TYSA Coalition Manager

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

Partnerships for Community Wellness (“Partnerships”) seeks to create a healthier Staten Island by bringing together stakeholders (including organizational partners and community members) to address emerging health needs. Partnerships focuses on Staten Islanders in need, especially those facing health burdens or inequities, to give all community members a chance to thrive. Partnerships has addressed behavioral health issues, chronic disease prevention, and maternal and child wellness for more than two decades. Through its ability to bring diverse partners to the table, Partnerships has enabled data-driven decisions and identified evidence-based strategies to approach complex health issues on Staten Island collectively. Instead of working alone to address complex health issues, Partnerships builds the capacity of organizations and individuals to use their resources together to fill serious gaps in service and treatment. Partnerships provides backbone support to several public health initiatives focusing on the integration of behavioral and physical health across systems.

ABOUT TYSA

Established in 2011 as Partnerships’ cornerstone project, TYSA is a cross-sector behavioral health coalition of over 50 different partners from across the continuum of substance use and mental health. TYSA seeks to reduce youth and young adult substance use and improve mental health outcomes, using a population-level approach by identifying gaps, aligning resources, facilitating collaboration among stakeholders, developing & implementing strategies, changing norms, and strengthening community assets. TYSA has a proven track record in following the evidence to improve health outcomes for young people.

General Summary

The Coalition Manager manages the infrastructure of the TYSA coalition, including overall project management of a diverse, interdisciplinary set of strategies and organizations, grants management, the implementation and course correction of a strategic workplan, staff supervision, meeting facilitation, and partner management/engagement. This position will report directly to the Chief Program, Impact & Strategy Officer.

Job Responsibilities:

Project Management - 15%

• Work with the Chief of Programs and relevant program staff to develop and monitor master workplans
• Monitor implementation of existing work plans and strategies in accordance with grant and coalition requirements
• Identify and forecast gaps and challenges in implementation to course correct where necessary

Required competencies: Project and program management, strong organization skills, adequate competency in Google Suite, Asana, and other data tracking tools, strong written and oral communication

Grants Management - 15%

• Develop and maintain a high-level overview of all behavioral health grant deliverables and vouchering schedules
• Work with program and evaluation staff to ensure all behavioral health grant activities are adequately monitored, evaluated, and documented
• Track and monitor required deliverables
• Prepare and submit grant reports to funders

Required competencies: Time management, strong comprehension and writing ability, strong written and oral communication

Staff Supervision & Development - 10%

• Regularly meet with staff to assess: progress, areas for support, and ongoing professional development
• Document staff supervision and development using Partnerships’ required tracking tools
• Identify and support staff in obtaining external professional development as needed
• Provide individual and group-level coaching around key skills for coalition success

Required competencies: Ability to lead (inspire, clearly communicate with, supervise) a team of individuals, empathy, ability to hold team accountable to clearly outlined deliverables and metrics

Coalition Management - 40%

• Use results-based facilitation and other best practices to structure and implement high-impact coalition meetings (workgroups, steering committee, ad hoc, etc.)
• Support TYSA coordinators and other relevant staff in prioritizing internal and external follow-up strategies/activities to move the coalition forward in implementation
• Oversee the development and implementation of coalition strategies and activities
• Work with the Evaluation Team and Chief of Programs to maintain the coalition theory of change/logic model and track and monitor key coalition indicators and outcomes

Required Competencies: Strong relationship building skills, emotional intelligence, ability to distill complex concepts and communicate them to a lay audience, proficient at evaluating program strategies, ability to discern high leverage activities and initiate tasks, understanding of public health concepts and prevention science

Relationship Building & Partner Management - 10%

• Cultivate new and existing relationships with prospective coalition members to ensure the coalition is inclusive all all necessary sectors
• Regularly communicate with coalition partners regarding progress and coalition updates
• Monitor coalition engagement to measure coalition health
• Re-engage coalition members as needed

Required Competencies: Empathy and relational skills, clear written and oral communication, ability to identify how individual strengths can contribute to group activities & strategies, ability to relate to diverse individuals and groups

Training, Outreach & Social Marketing - 10%

• Ensure all staff are trained in relevant TYSA workshops and dispatch staff as necessary to provide trainings/workshops
• Refine and update presentations with updated data and feedback as needed
• Dispatch evaluation tools (surveys, etc.) in alignment with organizational processes to assess changes in knowledge and behavior
• In partnership with coalition members and workgroup priorities, oversee creation of culturally responsive social marketing materials aimed at increasing community knowledge and influencing behavior change
• Effectively deploy communication materials into the community using in-person, digital, and mass media dissemination strategies

Required competencies: proficient with public health messaging/social marketing approaches, proficient with social media/design tools OR strong communication liaising with vendors and communication creative direction

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree in Public Health or Public Policy required with a minimum of 3 years post-masters’ experience
• At least 2 years of experience with project management within a non-profit setting
• At least 2 years of experience with grant management in a non-profit setting
• At least 2 years of experience supervising employees or interns
• At least 2 years of experience facilitating groups and/or meetings
• Expertise in community organizing and social determinants of health
• Evaluation experience and comfort level collecting and analyzing data
• Ability to work independently
• Proficient in Google Suite
• Detail oriented
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with the Staten Island community preferred
• Basic familiarity with budget management in non-profit organizations
• Expertise in substance use and mental health
• Understanding of collective impact and coalition work

Compensation is commensurate with experience. Partnerships offers a competitive benefits package with annual leave, health/dental/vision insurance, and a retirement plan (403B). Please note that we will not offer or negotiate an initial salary above the range listed for this position. In the interest of time, we ask that all candidates consider this carefully before applying.

Please note that this role may require some evening and weekend work (in addition to your 40 hours) and travel to community events and conferences.

Partnerships for Community Wellness is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

Partnerships for Community Wellness has attempted to accurately describe this position but reserves the right to change, add, or delete tasks/duties outlined in this job description. Any changes will be at the sole discretion of Partnerships at any time. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Compensation is commensurate with experience. Partnerships offers a competitive benefits package with annual leave, health/dental/vision insurance, and a match retirement plan (403B).