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Community Impact (Health) Director

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The American Heart Association is working to make the healthy choice the easy choice by working with volunteers, staff partners and other organizations to change systems and the environment in our local markets. The Community Impact Director, based out of our downtown Philadelphia office. Under supervision of the Philadelphia Community Health Vice President and in coordination with the Philadelphia Metro Development team, the Community Impact Director will work with the local Board, partner organizations, staff partners, and other volunteers to execute strategies and coordinate activities that are driving toward community plans dedicated to building a culture of health.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Working in partnership with the Philadelphia Executive Director & Community Impact VP, supports work on local needs assessments, based on association's template/priorities, to determine health priorities, gaps and health needs in the market. As part of the market level assessment, reach out and engage 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. 
  • Working in partnership with the Philadelphia Executive Director & Community Impact VP, establish steps and carry out strategies for accomplishing community health priorities, ensuring volunteer ownership and benchmarks toward accomplishing for each priority.
  • Working in partnership with staff, community, sponsors and volunteers, promote health and wellbeing engagement activities and implement meaningful health initiatives.
  • Executing local strategies and AHA programs to address blood pressure and cholesterol control, food access and physical activity opportunities through cultivation and activation of community partners, health clinics, volunteers and employers in AHA programs and community initiatives.
  • Transform communities through multiple channels, including faith-based, collegiate, affordable housing and strategic alliances and organizing new or engaging in existing coalitions to address social determinants of health. As appropriate, include volunteers in this coalition/stakeholder work.
  • Ensure fiscal year benchmarks/actions steps documented monthly, reviewing regularly to assess progress and ensure achievement of the plans.
  • Take an active role in recruiting advocates and community partners to support the advocacy/policy efforts of the American Heart Association.
  • Working in collaboration with event development/fundraising staff and volunteer committees to recruit local employers/sponsors to adopt a culture of health through participation in workplace health initiatives and financially supporting community impact work led by the American Heart Association.
  • Build relationships with board members engaged in health impact goals; in partnership with Community Impact VP And Executive Director, build a pipeline of community leaders to serve on board of directors.
  • Take an active role in contributing to the success of local and national sponsorships.
  • Include a focus on health disparities and health equity for all partnerships, initiatives and programmatic efforts.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree in public health or related field from accredited university required. CHES certification &/or MPH preferred.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Must have at least 3 years of experience in public health, education, marketing, public relations and/or community programs including working with community health issues, volunteer recruitment and management. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.
  • Demonstrated knowledge in public health, education, marketing, public relations and/or community programs.
  • Demonstrated knowledge in working with community health and social determinants of health issues, ability to interact across multiple acculturation levels and socio-economic groups.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of fundraising and maintaining relationships at corporate and community levels.
  • Demonstrated ability to be accountable in meeting and exceeding goals with minimal supervision.
  • Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple, large and complex projects/events in varying stages of development under time constraints.
  • Knowledge of voluntary health organization or nonprofit organizations.
  • Volunteer management experience with ability to communicate, build relationships, gain trust and effectively work with, train and inspire accountability across diverse audience of volunteers. Also ability to effectively utilize, measure and increase volunteer engagement at all levels.
  • Mature and polished written and verbal communication including negotiation, interpersonal and ability to effectively communicate AHA policies, guidelines and strategic direction to volunteers and staff.
  • Proven ability to conduct meetings with internal and external clients including interacting with external partners/sponsors representing AHA to the public as necessary.
  • Ability to travel and accommodate volunteer scheduling needs beyond regular hours as needed.
  • Demonstrated ability to productively participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment working towards common goals with internal and external clients.
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking skills in assessing the local market environment and available resources to successfully implement new and existing programs.
  • Willingness and ability to travel frequently (up to 50%) throughout Philadelphia with occasional overnight travel for affiliate and national center meetings and ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed.
  • Strong computer skills, proficient with MS Office suite.
Job Function: 

Organization Info

American Heart Association | American Stroke Association

Overview
Headquarters: 
Dallas, TX, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1949
About Us
Mission: 

The American Heart Association's mission is to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, America's No. 1 and No. 5 killers.

Founded in 1924, our organization now includes more than 30 million volunteers and supporters. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Nov 20 2018
Active Until: 
Dec 21 2018
Hiring Organization: 
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry: 
Nonprofit