Coordinator, Health Promotions

American Lung Association • Anchorage, AK

1d • $46,800 - $51,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Coordinator, Health Promotions works as a member of the American Lung Association’s Health Promotion & Education department, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating lung health programs throughout the Anchorage Municipality. The position also implements grant deliverables and develops relationships with community partners. It is 100% grant-funded and focuses primarily on tobacco prevention and control, including reducing youth vaping and commercial tobacco and nicotine use, lowering secondhand-smoke exposure, increasing cessation and quit attempts among youth and adults, and reducing tobacco-related health disparities in Alaska.

The position is based at the American Lung Association’s Anchorage, Alaska office and uses a hybrid in-person and virtual work arrangement. The coordinator supports program and grant activities, builds community collaborations, and helps deliver American Lung Association programs within the assigned territory. The role requires travel within the assigned area, including the Anchorage Municipality, and flexibility to work irregular hours, evenings, weekends, and some overnight trips.

Requirements

• Some experience in public health or a related field.
• Experience in coalition building and community health development.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to clearly communicate the Lung Association’s mission and vision.
• Strong project management skills, including researching, developing, and executing program deliverables.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with medical professionals, the public health community, and members of the public.
• Computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft programs.
• Ability to lift approximately 25 pounds.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable personal transportation, with ability to travel within assigned areas, including the Anchorage Municipality, 20% of the time for meetings and conferences.
• Flexibility to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, with some overnight travel required.
• Must abstain from tobacco use in any form, including vaping, consistent with the American Lung Association’s smoke-free workplace policy.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in public health or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the project manager in developing, implementing, and evaluating a public health education program focused on lung health awareness and tobacco prevention and control.
• Build, maintain, and cultivate relationships with funders, facilitators, and community partners to support program delivery, sustainability, and growth across the greater Anchorage Municipality.
• Support delivery of American Lung Association programs within the assigned territory, including ONE Step, Freedom From Smoking, Better Breathers Clubs, and Asthma Basics.
• Work with the manager to coordinate grant project activities, including trainings, community and school presentations, and health education fairs, and serve as the lead for these activities.
• Help develop and use timelines and work plans to ensure program deliverables are completed.
• Explore opportunities to connect and strengthen collaborations throughout the Lung Association.
• Contribute to quarterly progress reports and monthly reporting of grant activities.
• Research and implement tobacco prevention and control best practices for priority populations.
• Collaborate with the project manager to grow American Lung Association programs within the assigned territory.
• Participate in national American Lung Association program workgroups and committees as requested.
• Provide support for the annual report, awards, grants, and other assigned activities.
• Participate in and support community-related programs.

Benefits

• Paid leave: 10 vacation days in the first year and 15 days thereafter, 2 personal days, and 15 sick days per year.
• 12 company-paid holidays per year.
• Paid parental leave for eligible employees.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and eligible dependents.
• Voluntary critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, short-term disability, and supplemental life/AD&D insurance plans.
• Company-paid life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance coverage.
• 401(k) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan with matching employer contributions up to 4% and year-end discretionary non-elective contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level