Implementation Specialist

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

The contributes to the provision of implementation support on funded implementation science project(s) at the Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Child Development Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill. As a member of dedicated project teams, the Implementation Specialist :

• (1) plans, administers, and reports the results of mixed methods assessment activities with project partners to determine strengths and developmental opportunities, contribute to case conceptualization and identify support goals, facilitate partnership agreements, and monitor and drive performance improvement;
• (2) delivers tailored implementation supports – involving strategies for both individual / group behavior change and organization / system improvement – to community coalitions and / or child and family-serving agencies to support their effective implementation of evidence-based or evidence-informed programs and practices;

(3) assists with the development of learning and application tools, measures, and communications resources that may be useful to community and state partners or to other team members providing implementation support; and

(4) contributes to data monitoring, evaluation, and improvement activities as related to the provision of implementation support / technical assistance.

The position will also become a member of The Impact Center at FPG The mission of The Impact Center at FPG is to catalyze social impact through effective implementation practice, primarily by building capacity in systems and communities to scale effective child-, family-, or community-support strategies for population-level or system-wide benefits. The Impact Center at FPG is a workgroup at FPG that includes implementation specialists, evaluation and improvement specialists, communications specialists, and learning and design specialists. Guided by this workgroup’s theoretically grounded and empirically informed model of implementation support practice, tailored support is delivered primarily to leaders and teams within community service organizations and coalitions. Projects involve close collaboration with state agency, support, and funding partners.

In addition to membership in this FPG workgroup, the position is expected to be a member of the community of FPG Investigators. Expectations include engagement in institutional activities within FPG and evaluation of professional performance. Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure. Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience Advanced knowledge of implementation science theories, models, frameworks, and strategies. Advanced knowledge of mixed methods data collection, management, analysis, and reporting in relation to implementation practice projects.

Demonstrated experience :

The following skill sets are required :