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Program Specialist - Outreach and Coordination<br>
<br>
Job Title: Program Specialist - Outreach and Coordination<br>
<br>
Jointly Reports To: CRIBS Program Director & Commonweal Executive<br>
Director<br>
<br>
Status: Up to full-time, exempt. Employed by Commonweal. This is a<br>
temporary two-year position with part-time work possible in year three.<br>
<br>
Wage: Salary based on experience, plus generous benefits package.<br>
<br>
Organization<br>
<br>
The <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>
Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) of the University<br>
of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>
and Commonweal (a nonprofit organization) are developing<br>
and implementing an innovative project, Community-based Research<br>
Infrastructure to Better Science (CRIBS), funded by a grant from the<br>
National Institutes of Environmental Health. CRIBS is intended to<br>
stimulate community-based participatory research that addresses the<br>
environmental causes of and/or social disparities in breast cancer. The<br>
program will consist of outreach workshops, intensive training,<br>
technical assistance, and a web-supported learning community that will<br>
result in conducting community/academic collaborative research on the<br>
environmental causes of and social disparities in breast cancer. The<br>
ultimate goal is to develop solutions that will reduce the suffering<br>
from breast cancer.<br>
<br>
CBCRP has more than a decade of experience funding community/academic<br>
partnerships to conduct community-based participatory research.<br>
Commonweal has a rich history of engaging community organizations in<br>
dialog about the science at the intersection of cancer and the<br>
environment. This project brings together the strengths of these two<br>
organizations to achieve the long-term goal of transforming the way<br>
research is conducted on these topics, the public's health and health<br>
disparities experienced by traditionally vulnerable populations. <br>
<br>
Position<br>
<br>
Reporting to the CRIBS Program Director and Commonweal Executive<br>
Director, and working with a project team, the program specialist will<br>
take on key internal and external roles in the project. Experience with<br>
both project administration and engagement with community organizations<br>
is required. The Program Specialist position is based in the San<br>
Francisco Bay Area and will require frequent travel between <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oakland</st1:place></st1:City>,<br>
<st1:City w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:City>, and Bolinas, and occasional travel
throughout <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>.
The<br>
position can be home-based or office-based.<br>
<br>
Responsibilities<br>
<br>
Program Outreach<br>
<br>
* Conduct extensive outreach and publicity to inform community<br>
organizations and potentially interested academic research partners<br>
about workshops, utilizing print and electronic fliers as well as<br>
one-to-one phone contact to get the word out to statewide, regional and<br>
local organizations and networks.<br>
* Conduct extensive follow-up with those who attended outreach<br>
workshops to encourage their interest in applying for and participating<br>
in the intensive training program.<br>
* Conduct extensive outreach and publicity to encourage potential<br>
partnerships in applying for and participating in the intensive training<br>
program.<br>
<br>
Program Coordination<br>
<br>
* Manage internal team work and communication using project<br>
management software (i.e, basecamp), setting up and taking notes for<br>
meetings, developing and maintaining activities and deadlines, etc.<br>
* Handle all logistics for both the outreach workshops and the<br>
intensive training sessions (face-to-face and online), including finding<br>
and setting up training facilities and food for each session, preparing<br>
training materials, coordinating session travel and reimbursement for<br>
participants and presenters, and preparing honorariums.<br>
* Make all necessary logistical arrangements for mock study<br>
section.<br>
* Identify sites and make all necessary logistical arrangements<br>
for ten outreach workshops to take place in various regions throughout<br>
the state.<br>
* Assist in managing budget and grant reports.<br>
* Maintain database and manage mailings and online communication.<br>
* Collect data on grant submissions, scientific and collaborative<br>
CRC merit scores, and funding decisions.<br>
<br>
Qualifications<br>
<br>
* 4+ years successfully working with diverse communities,<br>
including outreach, training and technical assistance.<br>
* California-state familiarity, knowledge, and relationships with<br>
multiple communities and/or community organizations. <br>
* Excellent technology skills with experience working in multiple<br>
software programs (including Microsoft word and excel, basecamp, survey<br>
monkey, meeting wizard).<br>
* Track record of delivering superior results, inspiring teams,<br>
and assuming leadership roles.<br>
* Highly intelligent, with the ability to think and act quickly<br>
and strategically. Proven ability to work with efficiency, flexibility,<br>
and good humor. Commitment to striving for excellence in all matters.<br>
* Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a<br>
wide array of people - junior and senior staff, people of all races and<br>
ethnicities, for-profit and nonprofit, and from other diverse<br>
backgrounds.<br>
* Outstanding written and verbal communication and interpersonal<br>
skills, including conflict management skills. Ability to exercise tact<br>
and diplomacy in organizational settings. <br>
* Excellent time management skills, meticulous attention to<br>
detail, and ability to manage multiple projects. Strong planning and<br>
organizational skills. <br>
* Passion for CBCRP's and Commonweal's mission and impact.<br>
Knowledge of and experience with Community-based Participatory Research<br>
(CBPR).<br>
* Demonstrated commitment to environmental justice, health<br>
disparities reduction, and/or breast cancer advocacy. <br>
* Bilingual strongly preferred.<br>
<br>
To Apply<br>
<br>
Send a cover letter and resume in a single, combined Microsoft Word<br>
document to marj@marjplumb. com. Cover letter can be up to 2 pages and<br>
should address the qualifications for the position. Resume can be up to<br>
a 2 pages and should address education and work history. Title the<br>
document and Subject Line of the email with your "LastNameFirstName"<br>
(ex., SmithMary). Do not include any additional information in the email<br>
body. No phone calls or faxes please. Applications not adhering to these<br>
directions will not be considered.<br>
<br>
Equal Opportunity Employer<br>
<br>
Commonweal is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications<br>
from youth, people of color, people of all sexual orientations and<br>
gender identities, and people with disabilities.<br>
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Posted: December 6, 2010</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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