The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Community Impact Director in our Charlotte, NC office!
Under broad supervision, the Community Impact Director will drive the execution of health impact goals by focusing in the areas of hypertension, cholesterol, nutrition, obesity, and physical activity. Effectively integrate population health strategies focusing on collaboration with Development, Quality & Systems Improvement, Advocacy and Communications & Marketing partners. Serve as internal consultant to the region/territory on community and population health strategies and trends with a specialized focus on programs to drive health improvement across diverse communities.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Conducts local assessment to determine health priorities, gaps and health needs in Charlotte, NC
- Develops market-level health strategy plan based on national priorities and menu of opportunities
- Coordinates and implements the components of the level health strategy plan, focusing on those activities that will have the greatest impact on the largest and most critical populations in order to progress towards the Association’s 2020 goals
- Identifies and engages volunteers in achievement of market-level health strategy plan and other critical activities to improve the heart health in the Charlotte market.
- Works collaboratively with Boards of Directors, as well as local volunteers, state and local partners to assess, build strategy, and implement health strategy plan
- Works collaboratively with internal stakeholders, including affiliate and state-level health strategy colleagues, to ensure that local opportunities are aligned with the Association’s agenda at the state and affiliate level
- Builds and/or participates in coalitions and collectives with external partners
- Supports the mission of the American Heart Association by collaborating in overall campaign success; works collaboratively to help promote all revenue streams and shares market revenue goals
- Assists with sponsorship proposals and activation, ensuring that proposals maximize health impact and are aligned with strategic priorities
- Works with the development staff to assure mission-related activities are incorporated into all fundraising activities and events
- Recruits and engages local strategic alliances (organizations, coalitions, government agencies, etc.) to support the Association’s market-level goals
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in public health planning, policy/regulatory system change, healthcare marketing/sales, public relations and/or community programs
Skills/Experience:
- Demonstrated strategic thinking skills in assessing the local market environment and available resources to successfully implement new and existing programs
- Experience in collective impact campaigns
- Demonstrated ability to productively participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment working towards common goals with internal and external clients
- Proven ability to conduct meetings with internal and external clients including interacting with external partners/sponsors representing AHA to the public as necessary
- Demonstrated ability to manage large projects and events ensuring deadline compliance
- Self-motivated, highly effective organization and analytical skills, multi-tasking, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence team members without supervisory authority
- Demonstrated knowledge of fund raising and maintaining sales relationships at corporate and community levels
- Ability to travel and accommodate volunteer scheduling needs beyond regular hours
Required Experience:
- 3 years’ experience working with public health, community health or equivalent
- Experience in recruiting, mobilizing, managing, recognizing and evaluating volunteers
- Bilingual oral and written communication skills#LI-AS1
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Oct 5 2018
Active Until:
Nov 5 2018
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit