Rural Health Transformation Content Coordinator

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State Funded Projects Frankfort, Kentucky, Frankfort, KY, US

7 days ago Requisition

Salary: $85,000.00 Annually

Position End Date:6/30/2028

Location:

Kentucky Department of Public Health (primarily remote, KY residents only, some travel required)

The CDC Foundation is seeking a Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Content Coordinator to support the Kentucky Rural Health Transformation Program (RHT). The Kentucky RHT is a multi-year, statewide initiative to modernize rural health systems and improve access, quality and sustainability for rural Kentuckians. The program operates across five interdependent initiatives — Rural Community Hubs, PoWER (perinatal health), Rapid Response to Recovery (behavioral health and crisis care), Rooted In Health (integrated/oral health), and Crisis To Care (community trauma care and EMS) — coordinated by a central program office.

This role combines hands-on content production with active participation in the communications strategies and execution plans that guide the program’s work, ensuring clear, consistent and coordinated messaging across a large, multi-vertical portfolio.

Working in close partnership with the Communications Lead, the Coordinator also serves as day-to-day coordination lead for the Engagement and Outreach Coordinator team, ensuring field-facing staff have the materials, messaging direction, and support they need to represent the program effectively in communities across Kentucky.

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, public policy, public administration, marketing or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in communications, public affairs, or strategic communications
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing communications strategies that support large-scale programs, initiatives or portfolios
• Proven ability to translate complex programmatic, technical or policy information into clear, audience-appropriate messaging
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for executive, legislative and public audiences
• Demonstrated ability to work across organizations and functions to coordinate messaging and support alignment

• Experience supporting communications in healthcare, public health, nonprofit, or public-sector settings
• Experience coordinating review or approval workflows across multiple stakeholders
• Experience with web content management systems or basic page editing
• Familiarity with Kentucky’s rural communities or public health landscape

• Coordinate the execution of strategic communication plans, including direct production of materials and coordination with consultants as needed
• Establish and maintain clear, consistent narratives that articulate program objectives, progress, and outcomes for diverse internal and external audiences
• Track execution against plans, surfacing gaps, timeline risks and scope changes proactively to keep communication strategy on course
• Co-develop systems, processes, and frameworks that enable the communications team to deliver materials with consistency and speed across a multi-vertical portfolio

• Draft, edit, and format communications materials including program updates, partner newsletters, web copy, and initiative-specific documents in alignment with approved messaging and brand standards
• Support development and maintenance of web content for…