Deputy Director

Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO)

Deputy Director Job Description

PAY RANGE: $140,000 to $175,000.00 per year

FTE: This is a full time, FLSA-exempt salaried position, estimated at 40-50 hours per week, including occasional evenings and weekends.

BENEFITS: This is a benefited position as outlined in the MHAAO Employee Handbook, including comprehensive health care coverage, Employee Assistance Program, long and short term disability, 401K, and generous PTO, sick time, and wellness hours.

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

DEPARTMENT: Administration

Supervises: Six Senior Directors (Operations; Housing and Facilities; Programs; Training, Consulting, and Workforce Initiatives; BHRC and People & Culture) and Executive Leadership Team Assistant

Location: The MHAAO office is located at 411 NE 19th Ave, Portland, Oregon.

People of color, LGBTQIA+ and members of all other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Open until filled.

About MHAAO

The Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO) is an inclusive, community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2001. Our mission is to promote self-directed recovery and wellness for all, honoring the voice of lived experience. We support people wherever they are on their journey, free from judgment, or agenda. We support these aims through education, advocacy, recovery peer services, training, technical assistance, community collaboration, and through developing the peer workforce and leadership.

Our employees

MHAAO has 200 employees, a budget of $14 million, and we are growing We were proud to be named the #1 best large non-profit to work for in Oregon by Oregon Business magazine in 2022 and a Top Workplace by The Oregonian in 2023 for the fourth year in a row.

Our organizational and staff culture is built around our peer core values.

Position overview and essential duties and responsibilities:

The Deputy Director is a new and critical leadership position. They will work closely and collaboratively with the Executive Director, serving as the “number two” in our leadership as well as “chief problem solver.”

The Deputy Director will:

• Supervise, direct, develop, support, and evaluate our Senior Director of Operations; Senior Director of Housing and Facilities; Senior Director of Programs; Senior Director of Training, Consulting, and Workforce Initiatives; Senior Director BHRC, and Senior Director of People & Culture; and Executive Leadership Team Assistant.
• Serve on our Executive Leadership Team, helping guide through decision-making, advancing our strategic plan and organizational priorities.
• Provide organization- and staff-wide internal leadership, effective coordination, relationship-building, systems development, and capacity building to keep things running smoothly.
• Help strengthen and support our mission and culture, building on our foundation of Peer values and our commitment to equity.
• Provide external leadership with community partners, funders, and public and private agencies in coordination with the Executive Director
• Consult, collaborate, and work closely with the Executive Director on all strategic initiatives and expansion.
• Serve as MHAAO’s primary leader in the Executive Director’s absence.
• Other duties that are similar, related, or a logical extension of the position.

Successful candidates will have the following demonstrated experience, skills, qualities, and abilities

Note: MHAAO will consider any combination of formal education (such as a high school diploma/GED, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in a related field), training, professional or volunteer experience, transferable skills, and applicable life experiences that contribute to your ability to perform essential job functions.

• Commitment to MHAAO’s mission as a peer-run organization that honors the voice of lived experience and is dedicated to self-directed recovery and wellness for all.
• Experience managing for impact, outcomes, and values-based success: At least 5 years of managerial experience with a proven track record of building and running successful, adaptable organizations capable of weathering challenges and seizing opportunities to achieve ambitious goals.
• Empathetic and able to lead people through change and growth. A trusted leader who can bring people together around a shared vision and strategy. Experience with change management, setting goals, and leading toward solutions and problem-solving.
• Experience building effective systems and managing risk. Experience creating, improving, and running administrative systems; organizational, contract, and regulatory compliance; and operations.
• Active and demonstrated commitment to racial equity and social justice: Capacity and commitment to build trust, credibility, and relationships with staff, Peers, and community members and across race, gender, sexual orientation, age, and other identities.
• Developer of people: Success in recruiting, hiring, motivating, developing, evaluating, and retaining staff. Capacity and skill to train, develop, direct, and support a team of Senior Directors to advance our mission.
• Team builder: Foster and facilitate a positive and effective team environment; lead staff through active communication, delegation, leadership development, and accountability. Experience with cross-teams collaboration and Peer values, deriving satisfaction and meaning in mission-driven work.
• Highly relational and collaborative: Cooperative, curious, and good-humored. Comfortable working independently as well as with shared duties, working closely with the Executive Director and as an Executive Leadership Team member.
• Exceptional communicator: Sensitive and responsive to different communication and learning styles, audience needs, and communication formats.
• Reliable and flexible: Able to juggle multiple priorities as well as daily prioritization shifts nherent to a large nonprofit.
• Lived experience: Lived experience of mental and/or addiction recovery and understanding of the consumer/survivor/recovery movement is highly valued.

MHAAO and Employee Commitment

We strive to honor cultural and spiritual diversity in the communities we serve as well as honoring Voice and Choice through trauma-informed practices. Being committed to Social Justice means being committed to constantly assessing our organizational values and the extent to which we are modeling or falling short of them. It also means listening to feedback from our stakeholders and others who have interacted with our organization and taking the time to understand and reflect on those interactions. This commitment is extended from the organization as a whole as well as each employee of MHAAO.

We are committed to having an applicant pool for this position that reflects the diversity and equity commitment of MHAAO and the Peers we serve. We highly encourage applications from people with lived experience with mental health and/or addiction recovery, Black, Indigenous and People of Color; LGBTQ+ people; and people with disabilities. If this position speaks to you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every one of the qualifications described. If you’re unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact us at the email listed below to discuss your application.

Background check

A criminal background check may be conducted by MHAAO according to our background check policy. A criminal record does not necessarily exclude someone from employment with MHAAO.

At will employment

Employment with Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon is "at-will." This means employees are free to resign at any time, with or without cause, and Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. As an at-will employee, it is not guaranteed, in any manner, that you will be employed with the Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon for any set period of time.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, Veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.