Morehouse School of Medicine · 1 hour ago
Project Director, REACH
Atlanta Metro
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
8+ years expMorehouse School of Medicine is responsible for overseeing community health initiatives. The Project Director for REACH will manage community engagement efforts aimed at reducing health disparities and enhancing participation in research and outreach related to COVID-19.
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Responsibilities
Provide strategic vision and direction for increasing community participation within key groups in research and outreach designed to promote population health
Identify and carry out key engagement goals, objectives and tactics in alignment with national network priorities
Manage the creation and execution of an overall cohesive community engagement framework which meet the goals at the national level while ensuring a community-based approach
Foster collaborative relationships with organizations to ensure engagement and partnership pathways to secure participation from all key communities outlined by the project
Provide relevant skills-building training and/or tools to all partner organizations to assist them in carrying the project objectives
Work with project colleagues, other staff and consultants to align engagement strategy with communication, research and vaccine acceptability strategy
Establish ongoing community feedback mechanisms to increase responsiveness to community needs and to develop best practices
Represent the organization at various events, on committees, at meetings, etc, as appropriate
Manage assigned staff and students
Inform the development of research plans by providing strategic input on formative research design for testing best practices for engagement among members representative of the target audience segments
Inform the evaluation framework for community engagement tools and services
Develop, implement, track, and report project community engagement performance metrics and measures
Collaborate to evaluate and interpret the effectiveness of REACH by reviewing data, outlining implications, and developing recommendations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Health Communication, or Strategic Communication from a regionally accredited institution
Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience and competencies in Community Engagement and Management
Ability to understand complex research (qualitative/quantitative) and distill findings into clear, strategic insights
Proven ability to work both independently and in close coordination with cross functional teams
Proven ability to quickly identify problems and solve them
Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills
Ability to work with tight deadlines
Microsoft Office proficiency including Excel, PowerPoint
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong communications implementation skills, detail, and deadline-oriented
Strong project management, negotiation, strategic thinking, and analytical skills
Ability to think creatively and provide innovative solutions to communication challenges/problems
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and team members
Ability to travel may be required
Preferred
Master's or Doctoral Degree in Public Health, Health Communication, or Strategic Communication and Community Engaged Research
Company
Morehouse School of Medicine
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
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