• Assists with overseeing network projects/functions including but not limited to: STRIVE, Network Connection Meetings, community-based programs focused on socio-emotional wellbeing in early childhood

• Helps manage operations for STRIVE statewide implementation expansion and local partnerships including setting annual program goals, objectives, and impact metrics with team, staff members, and partners; develops project timelines/work plans.

• Supervise support staff, including practicum students, interns, and VISTA members in onboarding/training, delegating tasks, overseeing daily activities, participatory research projects, and supporting opportunities for professional development.

• Help ensure families and partners can meaningfully engage in VVN activities/events through expansion of civic leadership opportunities, partnerships, volunteer coordination, and two-generation strategic programming.

• Training and Capacity Building responsibilities

• Support manager/director with strategic planning for providing training and consultation.

• Lead management of operations for training, including request intakes, partner meetings, contract agreements, deliverables monitoring, outreach, participant management, and follow-up.

• Maintain, update, and create training content in alignment with branding and style guide, including presentations, curriculum, toolkits, handouts, and experiential learning activities.

• Facilitate integration of community co-design processes in training and curriculum development. Deliver presentations and provide technical assistance for training.

• Support PDP/CEU/CME/CNE certification process.

• Support quality improvement and implementation change through data collection, synthesis, analysis, and dissemination.

• Support writing white papers, literature reviews, and other research activities that arise.

• Lead regular communication with staff, community partners, CBOs, stakeholders, residents, and educators (including calls, emails, blogs, newsletters, Zoom meetings, and webinars).

• Support in scheduling key partner meetings with staff and partners to ensure needs are met and there is timely follow-up.

• Meeting and Event Coordination and Documentation

• Supports team and partner meeting scheduling and documentation, including notetaking, invitations, and meeting/video conferencing and technology tools.

• Provides support for meeting and event planning logistics, including facilitation or partner co-facilitation, site visits (when in-person), ordering supplies and equipment, printing, and other preparatory tasks.

• Support manager/director with updating processes and systems for organization tools.

• Support the financial reimbursement and tracking of expenses for directors and related projects.

• Provide development assistance to director to ensure sustainability, and activities include systems development, grant reports, and evaluation efforts.

• Candidates should have experience in synthesizing complex health information and in health communications.

• Candidate should have topical knowledge related to racism in healthcare, and clinician/patient communication techniques.

• Candidate should have an eye for visual appealing content and consistent branding and style guide implementation. Candidate should have graphic design experience.

• Candidate should have knowledge of adult learning principles and effective formats for communicating various types of content, including development of engagement activities.

• Candidates should have comfort with conducting research in PubMed and grey literature.

• Candidate should have comfort with receive constructive criticism and appreciation of review processes.

• Candidate should have experience facilitating review processes with multiple stakeholders and integrating feedback effectively into training and learning materials.

• Candidates should be proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Google Drives, DropBox, and Zoom.

• Candidates should be self-motivated and able to work autonomously with frequent check-ins.

• Candidates should have a track record of flexibility and meeting deadlines.

• Candidate should have knowledge of CME/CNE approval requirements for educational content.

• Candidate must have their own computer to work on, preferably with a camera, that can use software programs including Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, and Articulate Suite.

• Position is per diem and remote.

• Senior Specialist is expected to track their own hours and communicate about project timelines.

• It is expected that at least once a week the Senior Specialist make themselves available for a Zoom meeting Monday-Friday 9-5.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

As the primary teaching hospital for Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and BU schools of public health and dentistry, intellectual rigor shapes our inquiries. Our research is led by a belief that skin color, zip code, and financial circumstances shouldn’t dictate health.

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 617-638-8582 to let us know the nature of your request.