Director of Healthy Eating Active Living
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USD 90000 - 125000
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Job Description
The Public Health Law Center (the Center) a dynamic public interest affiliate of Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul Minnesota is seeking to hire a Program Director who has a passion for working for the social good and who shares our commitment to advancing racial and social justice including the social determinants of health implicit bias and systemic oppression. We are looking for a candidate with a demonstrated ability to work in partnership with diverse populations and social identities and with those most affected by systemic health problems.
The prospective employee will lead the Centers Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) law and policy program supporting equitable public health policy change in the areas of nutrition and physical activity. Being able to eat good food is fundamental to our wellbeing. Food nourishes us reflects our families and cultures and brings us together in community. The HEAL Program has provided legal TA to support equitable policies that advance healthy eating and physical activity for over 12 years working with public health and other government staff food policy councils planners community groups researchers and other partners across the U.S. We center nutrition security and food systems in our healthy eating policy work helping partners to identify policy opportunities to make healthy affordable tasty culturally relevant foods easier to grow get make and eat for everyone. Policies also shape the spaces around us and how we move through our neighborhoods. Our team helps communities think about how land use community planning transportation planning and green space policy can maximize opportunities for physical activity and better mobility for all.
Required Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate degree.
- Active license to practice law in Minnesota or any other state or Tribe within the United States. Must be in good standing with the applicable licensing authority.
- At least 5 to 7 years of relevant work experience including demonstrated management experience.
- Demonstrated commitment to advancing health equity and/or climate justice.
- Able to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues and external partners from diverse backgrounds and disciplines.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills including demonstrated ability to explain complex issues or ideas using language appropriate to audiences of specialists or nonspecialists.
- Great public speaking/presentation skills including the ability to articulate mission and purpose of work to funders and other audiences.
- Excellent legal research and writing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work in partnership with diverse populations and social identities and with those most affected by systemic health problems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with food law land use and planning law state/local preemption and/or federal Indian law.
- Experience securing funding through grant proposals and contracts.
- Experience in developing written legal and policy educational materials for varied audiences and educational levels.
- Experience in drafting implementing or enforcing local state federal or Tribal laws.
- Experience working with communitybased partners policy analysts or public health professionals.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Executive Director in meeting the performance objectives of the Center.
- Conceive and develop new initiatives and lead efforts to ensure the longterm sustainability of the HEAL Program which is funded through charitable grants and contracts.
- Build and maintain relationships of trust and partnership with funders partners and allies and contribute to the agenda of the national food justice movement.
- Supervise a team of experienced attorneys and policy analysts as well as law students and graduate students; and manages staffing and workloads to ensure timely highquality work on multiple complicated grants and government contracts.
- Provide some direct legal technical assistance to Tribal public health advocates community groups and to state and local health officials government attorneys and other public health advocates working to advance public health and health equity through law and policy.
- Work with constituency groups to deliver meaningful services and support including participation in task forces and work groups speaking engagements and training on public health law and policy issues.
- Research analyze write and present reports articles sample policies and other written materials.
- Assist with project development and reporting requirements including preparation of budgets narratives and workplans for grant proposals and periodic reports to funders.
- Occasional instate and outofstate travel.
POSITION INFORMATION
Application Close:
Open Until Filled
Desired Start Date:
May 1 2025
Position Title:
Program Director Health Eating & Active Living
Department Name:
Public Health Law Center
Work Location:
Remote
Employment Type:
Staff
DOL Status:
FullTime
Work Shift:
Monday Friday; 8:00AM 4:30PM (varies)
Travel Required:
10 25
Pay Type:
Salaried
Salary Range:
$90000 $125000
(commensurate with education and experience)
HOW TO APPLY: Applications submitted on or before April 1st will receive strongest consideration. To be considered for this position please submit the following application documentation:
- Resume
- Cover Letter including salary requirements
- Writing sample demonstrating legal analysis
About Us
At the Public Health Law Center we believe everyone deserves to be healthy. We are law and policy experts who work with advocates and professionals around the country to protect health through policy change. Our skilled team of attorneys and policy analysts helps local state national and Tribal partners develop implement and defend evidencebased laws and policies that reduce health disparities and improve public health.
The Center is housed at Mitchell Hamline School of Law which was formed in 2015 by the combination of William Mitchell College of Law and Hamline University School of Law. This extraordinary union brought together two law schools that have shaped Minnesotas legal landscape for more than a combined 155 years creating the top law school in the Midwest for students seeking a rigorous practical and problemsolving approach to legal education. Mitchell Hamline School of Law provides a legal education grounded in legal theory and distinguished by exceptional practical legal training. A forwardthinking independent law school with a history dating back more than 100 years we have continually shaped legal education to be relevant to our students their future clients and the legal profession. We are committed to making legal education accessible and offer an unmatched number of enrollment options. Our students graduate prepared to put their degree into practice or use their legal training in the profession of their choice.
To learn more about the Public Health Law Center click here. For more information about Mitchell Hamline School of Law click here.
Employee Benefits
Mitchell Hamline School of Law provides a comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include:
- Health Insurance including Dental and Vision
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Account (DCA)
- Basic Life Insurance (at no cost to employee)
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- ShortTerm and LongTerm Disability
- Training and Professional Development
- 403(b) Retirement Benefits with Employers Matching Option
- Tuition Assistance Programs
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Remote/Teleworkfirst with option for hybrid work
- Generous Holidays and Winter Break
Mitchell Hamline School of Law does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other nonmerit factor.
Notice of Nondiscrimination re: Title IX Sex Discrimination
Mitchell Hamline School of Law prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions about sex discrimination or harassment to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination and information about reporting concerns is located on our website Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
