American Lung Association
Full-time, $46K-$49k/year
Spanish speaker preferred
Bachelor’s or Equivalent Experience
The American Lung Association has an excellent opportunity for a Coordinator, Advocacy. Working as a member of the Advocacy & Public Policy department, you will join an outstanding group of professionals dedicated to our mission: to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, education, and advocacy.
The Coordinator, Advocacy – Tobacco Free Rhode Island (TFRI) is primarily responsible for working alongside the Manager of TFRI to implement program goals and meeting grant deliverables including external communication with network partners and advocates of all ages. The TFRI Coordinator will work to mobilize and engage partners to reduce the impact of commercial menthol tobacco products and its disproportionate impact on People of Color and the LGBTQ+ community. This is a grant-funded position.
Location:
- The position is located at the American Lung Association’s Providence, RI office and will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual work.
Responsibilities:
- Works alongside TFRI Manager to execute deliverables outlined in TFRI grant.
- Works within the current TFRI workgroup structure, build capacity to address tobacco disparities.
- Maintain and improve upon TFRI website and communications platforms.
- Provide training workshops designed to build the capacity of community partners and grantees on education about the impact on smoking rates of various policy initiatives, media campaigns.
- Authentically engage with youth and young adult advocates and help build the Tobacco-Free Youth Ambassador program.
- Respond to Rhode Island Department of Health (TFRI funder) requests, funding opportunities and guarantee all deliverables of the grant are met.
- Develop and effectively utilize timelines and grant contract work plans to ensure completion of program deliverables.
- Respond to emerging tobacco policy and prevention issues and provide technical assistance and stakeholder education trainings across the state.
- Create educational materials to implement tobacco control policy and outreach campaigns and presentations for distribution and use by partners across Rhode Island.
- Work collaboratively with staff and volunteers within the American Lung Association in Rhode Island as well as with external partners to implement the organization’s policy agenda.
- Support the local development team by improving alignment and coordination of Lung Association mission, advocacy and community engagement into fundraising initiatives.
- Identify policy success stories, personal stories and potential spokespeople for communications and development teams to highlight internally and externally.
- Serve on work teams as assigned.
- Explore opportunities to connect and enhance collaborations throughout the Lung Association.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in public policy, public health, or related field preferred.
- Some related work experience, preferably in health organization with public health communication, youth engagement, facilitating workgroups, or similar.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Spanish speaker preferred.
- Ability to interact with diverse audiences and partners.
- Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills, including public speaking.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to work independently while also functioning as part of a team.
- Meeting facilitation skills, including on-line based meeting platforms.
- Proficient in basic Microsoft and Google applications and computer skills specifically word processing and use of the internet.
- Must have a valid Driver’s license and your own reliable transportation with the ability to travel within assigned area 20% of the time for meetings and conferences, as well as the flexibility to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends with some overnights required.
- Consistent with its mission, the American Lung Association maintains a smoke-free workplace; all employees must abstain from commercial tobacco use in any form, including vaping.
Compensation: Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. The target hiring range for this position is between $46,500 and $49,000 per annum.
Benefits: The Lung Association offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Paid Leave – 10 vacation days in the first year (15 days thereafter), 2 personal days and 15 sick days per year, as well as 12 company-paid holidays per year. We also offer Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees.
- Insurance – Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in our medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as voluntary plans for critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, short-term disability and supplemental life/AD&D insurance. Employees will be enrolled in company-paid life/AD&D and long-term disability Insurance coverage.
- Retirement Plan – Eligible employees can participate in our 401(k) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, which offers matching employer contributions (up to 4%) and year-end discretionary non-elective contributions.
Questions? For more details about this role please reach out to alahr@lung.org.