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Please note: Effective October 1, 2025, the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services has transitioned to its new name-the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health. This change reflects our continued commitment to providing comprehensive, person-centered care that addresses the full range of behavioral health needs for Ohioans. All positions and services now fall under the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health as we move forward in serving individuals, families, and communities across the state.

What you'll do at DBH:

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is seeking a skilled Portfolio Manager to help drive Ohio's statewide efforts to address opioid use and strengthen community-based prevention, treatment, and recovery initiatives. This role oversees a portfolio of projects funded through the State Opioid Response (SOR) grant, ensuring that programs and partners have the support, guidance, and resources needed to achieve measurable impact.

Position Overview
This position plays a key role in advancing Ohio's efforts to strengthen prevention, expand treatment access, and support recovery for individuals, families, and communities affected by opioid use. Your leadership helps ensure that statewide strategies translate into real, meaningful outcomes.

Key Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate multiple grant-funded initiatives that advance Ohio's response to opioid-related challenges, focusing on areas such as workforce development, access to care, prevention strategies, and community resilience.
Partner with local agencies, health systems, and community organizations to align program goals, address barriers, and ensure services work together seamlessly.
Manage grants and contracts, including selecting sub-awardees, monitoring progress, and ensuring compliance with timelines and requirements.
Identify data needs and use program findings to guide quality improvement efforts and technical assistance.
Facilitate meetings, build relationships with stakeholders across sectors (e.g., health care, behavioral health, criminal justice, child welfare), and collaborate on system-level solutions.
Develop and maintain project plans, documentation, and reports for state, local, and federal partners.
Assess training needs, help design training programs, and coordinate events or learning opportunities for partner organizations.
Support the implementation of evidence-based practices, including improving referral pathways and integrating services within community settings.
Contribute to strategic planning and continuous improvement activities across assigned projects. 

This is an hourly position and is exempt from the bargaining units, with a pay range of 14 on the E1 Exempt Pay Range Schedule. Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Unless required by any applicable union contract and/or requirements of the Ohio Revised Code, the selected candidate will begin at Step 1 of the pay range schedule listed above, with an opportunity for pay increase after six months of satisfactory performance and then a yearly raise thereafter.

Position Qualifications

For all "programmatic" positions, completion of undergraduate core program in one of following fields: mental health & developmental disabilities technology, social work or comparable field (e.g., child & family community services), special education, psychology or rehabilitation or 24 mos. exp. in development & implementation of treatment/ habilitation plans for persons who are mentally ill or developmentally disabled & working as part of interdisciplinary team to assess consumers'/residents' needs & abilities; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in state & federal regulations, standards & court orders governing care, custody, treatment, programming & environment of consumers/residents in mental health or developmental centers, or regulating drug treatment center operations or federally funded drug abuse services, or governing delivery of psychiatric services in adult correctional institution, or affecting community mental health programs (i.e., category of state & federal regulations, standards & court orders must be linked directly to type of facility & services being provided).

For all "administration staff" positions, completion of undergraduate core program in business administration/management sciences or 12 mos. exp. developing goals, objectives, policies & procedures of operational unit or program of agency or firm & monitoring implementation of same. 

In addition to one of preceding categories (i.e., programmatic positions or administrative staff), 6 mos. trg. in supervisory principles/techniques or 6 mos. exp. scheduling, monitoring & evaluating personnel; 6 mos. trg. in budgeting or 6 mos. exp. determining budget needs & spending for operational unit or program of agency or firm; 6 mos. trg. in employee training & development or 6 mos. exp. writing training materials or conducting training; 3 mos. trg. in manpower planning or 3 mos. exp. scheduling personnel for adequate coverage & making staff projections. 

-Or 6 mos. exp. as Mental Health Administrator 3, 65223. 

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

*Applications of those who meet the minimum qualifications will be further evaluated against the following criteria:

All eligible applications shall be reviewed considering the following criteria: qualifications, experience, education, and active disciplinary record. 

UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS:  Travel may be required; may be exposed to communicable diseases & consumers/residents who may display erratic or violent behavior.

Primary Job Skill: Project Management
Technical Skills: Grants Administration, Budgeting, Planning and Development, Project Management
Professional Skills: Problem Solving Presenting, Public Speaking, Verbal Communication, Attention to Detail 

Required Educational Transcripts

Official transcripts are required for all post-secondary education, coursework, or degrees listed on the application. Applicants must submit an official transcript before receiving a formal employment offer. Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) business days of the request will result in disqualification from further consideration. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. DBH reserves the right to evaluate the academic validity of the degree-granting institution.