Program Assistant

Do you want to make a significant social impact? Do you love working with committed, passionate people? Are you looking for a meaningful job that is driving change and helping break down the barriers to good health and equity? Then you've come to the right place! Together at CHC: Creating Healthier Communities, we're creating stronger, healthier communities for all people. And we're looking for someone like you!

THE GOOD STUFF

• This Role Will Receive an Hour Rate of $23/Hour
• Four Day (32 Hour) Workweek with Friday’s Off!
• This is a Hybrid Role - You Must Be Located in the DC/Maryland/Virginia Area. You'll Work from Home and the Office as Requested
• Flexible Work Hours
• Closed Between Christmas and New Year’s
• Unlimited Access to LinkedIn Learning
• An Amazing, Talented and Diverse Team!

POSITION PURPOSE

CHC: Creating Healthier Communities exists so that every person in every community has an opportunity to live their healthiest lives. We build partnerships to address health inequities by fostering trusted community engagement, fundraising, and offering programs and services to help support communities where everyone can thrive. Together with partners, we’ve been creating healthier communities for more than 65 years.

Since launching in 2021, CHC’s Health Equity portfolio has grown to more than $9 million in impactful, community-level responses. Our partnerships are focused on centering the voices of community members who are most expert and most proximate to health barriers; resourcing those individuals and institutions that can create lasting change in communities that have long been under-resourced. Our partnerships are forged to demonstrate provable, scalable results that eliminate funding cliffs and create the chance to address the root causes of social and structural barriers limiting health and wellness potential.

The Program Assistantwill support and help drive the work of the Equity & Impact Department, whose role is to advance the vision and mission of CHC through program development, participatory grantmaking, data analytics and capacity enhancing resources, that support community-led approaches to address the social drivers of health that are leading to increased health inequities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

CHC’s Equity & Impact Department is seeking an entry-level candidate to gain experience in a range of administrative, public health and equity-focused areas. These include strategies to address social drivers of health, key issues impacting communities (i.e., maternal health, cancer education and awareness, and preventable health conditions), as well as strategies for community engagement, and working collaboratively across community, corporate, funder and health systems domains. All efforts are in support of departmental functioning and the office of the Chief Health Equity Officer.

The ideal candidate will work 15-20 hours per work week, with the opportunity for full-time employment. This is primarily a virtual position, with some travel for in-person meetings, so residence in the Washington, DC metro area is highly desired.

Assigned activities may consist of a range of administrative, programmatic, and systems-oriented tasks across the department, including but not limited to:

• General Administrative Support of the Department.
• Managing calendar, meeting scheduling, travel logistics and other related activities of the Department leadership.
• Conducting background research, surveillance data collection, and landscape assessments/literature reviews to support program development needs.
• Documenting review and analysis of relevant trending reports, articles, etc.
• Supporting the conceptualization, creation, and launch of new initiatives through partner outreach, data mapping, etc.
• Notetaking at key internal and external meetings.
• Maintaining departmental calendars, activity tracking, and project management platform needs.
• Supporting staff and external contractors with meeting and convening logistics and coordination.
• Vetting potential community and corporate partners.
• Creating content to support increased visibility of CHC programmatic and equity efforts.
• Support documentation of SOPs and procedure development.

Other responsibilities include:

• Attending individual, departmental, and organization-wide staff meetings.
• Utilizing Microsoft Teams for internal engagement and communication.
• Providing early and upfront communication if tasks cannot be met by the agreed deadline.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE WORK

• Familiarity with and ability to work through a health equity and social justice lens.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills to perform technical and administrative assistance related duties as requested.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy with all sensitive issues and special situations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in public health/public administration, social sciences or related field preferred, but not required.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and credibility quickly with people at all levels.
• Detail-oriented with exceptional project, time-management, and critical thinking skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Asana, and CRM system.
• Experience with data sharing platforms preferred, but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a demanding environment and work independently as well as part of a team.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

TRAVEL

This position requires some travel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a hybrid capacity and benefits from CHC’s 4-day workweek with Fridays off. Company hybrid workers primarily work from home but reside in the same area of the home office (DC, Maryland and Virginia). Hybrid workers are required to attend onboarding and offboarding activities at the Company office in Alexandria, VA, are expected to attend staff meetings at the office one day a month and are expected to attend in-person meetings and events as requested. When a hybrid worker is required to be at the office, free parking is provided.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation. Must be able to sit and stand as needed with the majority of time spent stationary at a computer.

Organizational core values: impact, innovation, integrity, team, inclusion.

It is the policy of CHC: Creating Healthier Communities to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law, in all personnel actions. CHC is a forward-thinking organization and promotes from within.

All employees are required to satisfactorily perform the essential duties and responsibilities of their positions. The essential duties and responsibilities listed above are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.