Community Impact Director - Chicago, Illinois
Overview
As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives as we remain devoted to a future of health and hope for everyone, everywhere. At the American Heart Association, your contribution matters, and so does your career.
We are currently hiring for a Community Impact Director who will be covering Kane, Will, McHenry, Lake and DuPage counties. The Community Impact Director drives the execution of health impact goals within these counties by focusing on addressing the social determinants of health with an emphasis on hypertension/blood pressure, women's health, nutrition, and tobacco/e-cigarette use with a focus on diverse communities. This role serves as internal consultant to the region/territory on community and population health strategies and trends with a specialized focus on efforts to drive health improvement across diverse communities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement collective, sustainable impact efforts, aligned with the market's community assessment outcomes.
- Successfully build relationships with federally qualified health centers, healthcare systems and hospitals and implement ambulatory care programs focused on hypertension, cholesterol and diabetes.
- Lead market in the development and execution of policy, system and environmental changes in collaboration with key volunteers and strategic alliances.
- Identify and assist in recruiting diverse volunteers to serve in leadership roles across the market.
- Collaborate with development staff partners and volunteers to identify, cultivate and secure program funding.
- Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to ensure that local opportunities are aligned with the American Heart Association’s agenda.
Qualifications
Want to help get your resume to the top? Take a look at the experience we require:
- University/College degree or equivalent experience, preferably in public health or healthcare organization.
- 3 years of relevant experience working with community health issues.
- Outstanding oral and written communications skills.
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple, complex projects under time constraints.
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office; advanced knowledge preferred.
- Validated ability to conduct meetings with internal and external clients.
- Ability to efficiently participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Ability to do daily local travel up to 75%; requires access to reliable transportation.
Compensation and Benefits
The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package:
- Competitive base salary with regular market reviews.
- Performance and recognition through merit increases and incentive programs.
- A wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
- Professional development opportunities including Employee Resource Groups and mentoring programs.
- Work-Life Harmonization with a minimum of 16 days Paid Time Off (PTO) and 12 paid holidays.
- Tuition Assistance for career development.
The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, we aim to advance cardiovascular health for all.
At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities.
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Posted Date 3 days ago (8/22/2024 7:55 PM)
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