Posted - March 3, 2010
The Mississippi State Personnel
Board is recruiting for a Communication Director position.
The job is currently posted on the State Personnel Board
website. Information about
the position can be found on the website and applicants can
apply online.
Posted - December 2, 2009
Community Outreach Coordinator
Mississippi Health Advocacy is looking for a full-time Community
Outreach Coordinator. The successful individual will
recruit members by meeting individually with community members
interested in achieving equitable and quality health care
for all Mississippians.
Responsibilities include and are not limited
to:
-Plan and implement large mobilizations and media events.
-Arrange workshops and other training for leadership development.
-Coordinate volunteers in planning campaign strategies and
tactics.
-Engage in public outreach to build organization infrastructure.
-Participate in local and statewide coalition-building.
-Track all work done through providing timely reports.
-Delegate responsibilities and organize people to work on
projects.
Minimum Qualifications Required:
-Education - High School/GED
- Other Requirements:
-Must have reliable transportation and valid Mississippi
Drivers License.
-Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
-Strong meeting facilitation skills.
-Event planning experience.
-Solid understanding of community organizing and legislative
advocacy goals and strategies.
-Understanding of leadership development goals and strategies.
-Experience providing training and skill-building to grassroots
constituents.
-Demonstrated commitment to criminal justice reform, and
racial and economic justice.
-Good strategic thinking skills.
-Experience working with grassroots organizations.
-Basic competency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
-Strong commitment to social justice.
-Must be willing to work various hours and some weekends.
Qualified candidates can email their resume to lisa.julian2@mercy.net or
contact Lisa Julian at 314-628-3867. To learn more
about our employment opportunities, please visit our website
at www.mercyjobs.com.
March
26, 2009
Communications Specialist
Delta Health Alliance seeks a full-time communications
specialist for its Stoneville, Miss., office. DHA is a partnership
among various organizations that addresses the longstanding,
unmet rural health needs of residents of the Mississippi
Delta. Interested individuals should complete the online
application at www.deltahealthalliance.org. Contact
Sydney Dean at sdean@deltahealthalliance.org for
more information.
This individual will assist the DHA with development of
written information, presentations and other forms of communication
with a variety of local, state and federal entities. This
person must have the ability to write in a clear, concise,
grammatically correct manner working under quick deadlines,
often required to absorb and process a significant amount
of complex and technical information material to create documents
and presentations easily understood by the general public.
This person will also serve as the point of contact for reporters
and other external agencies and must have the ability to
field questions in a professional manner, serving as a liaison
between Delta Health Alliance, its project partners, the
media and general public.
Minimum qualifications for this position are a Bachelor
degree, preferably, but not required, in a field of study
relating to journalism or public relations; with at least
two (2) years of related experience; or an equivalent combination
of education and experience. Must be proficient with programs
such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, graphic art software,
desktop publishing programs, and the internet. Ability
to work with necessary software to update the DHA website
preferred. Salary, additional duties, job reporting
structure and other information can be found on the complete
position description at www.deltahealthalliance.org. |
