Community Engagement Coordinator; Remote - to CA counties

Overview

Community Engagement Coordinator (Project Coordinator I) — Remote position. Applicants MUST reside in, or within 30 miles of, Amador, Butte, Colusa, or Tehama County.

ETR (Education, Training, and Research) is a national non-profit passionate about our mission to improve the health and well-being of youth and communities by championing science. We seek to understand and address the ways health and education outcomes are influenced by the complex interactions between people and their environment. As a learning organization with a focus on mission-driven impact, we value different perspectives and ideas, collaboration, and continuous learning, both within the organization and in our partnerships.

We are looking for people who share ETR’s values to join our team.

ETR envisions a world where all individuals and communities achieve their best health. We develop and disseminate innovative science-based programs, services, and products. Through this work, and by uplifting our partners, we support positive outcomes across the country.

Reporting to the Communities Energized for Health Program Manager, the Community Engagement Coordinator (Project Coordinator I) will be responsible for coordinating the project scope of work activities for Communities Energized for Health (CEH) and Rural Outreach for Advocacy and Resilience (ROAR). These components include, but are not limited to, volunteer organizing and training, decision maker outreach and education, educational visits and presentations, educational material development, meeting facilitation, technical assistance, and evaluation activities such as public opinion polls, property observations, and key informant interviews.

The Community Engagement Coordinator will assist in writing reports such as bi-annual progress reports, proposals, and re-applications. Both CEH and ROAR work toward policy/systems change through education campaigns aimed to activate community engagement and address health disparities, specifically in rural, low socioeconomic communities to achieve legislated smokefree policies. The CEC will contribute ideas to business unit strategic planning and resource development.

This is a California-based position, and applicants must reside in (or within 30 miles of) one of the following counties:
Amador, Butte, Colusa, Tehama County.

• You possess excellent communication and relationship-building skills with colleagues, partners and clients with utmost integrity, courtesy and diplomacy.
• You are capable of embracing others' ideas and seeking to understand their points of view to further our shared mission and vision.
• You enjoy working independently as well as collaboratively to meet goals and deadlines.
• You use technology to effectively and professionally communicate with remote colleagues.
• You are self-motivated and can strategically prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment.
• You embrace a spirit of learning and curiosity in your work and proactively seek out answers and solutions to questions and challenges that arise.

• BA/BS degree or equivalent in public health or a related field.
• Three to five years’ experience within public health, grassroots community organizing, policy advocacy, volunteer coordination, or similar area of expertise.
• Minimum of one-year experience as Project Coordinator.
• Strong skills in group facilitation and presentation.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly developed people skills; ability to work with diverse groups of people.
• Proficient with MS Office, Outlook and supporting applications, including internet, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with limited supervision.
• Ability to provide initiative and oversee a project with multiple tasks from conception to completion as directed.
• Ability to balance completion of designated project tasks, both short and long-term, with the performance of routine duties.
• Ability to meet short deadlines, and willingness to work additional…