Community Engagement Strategist

Department:

12100 Advocate Aurora Health Corporate - Community Relations

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

This is a hybrid role, requiring frequent travel throughout the Advocate Health Care footprint of IL and offering remote work opportunity.

Supports the development, alignment, execution, and evaluation of community engagement strategies from conception to implementation. Works in partnership with leaders in designing and implementing Advocate Health community engagement strategy and action plan to achieve defined goals across the Illinois Market.  Cultivates and manages long-term relationships that influence Advocate’s Health’s reputation, awareness, and social impact with teammates, patients, and community partners.  Implements and activate plans in line with best practices and Advocate Health’s core values, mission, priorities, and overall business strategy.

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.
• Serve as a representative for Advocate Health 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 development of 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

Level of Education: 

• Bachelor's Degree

Years of Experience: 

• 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.  

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated experience building effective, strong relationships with community organizations and leaders as well as coordinating relationships between the community and internal employees. Demonstrated skills in interacting effectively with people at all levels within and outside of the organization.
• Knowledge of the non-profit community and health care industry.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple projects or events. Strong organizational and planning skills, which include the ability to budget time, set priorities, and multi-task.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite or similar products.
• Ability to work weekend and evening hours to support and coordinate community programs, activities, or events.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Requires reading, comprehending, and editing materials. Requires clear and