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Role Description

Under the supervision of the Community Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI) Project Director within the Department of Health Equity Innovation, the Community Engagement Coordinator (CEC) will manage and strengthen the complex relationships among community-based organizations (CBOs), hospitals, and the state perinatal quality collaborative (PQC) in the pilot community.

• Act as a trusted resource and liaison between CBO, PQC, and hospital
• Facilitate mapping of assets, power, and landscape of community
• Coordinate/Lead meetings with CBO(s) leaders, PQC members, hospitals and clinical providers
• Conduct and/or support listening sessions with birthing community representatives to explore the state of maternal and infant health and determine their goals
• Engage in targeted input from birthing community members about potential goals
• Identify potential focus areas/goals for the pilot initiative in collaboration with the CBO and PQC
• Assist or provide customized technical assistance (TA) for local leadership teams
• Support the initiation of the pilot community’s Plans of Action that will include pursuing practice change within the hospital setting and monitoring to determine the impact of these practice changes
• Provide peer support and/or train CECs in subsequent pilot communities
• Regularly travel within the pilot community, with some travel to surrounding areas and throughout the state
• Participate in all relevant and required CCHI project meetings, workshops, training/education, and events
• Participate in and/or support relevant CBO and/or community activities and events including those outside of standard working hours
• Provide insight and inform all project areas, including program, marketing/communications, data/evaluation, and development/sustainability
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must live in the pilot community and have a trusted relationship with and strong knowledge, and understanding of the community
• Must have professional and/or lived experience in infant, maternal, and child health initiatives
• Background in public health, health education, and health administration preferred
• Ability to transition between and navigate community spaces and health/social systems
• Ability to effectively and appropriately communicate with diverse stakeholder groups, including community, Black birthing people, hospital administrators and providers, local and state officials
• Effective and appropriate use of broad communication strategies including oral, written, multi-media, digital, etc.
• Ability to work collaboratively with community stakeholders and clinical and state partners at all levels
• Ability to travel throughout the pilot community and state as needed, with minimal out-of-state travel

Benefits

• Generous benefits package including competitive compensation
• Remote work
• Paid time off including vacation, sick and holidays
• Insurance including medical, dental, vision, disability and life
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid parental leave
• Professional development benefits