Rural Health Education Liaison

University of New Hampshire

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Rural Health Education Liaison advances rural health workforce development through community-based outreach, needs assessment, partnership cultivation, and localized program implementation. The role ensures rural voices inform program design, simulation deployment, scholarship recruitment, and workforce pathway alignment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in public health, education, community development, social sciences, or related field.
Experience in community outreach programming and/or Cooperative Extension experience.
Experience in workforce development or education pathways.
Experience in rural or underserved community engagement.
Demonstrated ability to build trust and partnerships across diverse stakeholders.
Strong communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
Ability to travel regularly within assigned region(s).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Experience working with Cooperative Extension, land-grant institutions, or public-sector initiatives.
Familiarity with healthcare workforce issues, rural health systems, or simulation-based education.
Experience supporting grant-funded initiatives and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary rural health education initiative point of contact between the ED-RHE and rural communities.
Build and maintain relationships with rural healthcare providers, safety-net organizations, high schools, CTE centers, guidance counselors, adult education providers, workforce boards, and community-based/municipal partners.
Facilitate town halls, listening sessions, and informational meetings to support awareness of Governor’s Health Scholars Program opportunities, simulation-based training and mobile simulation labs, and local health workforce pathways.
Conduct county and regional health workforce needs assessments in coordination with project leadership.
Collect qualitative and quantitative data related to workforce shortages, priority disciplines, barriers to recruitment/training/retention, and community readiness/infrastructure needs.
Translate findings into actionable recommendations for curriculum design, simulation modules, and outreach strategies.
Support deployment of simulation hubs and mobile simulation units at the community level.
Coordinate with faculty, simulation technicians, and healthcare partners to schedule mobile simulation visits, ensure community participation and employer engagement, support learner recruitment/orientation/follow-up, and facilitate employer connections for clinical placements, experiential learning, and workforce pipelines.
Lead localized recruitment efforts for the Governor’s Health Scholars Program.
Support outreach to rural high school students, community college transfer students, first-generation and underrepresented learners.
Assist prospective applicants with understanding eligibility, service obligations, and rural career pathways.
Coordinate informational sessions in collaboration with institutional financial aid and advising offices.
Cultivate local employer partnerships aligned with rural service commitments.
Support development of employer-sponsored scholar models, service site verification and placement planning, and long-term workforce retention strategies.
Serve as a liaison to regional advisory groups and the statewide Common Campus working groups (Marketing & Outreach; Industry & Career).
Contribute to project data systems through outreach activity logs, participation metrics, and community feedback and outcomes.
Prepare county-level outreach summaries and contribute to annual communications and recruitment reports.
Identify emerging risks, gaps, and opportunities for adaptive improvement.
Ensure outreach strategies address barriers faced by rural, first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented populations.
Support culturally and linguistically appropriate engagement practices consistent with federal civil rights requirements.
Advocate for community-informed solutions that expand access to healthcare careers.