the medical foundation 95 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 Position Title: Director, Boston Urban Asthma Coalition (BUAC) and Massachusetts Asthma Advocacy Partnership (MAAP) Program Area: Community Health Division Location: TMF's Codman Square Office, Boston, MA Supervisors: TMF's Director of Environmental Health Be part of a vibrant and growing organization that works directly with a diverse group of residents, community-based organizations, government agencies, medical professionals, and other individuals who are concerned with the factors that contribute to the rising prevalence of asthma within vulnerable populations of Boston and other Massachusetts communities. Founded in 1997, the Boston Urban Asthma Coalition's (BUAC) mission is to build a comprehensive and coordinated approach to asthma control and prevention in Boston. BUAC, a parent driven, grassroots level coalition of over 300 community partners, accomplishes this by promoting collaboration and community leadership to reduce racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities in asthma prevalence, asthma management, and asthma hazards in the home, school, and other environments. In 2007, BUAC received funding to create the Massachusetts Asthma Advocacy Partnership (MAAP). MAAP, a statewide coalition of partners, is committed to reducing asthma health disparities in the Commonwealth by coordinating statewide advocacy efforts. MAAP links to local efforts across the state by bringing together community organizations and other partners to achieve sustainable statewide changes in the environment, education, and the quality of health care. MAAP's comprehensive approach includes, supporting reimbursement for asthma education and home visitation, supporting local health departments to take on healthy and green housing issues, promoting awareness of occupational asthma among the general public, supporting schools to reduce toxins in the school environment and supporting environmental justice issues through legislation. In order to be effective in these roles, the new Director will need to: * Mobilize and engage a diverse group of staff, parents, and other coalition members at the local level to actively participate in and set the agenda for BUAC. * Develop a coordinated, statewide response to asthma by mobilizing and engaging a diverse group of community and statewide partners to develop, adopt, and promote an advocacy agenda that cuts across geographic boundaries and addresses the rising prevalence of asthma in Massachusetts. * Work with the Steering Committees, Working Groups, and TMF's Development Office to create and maintain a diverse funding base to sustain BUAC/MAAP's efforts. Duties & Responsibilities: Programmatic: * Provide leadership, program development, and program management for BUAC/MAAP projects and initiatives. * Work with the BUAC/MAAP Steering Committees and Working Groups to develop programmatic and policy directions to reduce asthma rates across the state. * Implement program initiatives and projects, including, but not limited to: communication, education and outreach strategies, research projects, policy and advocacy efforts, coordinating local and statewide meetings, and other activities as needed. * Lead program administration efforts, including strategic planning, managing grants, building and maintaining strong communication with diverse stakeholders, and meeting all reporting requirements for funders. * Work with Steering Committees and Working Groups to assess and evaluate program and policy efforts. Management & Supervision: * Recruit, supervise, and manage BUAC/MAAP staff, interns, and any other personnel hired to assist with projects and events. * Conduct staff performance reviews annually. * Develop and support staff in attaining professional development goals. Budget & Finance: * Work with TMF's Finance Department to develop, manage, and track BUAC/MAAP's diverse funding base. * Identify opportunities for maintaining and/or expanding BUAC/MAAP funding base through grants, donations, and other funding sources. * Work with TMF Director of Development to research and write grant proposals for projects and activities approved by the BUAC/MAAP Steering Committees. Internal & External Relations: * Develop, engage, and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders including, but not limited to: BUAC/MAAP Steering Committees and Working Groups, The Medical Foundation, parents and other community residents, local community-based organizations, medical community, faith community, government and elected officials (local, state and federal), academia, housing, school, local residents, and other critical partners. * Work with staff to develop and implement plans for engaging key community leaders including parents and other community and statewide agencies. * Work with TMF to develop and maintain the BUAC/MAAP website and manage media relations including BUAC/MAAP publicity and promotion. * All other tasks and duties as needed. Qualifications: * Bachelors degree (Master's degree a plus) and a minimum of 7 years experience in a leadership role in public health, environmental health, public policy, or other relevant field. Senior management experience, a plus. * Demonstrated experience, skill, and track record in community planning, outreach, community and parent organizing, coalition development and collaboration, and project implementation. * Effective leadership skills with the ability to motivate individuals to develop priorities and effectively implement strategies to address priorities. * Experience in effectively managing and supervising full and part time staff and volunteers. * Strong organizational development, fundraising, fiscal management, problem-solving, and facilitation skills. * Experience in effective advocacy and policy development leading to systems change. * Experience in working in a multicultural environment. * A personal commitment and experience with promoting social justice and addressing health disparities and effecting change in low income and diverse communities. * Excellent written and oral communication skills. * Strong analytic and computer skills. * Demonstrated networking and partnership-building skills including experience working with the media. * Must be highly organized, motivated, and able to work well independently and in a team setting. * Knowledge base of Boston and its neighborhoods and Massachusetts is desirable. * Ability to speak and/or write in more than one language is a plus. * Ability to work as needed in the evening and on weekends. Diversity in organizational practice is a core value of The Medical Foundation resulting in culturally competent services, materials, resources, and programs. Our hiring and business practices are informed by an appreciation of the strengths offered by differing cultures, races, religions, ethnicities, classes, sexual orientation, physical capacities, and age groups. The Medical Foundation offers an attractive benefits package, including medical, dental and life insurance, retirement plan, tax-deferred annuity and generous vacation. This job description is intended to indicate the kinds of work duties that will be required in this position. It is not intended to limit, or in any way modify, the rights of any supervisor to assign, direct, and contract work of staff under his/her supervision. The use of a particular illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties, not mentioned, that are of a similar level or difficulty. Reply: Qualified candidates should submit by email a resume with cover letter and salary requirements to Kerry St. Pierre at kstpierre@tmfnet.org. Please write BUAC/MAAP in the subject line of your email. No phone calls please.
