The American Lung Association has an excellent opportunity for a part time
Specialist, Advocacy and Public Policy. Working as a member of the Advocacy and 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 person in this role is responsible for implementing grant deliverables related to reducing the harm from commercial tobacco in Northeastern Minnesota as part of the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership. This role will focus on outreach to young adults in a post-secondary campus environment to engage them in advocacy efforts around supporting others with a nicotine dependency while also mitigating the harmful effects of commercial tobacco waste. This is a grant funded position.
Schedule: This is a part time position averaging 15 hours per week with a flexible schedule.
Location: The Lung Association does not currently have an office in Duluth, Minnesota. This position is home-based, and job responsibilities will take place in the Duluth Twin Ports area.
Responsibilities:
- Build, maintain and cultivate relationships with funders, facilitators, and community partners to encourage program delivery, sustainability, and growth across Northeastern Minnesota
- Work with manager to coordinate all aspects of grant projects activities, including trainings, presentations, community organizing, and coalition building for policy, systems and environmental change and serve as lead for these activities
- Develop and effectively utilize timelines and work plans to ensure completion of program deliverables.
- Explore opportunities to connect and enhance collaborations throughout the Lung Association
- Contribute to quarterly progress reports and monthly reporting of grant activities.
- Develop written and online technological tools for programmatic use including PowerPoint presentations, surveys and evaluation instruments.
- Represent ALA on related local coalitions and committees.
- Provide support for annual report, awards, grants and other activities as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in public health or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Minimum 1 year of experience developing and implementing community awareness, education, and programs specifically related to areas of public health.
- Prior experience in public health, community relations, public policy, and/or advocacy.
- Must be a self-starter with excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Positive attitude with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Required to travel for meetings and conferences as required by the grant.
- Ability to lift approximately 25 lbs. when assisting with local events.
- Ability to work with minimal direct supervision, make decisions, and take initiative.
- Proven ability to cultivate and steward relationships across a diverse population.
- 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
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Consistent with its mission, the American Lung Association maintains a smoke-free workplace; all employees must abstain from 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 $27.00 and $29.50 per hour.
Questions? For more details about this role please reach out to alahr@lung.org.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The American Lung Association is committed to employ, in its best judgment, the most suitable candidates for approved positions while engaging in recruitment and selection practices that are in compliance with all applicable employment laws. We are an equal opportunity employer: women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Policy Statement
It is the policy of the American Lung Association to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to their race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or physical and/or mental disabilities, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. The American Lung Association will take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment and otherwise treat all individuals in the foregoing categories without discrimination in all employment practices. This policy applies in all Human Resources actions including recruitment, selection, evaluation, promotion, compensation and training.