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

Tue Oct 25 09:39:14 PDT 2011

That was sorry everyone and Kel. Not signed by Kel. Sigh. My morning is complicated.

Mary/Marie-Therese

--- On Tue, 10/25/11, Mary Bowles <mariatheresapontoon at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Mary Bowles <mariatheresapontoon at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Ponte Alto] OT: Job Opening in Alexandria - Director of Community Engagement
To: "The Barony of Ponte Alto" <ponte-alto at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 11:43 AM

Darn it. I thought I sent that directly to Jerri Lyn. Sorry everyone. 

Kel

--- On Tue, 10/25/11, Kel <kel.abc at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Kel <kel.abc at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Ponte Alto] OT: Job Opening in Alexandria - Director of Community Engagement
To: "The Barony of Ponte Alto" <ponte-alto at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 11:39 AM

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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