[Ponte Alto] OT: Job Opening in Alexandria - Director of Community Engagement

[Kel]

No really it's only been 8 months - still 8 month's too long! And since
everyone is now reading this :) Anyone out there looking for a dynamite
organizer/assistant/office manager? I can send me resume to anyone remotely
interested and can be found on LinkedIn with this email address :)

:) Kel


On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Mary Bowles <mariatheresapontoon at yahoo.com
> wrote:

> Hi Jerri Lyn,
>
> I've forwarded this to Kel. She's been out of work for almost 2 years. I
> hope she gets it.
>
> Mary Bowles
> aka marie-therese
>
> --- On *Tue, 10/25/11, Jerri Lyn <flora.bayeaux at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Jerri Lyn <flora.bayeaux at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ponte Alto] OT: Job Opening in Alexandria - Director of Community
> Engagement
> To: "The Barony of Ponte Alto" <Ponte-Alto at atlantia.sca.org>,
> "StorvikList" <storvik at yahoogroups.com>, "General Mailing List for the
> Barony of Stierbach" <moo at stierbach.org>
> Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 10:31 AM
>
>
> Fight Colorectal Cancer has an opening for the Director of Community
> Engagement. I can tell you honestly that this is a great and fulfilling
> place to work! We also just received recognition from Philanthropedia as one
> of the Top 10 Cancer Nonprofits in the country!
>
> Sincerely,
> Flora de Bayeaux
> mka Jerri Lyn Mooney
>
>
> http://fightcolorectalcancer.org/about/job_opportunities/director_community_engagement
>
>
>   Director, Community Engagement
>
> *Send cover letter and resume to jobs at FightColorectalCancer.org*
>
> *Supervisor: President
> Location: Alexandria, VA*
>
> Fight Colorectal Cancer is the leading colorectal cancer advocacy
> organization in the United States, empowering survivors to raise their
> voices and advocate on their own behalf. The Director of Community
> Engagement is responsible for cultivating and supporting our ever-growing
> community of patient advocates and their families.
>
> *Position Summary:*
>
> Manages, directs, supervises and coordinates meaningful engagement with
> colorectal cancer patients, families and caregivers through the activities
> of Fight Colorectal Cancer’s policy, patient information and community
> engagement programs.  Manages projects – such as volunteer development and
> mentoring and state affiliate development - through collaboration with
> internal teams and external stakeholders *Essential Functions and
> Responsibilities:* **
> Program Coordination
>
>    - Uses outreach strategies and activities/events to encourage and
>    support the colorectal cancer community to become advocates for themselves
>    and the cause;
>    - Develops and supports a plan for peer leadership in the volunteer
>    community, including but not limited to volunteer committees, affiliates and
>    regional and state directors;
>    - Develops guidelines for volunteers and affiliates to cultivate
>    relationships in local communities around the country;
>    - Plans and executes the annual grassroots advocacy training and lobby
>    day and coordinates additional advocate fly-ins as needed;
>    - Works strategically to reach under-served populations with advocacy
>    messages and patient information;
>    - Meets with advocates, patient groups and other stakeholders to
>    develop initiatives to reach new constituencies with information about the
>    programs and services Fight CRC can offer;
>    - Creates and facilitates the orientation program for new volunteers;
>    - Prepares speeches, presentations and talking points on related
>    topics;
>    - Acts as a community liaison for Fight CRC, providing feedback and
>    perspective to all stakeholders as needed;
>    - Collaborates with key staff on the content of the Fight CRC website,
>    including its blogs and monthly e-newsletter, as well as the social media
>    outreach of the organization;
>    - Serves on the editorial team for the organization’s newsletter;
>    - Maintains the department’s annual budget and adheres to all budget
>    requirements.
>    - Some travel required.
>
>  Supervision
>
> Manages, directs and supervises the activities of the department’s team
> consisting of support staff, volunteers, interns, consultants and vendors.
>
> Special Projects
>
> With the Development staff, identifies opportunities for local fundraising
> events.
>
> *Qualifications:*
>
> Education and experience:*
> *
> A Bachelors degree and 5+ years in health policy, public relations or
> community engagement; experience managing departmental budgets, staff and
> volunteers; proven experience with strategic goal setting and execution;
> expertise in writing for the patient population
>
>
> Fight Colorectal Cancer is a passionate colorectal cancer activist,
> empowering survivors and their loved ones to fight for a cure. Our employees
> are:
>
>    - Credible and trusted. They demonstrate and reinforce an environment
>    of trust and high integrity for staff and volunteers;
>    - Well-connected. They foster positive community relations with
>    external business and community leaders;
>    - Accessible. They create an atmosphere that encourages employees and
>    volunteers to openly discuss their views;
>    - Determined and confident. They recognize that what we are trying to
>    achieve will take strategic planning and sustained effort;
>    - Hopeful, and evidence-based. They know that the colorectal cancer
>    community wants information that will help them thrive with their disease
>    and they provide that without generating false hope;
>    - Have activist hearts. They are passionate, gutsy and tenacious.
>
>  *Send cover letter and resume to jobs at FightColorectalCancer.org*
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