Community Engagement Strategist - South Chicago Market

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Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Full -time, dayshift, hybrid position in the South Chicagoland market covering these hospitals: Trinity, South Suburban, Good Samaritan, and Advocate Christ Hospital with extensive travel in this area.

This role will require flexibility in the schedule to accommodate events, community meetings, etc. that will be in the evenings or weekends.

Pay Range:

Major Responsibilities:

• Support the development and execution from creation, distribution, management, and implementation of defined community engagement programs.
• Ability to manage a wide range of relationships with community partners, internal and external stakeholders, and track interactions with these groups.
• Maintain and utilize community engagement tracking tools to provide full record of activities, to compile data, and to develop reports.
• Participates in meetings, events, symposiums, or initiatives, in community engagement involvement by providing regular updates, identifying challenges, and reporting on a project plan.
• Work collaboratively with other internal departments. Serving as an Advocate Health representative on committees (internal and external community coalitions).
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with community stakeholders including local elected officials, nonprofits, corporate partners, public health officials, and foundations while continually assessing and making recommendations for appropriate level of funding and mutually beneficial engagement opportunities.
• Communicate, advance, emphasize, prioritize programs and makes recommendations regarding community investment opportunities.
• Identify healthcare and community engagement trends and support management in the developing the Advocate Health Community Engagement strategy.
• Support the development of an execution model from creation, distribution, management, and implementation.
• Participate in reporting on related and respective programs using defined key performance indicators. Retrieve, test, measure, evaluate, and recommend insight research to ensure effectiveness of community engagement campaign and social impact results.
• Reenforce the organization’s brand identity and guidelines through community engagement efforts.
• Develop key performance indicators that are measurable in design and execution in collaboration with leadership.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• None Required.

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations, Public Health, Business or related field.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 3 years of experience required in community relations, non-profit management, corporate giving, or corporate responsibility. Familiarity with corporate social responsibility programs, local community organizations, programs, and nonprofit groups.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Excellent relationship management skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills required
• Exceptional PowerPoint, MS Word and Excel skills required
• Self-directed with excellent time management and detail orientation
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced healthcare environment with tight deadlines
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once
• Adaptability based on changing needs of the organization
• Requires reading, comprehension, and editing materials.
• Requires clear and effective communication.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

This position requires travel to various Advocate locations and markets, with occasional nights and weekends required. Therefore, they will be exposed to weather and road conditions. Exposed to typical office environment. Operates necessary equipment to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.