American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Prevention and Wellness Initiative

 

 

Communities Putting Prevention to Work

United Way of Central Alabama is a health partner and sub recipient of the Jefferson County Department of Health, the grantee of a Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant from the Centers for Disease Control. UWCA’s role is for the expressed purpose of providing program management and fiscal services to include hiring or contracting for certain CPPW designated positions for the grant’s infrastructure.

 

Below is a listing of available positions.   Other CPPW subrecipients have available positions and interested applicants should contact those organizations directly.  Links are provided to their websites.

 

Jobs listing updated, August 17, 2011

 

 

Program Coordinator – Health Promotion Media Campaign

Start Date: Immediately
Period: 22 months
Compensation Range: $32,000 - $36,000

The Project Coordinator is responsible for managing and coordinating the development of a health promotion media campaign, including a radio drama aimed at an adult African American listening audience and other community-based promotion activities. This person will coordinate all aspects of planning, production, marketing, distribution and evaluation of the campaign.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:  Developing a project work plan and timeline Staffing working groups, including scheduling, note taking and follow-up Coordinating outreach, promotions and communications Staffing/scheduling the production process, including auditions and recording sessions, radio talk show portion of program, and community campaign activities. Maintaining partner relationship Identifying and developing new partnerships and resources Developing and managing budgets Ongoing reporting, including monitoring and evaluation activities Identifying local, regional and national radio distribution markets Working with local media to broadcast the radio program. Providing administrative and organizational assistance to Media for Health.

Desirable Skills and/or Experience: Experience in health promotion, health communication, health literacy or other areas of public health desirable but not necessary. Can work independently and meet deadlines Outstanding verbal and written communication ability Detail oriented and organized. Flexibility in work hours and duties is essential Experience/confidence in coordinating groups through email, conference calls and meetings Proficiency with project management or spreadsheet software, or a willingness to learn Experience in the performing arts, radio, audio or web production desirable but not necessary

Organizational Description: Media for Health is a non-profit organization located in Birmingham, Alabama that produces and distributes original entertainment-education radio programming.

To apply for this position, please email a resume and cover letter search@mediaforhealth.org

 

Food Policy Council Coordinator
Job Description

Start Date: Immediately

Greater Birmingham Community Food Partners (GBCFP) seeks a coordinator to spearhead the development of the Birmingham-Jefferson Food Policy Council. The ideal candidate must demonstrate leadership and self-motivation as well as possess strong networking and community relations skills, and the ability to coordinate within a collaborative. This is a temporary position, funded through Dec. 31, 2011 with the possibility of extension.

 

Reports to: Greater Birmingham Community Food Partners Co-Chairs

 

Hours: 25 hours per week through Dec. 31, 2011

 

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required; experience in policy, community development, community research methods; sustainable food systems policy and/or advocacy experience a plus.

 

Responsibilities:

1. Develop and launch Birmingham-Jefferson Food Policy Council by:

• Finalizing communications and presentation materials to effectively communicate the council’s purpose, need and value.
• Engaging political, business and community leadership through one-on-one meetings, group presentations and discussions.
• Managing recruitment, application and selection process to convene council.

2. Assist with planning of food systems programming for Health Action Summit, August 2011.

3. Manage daily operations of GBCFP, including internal and external communications, meeting facilitation, website, blog and listserv maintenance.

4. Provide administrative and logistical support to the GBCFP Steering Committee.

 

Requirements:

• Excellent relationship building, communication, presentation and public speaking skills
• Self-directed and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work respectfully among individuals with diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
• Ability to foster and maintain a spirit of camaraderie and cooperation among diverse community and political stakeholders
• Travel May 19-21 to Community Food Security Coalition’s food policy conference in Portland, OR
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, database creation and management

Application Deadline: April 15 or until position is filled

 

Please send cover letter and resume to:

bhamfoodsecurity@gmail.com

GBCFP

c/o Magic City Harvest

PO Box 11292

Birmingham, AL 35202

 

Program / Grant Director –
Birmingham, AL
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