Job Announcement: Capacity Building Coordinator

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POSITION DESCRIPTION

FARMWORKER JUSTICE (FJ)

POSITION: Capacity Building Coordinator

Poder Sano Rural Health Project

LOCATION: Washington, DC

SUMMARY

As a team member of FJ's Poder Sano Rural Health Project, the Capacity Building

Coordinator (CBC) will, working in close coordination and consultation with the

Project Director, function as technical and programmatic support related to all

community-level training activities. Poder Sano is a capacity building

assistance project to help organizations mobilize rural Latino communities

around the prevention of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, viral

hepatitis, and tuberculosis.

The CBC will identify and assess capacity building and training needs; plan,

organize, schedule, and implement training, capacity-building, and community

mobilization activities; and contribute to all other project deliverables,

ensuring quality performance and implementing quality-control programs specific

to each task/activity. In addition, the CBC is responsible for developing

tailored procedures, guidelines, and instructions; anticipating the challenges

that may be encountered in carrying activities and crafting solutions; and

developing and monitoring individual activities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical Assistance and Training – Provides leadership and guidance in the

development, implementation, and evaluation of capacity building and training

initiatives that support community-based efforts to reduce and eliminate

HIV/AIDS among rural Latino communities. Focus of the work can include: needs

assessments and situational analysis, behavior change communication strategies,

participatory training and capacity-building techniques, coordination and

administration of webinars, and dissemination of results through

public/professional venues and publications. Some trainings and presentations

are delivered in Spanish.

• Project Administration Support – To include supporting the development and

updating contracts with consultants, administering requests for payments,

logistical coordination of project-related activities and events, and

maintaining relevant project-related files.

• Materials Development – Responsible for developing project-related documents,

including: training curricula, conference abstracts and presentations,

newsletter articles, content for the FJ web site, quarterly reports to funders,

and other materials as required.

• Reporting – Supports the Project Director in preparing progress reports and

financial reports. Additionally, the CBC prepares a monthly project activities

update report for the Project Director.

• Serves as a spokesperson for the project and FJ at external and internal

meetings, conferences, and trainings.

• Professional Development – Participates in formal and informal training and

continuing education activities that will ensure that the Capacity Building

Coordinator acquires and maintains high quality and state-of-the-art

professional and technical capabilities in public health and other disciplines

related to the work of FJ.

• Contributes to the development of FJ and fulfilling its mission, participating

in staff activities, special events, Board of Directors meetings, etc.

• Other duties and responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in a health-related field, equivalent education or experience.

• Knowledge of public health strategies, HIV/AIDS and sexual health, health

disparities, and health education. Experience working with promotores de salud

(community health workers) or farmworker health initiatives is a plus.

• Demonstrated training skills, with experience delivering trainings to both

professionals and community members.

• Experience in the design and application of qualitative research and/or other

participatory community-based research/evaluation methodologies.

• Experience working with community-based organizations, particularly those

serving rural or Latino communities.

• Ability to work as a team member and to travel domestically (15%).

• Excellent communication and public-speaking skills.

• Advanced Spanish and English (written and oral).

FJ IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: All qualified applicants will receive

consideration without regard to race, creed, marital status, sexual orientation,

sex, national origin, age, and non-qualifying disability.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a cover letter and resume to HIV@....