Project Coordinator

Overview

As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives as we remain devoted to a future of health and hope for everyone, everywhere. At the American Heart Association, your contribution matters, and so does your career.

 

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Project Coordinator, National Field Advocacy in our National Center office located in Dallas, Texas.

 

The Project Coordinator is responsible for providing project oversight and general administrative support for various programs/initiatives and for the national field advocacy team. This position works extensively with field advocacy advisors and advocacy field staff.

 

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

 

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Responsibilities

• Leads, tracks and supports field advocacy related projects as assigned.
• Assist with development and production of campaign materials such as presentations, fact sheets, assessments, newsletters and other resources in support of field advocacy priorities.
• Coordinate trainings, advocacy events, and meetings. Manage partnerships with coalition members, associations and stakeholders as assigned. Schedule and coordinate meetings, travel, logistics and special projects as assigned.
• Collaborate with other departments to integrate field advocacy priorities into American Heart Association-related events and other community or networking events.
• Conduct policy research for field-based projects. Support the development of online and offline advocacy efforts, including data entry. Provide support for database management. Coordinate field advocacy related reporting, including supervising field level progress toward advocacy goals.
• Monitors, reviews and process invoices and expenditures in various Advocacy Department budgets. Coordinates field level lobbying reports in compliance with local, state and federal regulations. May coordinate grant reports or other report documentation.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Public Policy, or a related area.
• Minimum of 2 years of related Project Coordination or Administrative experience.
• Experience with internet and social media communication and marketing.
• Prior experience with finance and/or expense management.
• Basic knowledge of government and legislative process and agency action.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Proven skill in developing and giving oral and written presentations.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment to meet daily, monthly and annual goals.
• Ability to work in a team environment and interact with all levels of American Heart Association staff, volunteers and the public.

Compensation & Benefits

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

 

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.  That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.  As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.  HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.