Community Impact Director

American Heart Association•Lexington, KY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director will drive the execution of health impact goals within the Lexington market by focusing in the areas of hypertension, cholesterol, nutrition, obesity, and physical activity with a focus on select communities. This is a full-time position that offers a hybrid schedule! The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally. #TheAHALife is more than a company culture; it is our way of life. It embodies our commitment to work-life harmonization and is guided by our core values where our employees can thrive both personally and professionally. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and at heart.jobs.

Requirements

3 years of relevant experience with community/public health issues and/or managing community/public health promotion or related educational programs or other related experience.
University/College degree or equivalent experience.
Proven ability to recruit, mobilize and manage volunteers, including C-suite level executives.
Demonstrated critical thinking skills in assessing the local market environment and available resources to successfully implement new and existing programs.
Demonstrated ability to manage large projects and events ensuring deadline compliance.
Demonstrated ability to efficiently participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment working towards common goals with internal and external clients. Ability to influence team members without supervisory authority.
Ability to do daily local travel up to 70%; requires access to reliable transportation at all times.
Ability to lift and/or move large objects (such as boxes) with the expectation that heavier items would be broken down into smaller components or requesting additional assistance may be required before lifting and/or moving.
Must have at least basic knowledge and skill/proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the social determinants of health (SDOH) as it relates to behavior modification through self-care activities and policy/system-wide changes.
Understanding of local health systems, relationships with hospitals, health clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers preferred.

Responsibilities

Drive market health assessments, organize and/or lead community collaborations, build and implement plans for policy, system, or environmental change driving toward opportunities for health impact.
Recruit, train, and manage volunteers and strategic community alliances to achieve priority community and collective impact goals.
Build and implement a cross-functional hypertension, diabetes, and cholesterol control strategy with measurable outcomes (high blood pressure management, cholesterol, diabetes management, and healthy behavior initiatives) in the assigned market(s).
Collaborate with development staff partners and volunteers to identify, cultivate, and secure program funding, including sponsorship (cash and in-kind) for relevant programs, campaigns, and population health impact opportunities.
Identify and assist in recruiting volunteers to serve in leadership roles on market board of directors and event executive leadership teams.
Work with internal staff partners to ensure population health strategies are integrated into development, communications and marketing, advocacy, and healthcare quality improvement activities.
Acts as subject matter expert in American Heart Association initiatives and programs for community engagement in health risk factors such as hypertension control, diabetes, obesity, etc.
May participate in an array of community initiatives.
May represent the organization at community gatherings, events, fairs or forums.