The Public Health Strategy Manager position is an exciting new opportunity for a skilled community change agent interested in facilitating real and impactful change among Black families and communities in Milwaukee County.
The Public Health Strategy Manager will take the lead in positioning the Milwaukee Black Grassroots Network for Health Equity to be a knowledgeable, skilled, well-coordinated grassroots voice with the capacity to lead systems change efforts that improve community conditions in Milwaukee County. Under the general direction of the Network’s co-founders, the Public Health Strategy Manager will design, execute, and evaluate policy, system, and environmental change strategies in collaboration with Network members and other stakeholders (i.e., residents, decision-makers, decision informants). An essential task of the Public Health Strategy Manager in the change process of advancing health equity and racial justice is to design and lead convenings and public awareness activities to ensure that stakeholders are engaged, informed, and actively involved in the change process.
Over the next two years, the Public Health Strategy Manager will focus on capacity building in several synergistic areas: 1) information/communications, 2) system change skill-building, 3) expanding the Network’s reach and partnerships, and 4) system change strategy planning and implementation. The Public Health Strategy Manager will be instrumental in organizational planning, systems-change strategy development and execution, dissemination of information to diverse stakeholders , resource development, outcomes reporting, and sustainability planning.
The Public Health Strategy Manager position is a grant-funded position with an opportunity for annual renewal based on successful performance. The Public Health Strategy Manager will report to the Network’s co-founders. The Public Health Strategy Manager will provide oversight of staff, interns, and consultants. The Public Health Strategy Manager is a hybrid position (in-person and virtual) that requires flexible working hours. The Public Health Strategy Manager must provide documentation COVID-19 vaccine and booster and maintain up to date COVID-19 vaccine. Physical space will be provided at Health Connections Inc. or its satellite location. Because this position will be housed within a healthcare facility, additional safety measures may be required to ensure patient safety (for example TB testing, annual influenza vaccine). Health Connections Inc. serves as the Fiscal Sponsor for the Network.
Applicants should electronically submit a Cover Letter and resume via email (qbsolutionsmke@gmail.com). The subject line should read “Public Health Strategy Manager Application”. Applicants will receive notification that your application has been received. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Interviews will be conducted in-person and virtual. All applications will be treated as confidential. All questions regarding this position should be directed to the email above.