Coordinator Health Equity

Why is this a great job (From the hiring manager)

This job is a combination of project management and leading teams through transformational community engagement that approached the work via a continuum of outreach consultation community involvement collaboration and shared leadership. It combines LPHIs mission for supporting others in health while strengthening the capacity of organizations to provide strong public health leavers.

POSITION DETAILS

Job Title: TFL Coordinator Health Equity

Salary: $

Work Schedule: 40hour work week

• LPHI offers traditional (MF 8 am5 pm) flexible (for example MF 10 am7pm) and compressed work schedules (for example MTh 8 am7 pm). Schedule details finalized between employee and manager.

Location: This job is hybrid position with occasional (about 20 travel required

• LPHI maintains an office in New Orleans for if the employee prefers to be hybrid or fulltime inoffice; Monthly attendance at inperson all staff meetings are required.
• Employees must reside in Louisiana during the time of employment.

Team: Community Engagement/TFL

Report To: Senior Program Manager TFL Health Promotions

Supervises: none

Primary Relationships: CEP/TFL Health Promotions Team TFL Statewide Coordination Team (Regional Managers) LPHI/TFL MEL team LPHI/TFL Media & Communications Team

Benefits:

• LPHI contributes 7 of pretax salary to employee 401k per pay period regardless of employee contribution after six continuous months of employment
• 100 paid premiums for employee health (Core plan) dental long and shortterm disability term life insurance beginning on the first day of the month following fulltime employment
• 100 paid Employee Assistance Program
• 100 paid parking at 601 Tchoupitoulas Parking Garage
• Traditional flexible or compressed work schedules
• Resources committed to professional development
• Holidays Vacation and Sick Days:
• 15 paid holidays per year that includes Thanksgiving Break and Winter Break
• 10 vacation days accrued per year years 02
• 15 vacation days accrued per year years 35
• 20 vacation days accrued per year year 6
• 3 personal days
• 1 floating holiday (employees choice)
• 12 sick days

*Benefits are subject to change

ABOUT THE POSITION

LPHIs Community Engagement Team leads outreach consultation community involvement collaboration and shared leadership across a broad spectrum of public health programs including The Louisiana Campaign for TobaccoFree Living (TFL). TFL engages in local and statewide commercial tobacco control policy efforts that focus on tobaccouse prevention eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke promote cessation services and identifying and eliminating tobaccorelated disparities. TFL is comprised of a statewide team of fifteen 15 staff including 2 health promotion coordinators focused on health disparities and health equity and 6 regional managers who work across the state with community partners to engage in statewide tobacco prevention and control program implementation & policy health promotion & communications community engagement & outreach and monitoring & evaluation efforts to eliminate tobacco use in Louisiana.

The TFL Health Equity Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Coordinate and monitor TFL health equity guidance and protocols (e.g. LPHI Strategic Plan and TFLs Health Equity Guidance Tool) within TFL. This includes maintenance and reporting on TFL Community Partner Hub (database)
• Implement statewide youth programming including leading and maintain TFLs youth programming scope of work particularly the TFL Youth Advisory Board
• Support health equity coordination within TFLs policy coordination disparities cessation and youth goal areas.
• Lead and maintain TFLs Community Advisory Board
• Work collaboratively with TFLs Sr. Coordinator Disparities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Administration

• Lead coordination activities and support for projects including:
• Updating project plans and other project tools.
• Developing communications materials including emails to partners website updates promotional products and more.
• Support documentation management efforts by creating document library and file layout. Ensure version control of project and team documents
• Provide support for internal and external meetings including scheduling minutes and follow up.
• Ensure preparedness and followthrough for meetings e.g. obtain and/or develop meeting purpose objectives and agendas list meeting attendees and roles schedule prep meetings as need take notes with action items/next steps including responsible party and schedule postmeeting debriefs and followup to track organization action items as requested.
• Use project management tools such as exercising good judgment with respect to priorities and effective use of the teams time to support forward movement of the work.
• Assist manager(s) with timely processing of invoices and other reimbursements.
• Develops a deep understanding of the programmatic areas and partners to support administrative improvements.
• Assist with preparation proofreading and editing of outgoing correspondence.
• Maintain files of relevant organizational and programmatic documents. Updates documents as necessary.
• Promote continuous improvement by developing efficiencies and implementing enhanced processes.
• Engage in professional development activities to improve jobrelated skills and knowledge.

Project Implementation

• Ability to maintain a highly detailoriented approach while maintaining an appreciation of the longterm goals and objectives of the project.
• Proven and excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to think proactively and function independently as well as work well in a team to support the creation of health equity resources and preparations.
• Support/Coordinate the monitoring of health equity protocols and practices within TFL
• Work closely with TFL Sr. Coordinator Disparities
• Lead the development of TFL CAB (and support develop of the funder advisory boards as needed)
• Maintain and provide reporting on the TFL Community Partner Hub (database).
• Serve as the colead of TFLs youth goal area
• Facilitating the TFL Youth Advisory Board
• Event planning for youth trainings YAB meetings etc.
• Active coordinate social media content and activity
• Research and share news publications and best practices related to TFL goal areas.
• Present coresent as well as participate actively in trainings/webinars support report writing and support peerreview journal article development.
• Ability to utilize virtual meeting platforms including but not limited to Zoom and Microsoft Teams to execute community engagement activities.
• Provide project assistance to TFL team members and/or other duties as needed.

Business Development

• Work with managers to research funding opportunities.
• Coordinate team efforts with Business Development and Operations team for support.
• Participate in internal workgroups and committees to foster cross collaboration and learning.

ABOUT YOU

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in public health policy education or related field plus one or more years experience working with youth organizations advocacy campaigns or in health equity; or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• At least one year of experience working with youth/youthrelated programming publiccommunity health programming or health equity.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders at the local and state level including but not limited to nonprofit organizations serving youth faithbased organizations colleges and universities and other community organizations.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships with TFL staff and partners.
• Strong commitment to LPHIs mission and values and to centering diversity equity and inclusion in executing key responsibilities.

Desired Skills Knowledge and Abilities:

• Ability to approach tasks in a solutionsorientated manner.
• Strong background and skills managing youth contracted organizations.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience working with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong project management skills
• Strong skills in written and oral communication
• Experience in formal reporting and writing an asset.
• Familiarity with data collection and analysis
• Ability to oversee many tasks at once.
• Ability to work nontraditional hours as needed.
• Ability to travel to different public health regions within Louisiana. Some overnight travel is required.
• Ability to maintain a highly detailoriented approach while maintaining an appreciation of the longterm goals and objectives of the program.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and . Familiarity with REDCAP a plus

ABOUT US

The Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) is a statewide nonprofit organization that has been promoting the health and wellbeing of Louisianians since 1997. Our 100 employees work alongside 500 partner organizations at the local state and national levels to leverage our broad expertise in public health to achieve our mission of ensuring that everyone has fair and just opportunities to be healthy and well.

Our strategic plan priority areas include Racial Justice and Health Equity Partnerships and Collaboration A Healthier Louisiana and A Thriving Organization. To learn more visit .

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods (sitting or standing).
• Ability to operate a keyboard with repetitive motion.
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with external and internal team members.

Working Conditions:

• This position is based in an office or home office setting.
• Occasional travel may be required for training or meetings.
• Usual workday hours or flexible schedules can be considered.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement: Louisiana Public Health Institute is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact us at .

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement: Louisiana Public Health Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race (including hair texture and natural hair styles) color religion religious creed (including religious dress and religious grooming practices) sex (including pregnancy perceived pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender gender identity (including transgender identity status and transitioning) gender expression and sex stereotyping national origin ancestry citizenship age physical or mental disability legally protected medical condition or information (including genetic information) family care or medical leave status military caregiver status military status veteran status marital status domestic partner status sexual orientation status as a victim of domestic violence sexual or stalking enrollment in a public assistance program engaging in protected communications regarding employee wages requesting a reasonable accommodation on the basis of disability or bona fide religious belief or practice or any other basis protected by local state or federal laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any of these factors.

*As with all positions at LPHI this position is funded through grant and/or contract funding which is renewed under the provisions of the grantor of the contract. Positions are contingent upon the continuation of grant/contract funding.