Sustainability Accompaniment Lead

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Position Summary

The Sustainability Accompaniment Lead (Prosper emos Juntos | Thriving Together - PJTT) accompanies community-driven coalitions as they strengthen sustainability and continue shifting and sharing power through health equity strategies that address root causes of inequities. In the PJTT context, accompaniment requires a high level of discretion, independent judgment, and relational skill while guiding coalitions toward practical and realistic sustainability strategies.

This role serves as a program officer, subject matter expert, and coalition coach. The Sustainability Accompaniment Lead is expected to anticipate challenges, identify sustainability gaps, and balance day-to-day execution with long-term strategic thinking. Success in this position requires comfort operating in dynamic community environments and representing MHM with confidence, humility, and strategic clarity.

Salary

The annual salary for this position starts at $66,079.00, with a midpoint of $84,251.00. Most new hires begin within this range, based on their years of directly related experience and education. Candidates with exceptional qualifications that exceed the minimum requirements may be considered for compensation above the midpoint, in alignment with internal equity and IPM (Individual Pay Model) compensation guidelines.

Scope and Impact

The role influences community coalitions across MHM's service area, guiding them in implementing and sustaining equitable strategies that impact health outcomes and community well-being. This position has a regional impact, requiring up to 50% travel, and contributes to MHM's broader health equity initiatives by strengthening coalition governance, cross-sector partnerships, and community engagement.

Decision-Making Authority

This role operates with significant autonomy in dynamic community environments. The Sustainability Accompaniment Lead exercises sound judgment in real time while accompanying coalitions, representing MHM with professionalism, humility, and strategic clarity. The position requires discretion in navigating complex community dynamics, anticipating sustainability challenges, and making informed decisions aligned with PJTT principles and long-term coalition impact.

Interactions / Working Relationships

* Frequent collaboration with PJTT and Communities of Solutions (CoS) team members.

* Regular engagement with community coalitions, Community Connectors, persons with lived experience, faith communities, schools, nonprofits, and other external stakeholders.

* Partnership with internal MHM departments to integrate health equity practices and advance community-driven initiatives

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Manage trust-based philanthropic relationships with coalitions by developing trust, providing guidance, monitoring performance & impact, and engaging MHM colleagues.

* Reteach and reinforce use of PJTT frameworks (e.g., Pathways to Population Health, Vital Conditions for Community Well-Being, stakeholder mapping, driver diagrams, 90-day action planning) in public and community settings.

* Present on financial sustainability topics (e.g., diversified funding, business planning, grant writing, impact measurement, succession planning).

* Serve as a subject matter expert advising coalitions on developing and evaluating generative sustainability strategies across people, processes, resources, and impact.

* Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of sustainability resources such as trainings, toolkits, templates, webinars, and consultant support.

* Guide coalitions in governance, strategic planning, action planning, and financial transparency to promote shifting and sharing of power.

* Participate in the planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of PJTT events.

* Co-design and co-evaluate PJTT efforts with other PJTT team members, Community Connectors, and persons with lived experience.

* Collaborate across MHM to embed equity principles and resident voice into planning and decision-making.

* Facilitate community discussions to share information, collect insights, and support program evaluation.

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