Community Engagement Coordinator

Community Engagement Coordinator

Be the connector behind Idaho's future healthcare workforce. Southwest Idaho Area Health Education Center (SW ) is hiring a Community Engagement Coordinator to plan and coordinate events, build partnerships with schools, clinics, and community groups, and share our story through social media and outreach across ten southwest Idaho counties. While primarily remote, this role includes in-person engagement at local meetings, events, and conferences where you will build relationships and represent SW  across the communities we serve.

This role offers variety, real ownership, and work that helps bring care to rural and underserved communities. If you're organized, creative, and love working with people, we'd love to hear from you.

Essential Responsibilities

• Coordinate assigned projects, events, and initiatives in partnership with the Assistant Director, including timelines, tasks, partners, resources, logistics, and problem-solving.
• Coordinate data collection, evaluation, and reporting.
• Track operational expenses and coordinate purchasing, payments, and reimbursements in partnership with the Assistant Director.
• Maintain relationships with established community, education, healthcare, and organizational partners and represent SW  at community events, meetings, conferences, and networking opportunities.
• Present general and project-specific information on SW  to students, healthcare professionals, educators, community organizations, and other audiences in person and online.
• Plan, create, manage social media content, and monitor engagement.
• Create newsletters, emails, promotional content, and program materials.
• Develop and maintain consistent branding, messaging, and promotion of SW  programs and activities.
• Update website content as needed
• Collaborate with SW  staff on brainstorming, program planning, communications, and organizational initiatives.
• Identify and communicate opportunities to improve programs, processes, and community engagement.
• Attend regional and national meetings and trainings as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills, Experience, and Education

• Bachelor's degree in business, communications, public health, education, marketing, nonprofit management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Highly organized and self-directed, with experience independently coordinating projects, programs, or events from planning through completion, including managing multiple priorities, partners, vendors, timelines, logistics, and deadlines.
• Strong critical thinker and problem solver who can adapt to changing priorities, exercise sound judgment, develop effective solutions, and maintain attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communicator with experience in community outreach and communications, presenting or speaking to groups in person or virtually, facilitating, networking, and building connections with community, healthcare, education, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborative and dependable, with the ability to work independently, maintain clear communication and follow-through with leadership, colleagues, partners, and stakeholders, and represent SW  professionally at in-person and virtual events, meetings, conferences, and networking opportunities.
• Comfortable working in a remote environment and proficient with common office and virtual meeting tools, such as Microsoft Office and Zoom, with the ability and willingness to learn new platforms.
• Occasional travel throughout the region for in person participation in meetings, events, and conferences is required.
• Must be able to pass a criminal history background check.

Preferred Skills, Experience, and Education

• Experience developing and managing social media…