Position Title: Implementation and Engagement Coordinator

Project: Thriving Hearts: Healing-Centered, Integrated, Community Maternity Care

Level of Effort: 100% FTE during CER Y1–5.

Period of Performance: CER Years: April 1, 2025- March 31, 2029

Salary Range: $60,000- 70,000 based on qualifications and experience

Administration and Leadership

• to Senior Project Manager, Kennedy Bridges, and co- Principal Investigators, Quintana Stewart and Alison Stuebe
• Collaborate with Local Health Department (LHD) champions to implement intervention components at the county level
• Oversee development roll out of the cross-core implementation strategies, in consultation with Dr. Jennifer Leeman
• Support the Community Engagement team with Academic Co-Lead, UNC associate professor Dr. Alexandra Lightfoot and Community Co-Lead, Arlinda Ellison
• Provide administrative and technical support for all project Community Engagement activities
• Facilitate the creation and monitoring of LHD champion protocols

General Responsibilities

Implementation

• Partner w/ LHD champions to implement and sustain intervention components in each county
• Schedule and facilitate monthly champion learning collaboratives
• Assist LHD champions and dynamic duos with implementation scale up, as cohorts enter implementation
• Work with LHD champions to sustain interventions in post-implementation period

Community Advisory Board

• Schedule, plan, and facilitate quarterly Community Advisory Board (CAB) meetings
• Hold monthly check-ins with CAB program teams
• Liaise with research team and community partners
• Prepare professional development activities for CAB members
• Foster relationships between duos & CAB members
• Submit meeting attendance logs to Sr. Program Manager
• Support onboarding, reimbursement, and payment for mileage documentation

Community Engagement Team

• Provide administrative support to CE team
• Facilitate scheduling and convening of county kick-off charettes
• Schedule and facilitate regular CE team meetings
• Conduct or oversee research and literature reviews to support activity planning

Reporting

• In conjunction with Abacus, track Aim 4 implementation measures / process measures for project milestones and reporting to PCORI

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in public health, social work, public administration, or a related health or social science discipline
• Previous experience working on projects related to maternal health, reproductive health, social determinants of health, health disparities, and/or health equity
• Experience with managing projects with great attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Experience coordinating and supporting multisectoral collaborations. Ability to manage relationships with various stakeholders, including researchers, sponsors, regulatory bodies, and vendors.
• Experience with research and/or clinical care, ideally with some experience with community-based participatory research
• Familiarity with Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes and ethical guidelines for research with human participants
• Ability to manage project timelines and resources effectively. Ability to estimate costs, track expenses, and manage budgets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for reporting, presentations, and team coordination.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for reporting, presentations, and team coordination. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and support a diverse team of researchers, assistants, and other staff.

About NCAPHA

The North Carolina Alliance of Public Health Agencies, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1995 by a group of local health directors who needed a way to pool resources to negotiate more advantageous terms in vendor contracts. Over time NCAPHA, or The Alliance, became the go-to resource for its members providing solutions to the challenges facing them. We are committed to offering service solutions to help local health departments reduce costs and increase efficiencies. Our members include all 86 local and district health departments in North Carolina. The North Carolina Public Health Collaboration refers to the North Carolina Alliance of Public Health Agencies (the Alliance) and its two sister organizations: the North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors (NCALHD) and the North Carolina Public Health Association (NCPHA). We work closely together, collaborating to advance public health in North Carolina.

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