EDC is one of the world’s leading nonprofit research and development firms. EDC designs, implements, and evaluates programs to improve education, health, and economic opportunity worldwide. Collaborating with both public and private partners, we strive for a world where all people are empowered to live healthy, productive lives.

EDC’s approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion is grounded in EDC’s commitment to respect the dignity of each individual. EDC has a commitment to promoting equity and access to high quality education and health services that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse backgrounds learn, live, and work together. EDC expresses its commitment to increasing equity through its strategies, services and products, which contribute to building capacity and transforming lives.

EDC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to enhancing the diversity of its workforce and ensuring an equitable and highly inclusive work environment. EDC is a smoke-free workplace, and offers a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Zero Suicide Institute (ZSI) at EDC guides organizations and professionals through transformational change toward safer suicide care.

We provide expert training, consultation, and products to elevate quality of care and patient safety. Our clients include health and behavioral healthcare providers, state and federal agencies, tribal nations and urban indigenous healthcare organizations, and many others who are ready to make continuous quality improvements system-wide. We also provide services to clinicians, care specialists, and other practitioners who share our dedication to person-first care based on empathy and lived experience expertise.

This position is open to US-based telecommuters.

EDC is hiring a full-time Senior Project Associate for the Zero Suicide Institute

The Senior Project Associate at ZSI will deliver trainings and consultation related to the Zero Suicide model and suicide safer care. There may be an opportunity for this person to become an AMSR (Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk) trainer or master trainer (depending on experience).

You will:

• Lead in person and live online training events
• Provide consultation about launching, implementing, sustaining, and evaluating Zero Suicide in systems
• Cultivate client relationships and facilitate connections to ZSI services
• Contribute to the development of presentations, resources, web content to advance the work of safer suicide care
• Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues across EDC suicide projects including the Action Alliance, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and other related projects. 

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 7 years of related experience or Master’s degree with at least 4 years related experience.
• Clinical experience in health or behavioral health care settings, with involvement in leading safer suicide care initiatives.
• Consultation or coaching experience related to suicide care practices
• Commitment to working on, and contributing to, a collaborative and mission-driven team focused on preventing suicide
• Strong facilitation and public speaking skills
• Experience and ability to plan, lead, and manage projects

What we offer:
•    A mission-driven work environment
•    Health, dental, and vision insurance and employee assistance program
•    13 paid holidays
•    Generous vacation benefits 
•    Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
•    Tuition and transportation reimbursement
•    Retirement plan including robust employer contributions
•    Paid sick time and up to 16 hours of personal time annually
•    Parental leave
 

At EDC, we prioritize the health and wellbeing of our employees, families, and friends above all else. In response to the increased transmissibility with recent variants, all US-based EDC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, as a condition of employment. Accommodations due to medical or religious exemptions will be considered.