Job Summary

Job Description

• Provides technical assistance to communities throughout the state for the implementation of Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) strategies related to nutrition security, safe access to physical activity and tobacco cessation and prevention.
• Recruits diverse stakeholders for the development of a multi-sectoral healthy community coalition.
• Develops strategic plans, annual action plans and annual readiness assessments.
• Educates local decision makers regarding best practice policies that can be implemented at the municipal level to reduce use of traditional and emerging tobacco products and reduce exposure to secondhand smoke.
• Promotes the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthcare Access (BCDPHA) WellSpot Designation Program to increase the number of WellSpots in the community each year, with a focus on tobacco-related WellSpot benchmarks.
• Develops an evaluation plan in collaboration with Well-Ahead Surveillance and Evaluation team.
• Assists with establishing mini-grants to communities to support the implementation of PSE strategies to include the awarding and execution of mini-grants with selected recipients, ensuring funds are properly spent and all required reporting is completed in a timely manner.
• Provides education to community leaders statewide regarding evidence-based policies for reducing tobacco use prevalence, reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, increasing access to healthy foods, increasing access to opportunities for safe physical activity.
• Assists with establishing and maintaining relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders and partners, including priority populations and communities.
• Assists with establishing connections between regional staff and local representatives of state-level partner organizations.
• Participates in the Louisiana Tobacco Coalition (LTC), and other assigned healthy community coalition meetings.
• Tracts and ensures execution of all assigned grant activities in a timely manner.
• Assists in the initiation and execution of contracts to carryout grant deliverables.
• Assists in drafting and finalizing contracts and Memorandums of Understanding.
• Monitors programmatic aspects of those agreements assuring with requirements/deliverables.
• Participates in grantee project officer calls, webinars, training, and conferences, as requested.
• Participates in regular professional development opportunities to develop and maintain subject matter expertise in evidence-based strategies for building healthy communities.
• Collaborates with multi-sectoral partners to work toward the development of innovative strategies, structures and communications processes for the development of healthy communities.
• Supports the development of online and print resources related to healthy community strategy implementation.
• Other tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree, or Associate’s degree plus 3 years of professional experience, or 6 years of professional work experience
• Minimum 2 years professional experience performing administrative functions within an office environment or health care field.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills; effective organizational and time management skills.
• Great attention to detail and follow up.
• Ability to manage projects, assignments, and competing priorities.
• Proficient in the use of Zoom, Teams, and Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel.

DESIRED:

• Advanced degree.
• Minimum 3 years professional experience performing administrative functions within an office environment or health care field.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience in providing support to organizations to implement PSE strategies.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience in partnership development and/or leading partner groups or coalitions.
• Relevant industry certifications.