Position Title: Immunization and Childhood Injury Prevention Coordinator
Reports To: Executive Director, Mother & Child Health Coalition
Supervision Exercised: Volunteers, support staff
Position Function: This position is responsible to:
- Coordinate the planning, implementation and follow-up of Mid America Immunization Coalition (MAIC) programs and activities
- Coordinate the planning, implementation and follow-up of Safe Kids Metro KC programs and activities
- Serve as a resource to and liaison for community professionals and families regarding vaccine-preventable disease and injury prevention
- Manage grant writing and fund-raising activities related to MAIC and Safe Kids Metro KC under the guidance of the MCHC executive director
- Manage the fulfillment of requirements of all program grants, and track outcomes
- Submit timely reports to grant funders
- Provide materials and information for communications and marketing, such as newsletter articles, press releases, publications, letters to the editor, social media, etc.
- Provide direction and oversight for support staff related to MAIC and Safe Kids meetings
Duties and Responsibilities related to Mid America Immunization Coalition (MAIC):
- Oversee functioning of community coalition composed of key professionals and volunteers whose concern is the protection of children, adolescents and adults in the greater KC area from vaccine-preventable diseases
- Provide oversight of the Coalition’s immunization grant projects
- Provide leadership for MAIC committees
- Act as the main liaison on state and national immunization initiatives
- Participate in and assist with Coalition and partner activities (i.e., health and back-to-school fairs)
- Evaluate the impact of MAIC’s efforts
- Prepare reports on MAIC activities
Duties and Responsibilities related to Safe Kids Metro KC (SKMKC):
- Work with SKMKC members to plan, implement and evaluate injury prevention activities
- Act as liaison to Safe Kids USA/Worldwide, Safe Kids Missouri and Safe Kids Kansas
- Plan and coordinate SKMKC Steering Committee and quarterly membership meetings
- Provide oversight of the Coalition’s injury prevention grant projects
- Monitor injury prevention outcomes and statistics
- Prepare reports on SKMKC activities
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferably in health, social sciences, or education
- Excellent computer and internet skills (experience with Microsoft Office -Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point)
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Grant writing experience
- Program evaluation
- Knowledge of community resources and services
- Experience in community outreach and project coordination
- Experience in working with volunteers and community agencies
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s degree in related field
- Fund development experience
- Experience with desktop publishing software, such as Publisher
- Bi-lingual, English and Spanish
To apply
Send a copy of your résumé and a letter of interest to:
