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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · 9 hours ago

Program Coordinator - Maternal and Child Health Initiatives

Streeterville, Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$59K/yr - $97K/yr

2+ years exp

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care and is seeking a Program Coordinator to advance community health and engagement initiatives across Chicago. The role involves coordinating programs, collaborating with various partners, and supporting health priorities to address community needs.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with internal and external partners, including community leaders, healthcare professionals, researchers and public health practitioners to identify health priorities and develop community health and engagement strategies

Coordinate the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of community health and engagement initiatives, programs and events within the Magoon Institute under the guidance of senior staff and manager, keeping in mind community priorities, community health strategies and organizational mission

Act as contact for Lurie Children’s with community partners, residents and marginalized populations across Chicago neighborhoods, particularly those disproportionately affected by health inequities. Build and maintain strong relationships with community-based organizations, schools, libraries, parks, places of worship, businesses, and service providers

Support coordination of community and city-wide convenings, trainings and workshops as well as assisting with action planning, ensuring diverse representations from various backgrounds and lived experience

Coordinate program logistics, track project expenditures, facilitate meetings and events and maintain project materials and documentation to ensure timely and budget-conscious deliverables

Prepare regular status reports on project progress, outcomes and impact

Support administrative tasks such as scheduling meetings, booking conference rooms/space, making copies, preparing meeting supplies, taking notes and compiling key takeaways, decisions and action items

Assist in the development and implementation of communications, marketing and/or social media efforts for specific community health and engagement initiatives and education, including the delivery of presentations to various audiences

Support program evaluation through data collection, gathering participant feedback, and monitoring outputs and outcomes to measure effectiveness and demonstrate impact

Assist in facilitating connections between Lurie Children's healthcare providers and community partners to ensure access to health education and resources for children and families. Engage Lurie Children’s leaders, employees, physicians, and trainees in community health efforts

Assist in grant and philanthropic applications and reporting to funders, as well as fundraising efforts under the guidance of senior staff, manager and dept leadership

Facilitate trainings, provide support and assist with human resource processes for program assistants, students, interns and volunteers

Attend and contribute to regular check-ins with leadership, managers, staff and collaborators, and attend team and department meetings. Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Community health programmingProject coordinationMicrosoft 365Database managementInterpersonal communicationProblem-solvingOrganizational skillsTime managementFlexibilityInitiativeCollaboration

Required

Associate degree required

Minimum of 2 years of experience in community health programming or engagement, education, healthcare/public health, administration, or related field required

Strong project coordination experience and organizational skills required

Flexibility to work on evenings and weekends, travel throughout Chicago likely

Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication, problem-solving, organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and delegate tasks effectively

Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft 365 software required

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects

Ability to collaborate with individuals from different backgrounds and disciplines and build relationships across all levels of the organization

Ability to take initiative, work independently and be self-directed

Commitment to health equity, diversity and inclusion, racial justice, evidence-informed policy and practices, data-driven advocacy and community-driven processes