCIES

The Director, Center for Workplace Mental Health's performance on these duties and responsibilities will be measured using the following competencies:

SCOPE & IMPACT

• Responsible for the implementation of all aspects of Center for Workplace Mental Health
• Responsible for ensuring on-time completion of all grant funded programs
• Responsible for ensuring the quality of all Center initiatives. Requires ability to gain a thorough knowledge of workplace mental health and subject matter expertise in employer mental health.
• Applies knowledge and experience to achieve the goals and objectives of the program or department.
• Coordinates project work and ensures completion within established time frame
• Participates in the strategic planning for the program or department
• Demonstrates mastery of skills and techniques utilized in the department or program
• Success is frequently measured by metrics associated with completing department or program projects or initiatives and demonstrating highly complex and nuanced organizational work environment behaviors

COMPLEXITY, PROBLEM SOLVING & DECISION-MAKING

• Exercises significant latitude in making decisions in the application of a body of policies, precedents, and guidelines
• Consults with senior leadership for decisions involving major policy or budgetary issues
• May be responsible for developing and monitoring income and expense budgets for assigned area
• Identifies novel and complex problems and issues
• Problem analyses include reviewing alternative solutions with likely outcomes
• Independent judgements are made within defined practices of the Association. Management approval is required for solution designs outside of APA's defined practices
• Identifies novel and complex problems and issues and designs and implements solutions with management. Designs include alternatives and reflect industry innovative thinking and practices.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT & AUTHORITY

• Relationships span levels internally and externally and center on the ability to build trust in furthering long-term working relationships
• Strong diplomatic skills and innovation are used to influence others, resolve problems, manage projects, or achieve appropriate solutions
• Significant and frequent contact with outside organizations, consultants, vendors, and other organizational partners

ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrates a detailed knowledge of the Center for Workplace Mental Health or program's processes, relationships, and responsibilities as well as the department's interactions within the organization

SUPERVISION

• Coaches and mentors junior level staff, interns, and volunteers.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in mental health or human resource area or BA/BS and a minimum of 8-10 years' experience working in corporate employee human resources .
• The role requires subject matter expertise in employer and employee wellness and mental health trends, needs, and solutions for large corporate or NGOs.
• Stellar verbal and written communications, strong analytical skills, and proven ability to build relationships with employers and related stakeholders.
• Ability to engage and work collaboratively with employers and key internal stakeholders to advance the organization's mission.

EOE, including disability/vets

Salary-$114,500-$145,000