Overview
As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact! Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives as we remain devoted to a future of health and hope for everyone, everywhere. At the American Heart Association, your contribution matters, and so does your career.
We have an excellent opportunity for a Project Coordinator, Health Initiatives in Dallas, TX. The Project Coordinator will drive the execution of health impact goals within the North Texas areas by implementing systemic initiatives that address the social determinants of health with an emphasis on hypertension/blood pressure, women's health, nutrition, and tobacco/e-cigarette use with a focus on diverse communities.
This is an office-based position that offers a hybrid schedule. The office is in Irving, TX.
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.
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Responsibilities
Some of the responsibilities will include:
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Engage in collective community impact efforts, supporting the North Texas Health Strategies Team.
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Supervise and implement the customization and creation of funded community and clinical programs that efficiently and effectively support the team’s overall success in revenue generation, community impact, and brand alignment.
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Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure program implementation is effective and meets established deadlines.
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Showcase corporate and community impact through impact reporting, donor experiences and external facing documents.
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Implement sustainable tracking/implementation systems for community and clinical programs.
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Collaborate with development staff partners and volunteers to identify, cultivate and secure program funding, including sponsorship (cash and in-kind) for relevant campaigns.
Qualifications
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High School Diploma or equivalent.
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3 years experience working with community/public health issues and/or leading community/public health promotion or related educational programs or college degree in health promotion and/or health education.
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1+ year of experience in project management.
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Experience working with multicultural communities preferred.
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Understanding of local health systems, relationships with hospitals, health clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers preferred.
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Demonstrated critical thinking skills in assessing the local market environment and available resources to successfully implement new and existing programs.
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Proven ability to recruit, mobilize, and manage volunteers.
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Demonstrated ability to manage large projects and events ensuring deadline compliance.
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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.
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Must have at least intermediate knowledge and skill with Microsoft Office.
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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.
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Ability to travel locally in the North Texas area approximately X%; requires access to reliable transportation at all times on an immediate basis.
Compensation & Benefits
The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit to see more details.
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Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
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Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.
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Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
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Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
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Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
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Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.
The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.
At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.
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Posted Date 1 day ago (6/26/2024 2:00 PM)
Requisition ID 2024-13513
Job Category Administrative Support
Position Type Full Time
