Coalitions and Partnerships Manager

Indyhunger; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana Alliance of YMCAs is seeking a Coalitions and Partnerships Manager to build and steward regional relationships across Indiana in support of the Rural Health Transformation Program grant. The role partners with local YMCAs, healthcare systems, and government agencies, coordinating engagement and reporting to the grant steering committee.

The position requires travel across the region, strong facilitation and communication skills, and completion of YMCA trainings within deadlines.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Public Health, Public Administration, Community Development, or related field required; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in partnership development, coalition building, or community engagement, ideally within health or nonprofit sectors.
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and consensus-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and public relations skills.
• Familiarity with rural Indiana health needs and the community landscape strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel regularly across the assigned region, including occasional evenings/weekends.
• Completion of all position-specific and mandatory YMCA training within deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist local Y's with building, expanding, and strengthening collaborative relationships with trusted partners, including healthcare systems, clinics, schools, community hubs, primary care providers, Area Agencies on Aging, local health departments, and Purdue Extension.
• Serve as primary liaison to the grant steering committee, coordinating engagement and follow-through on partnership commitments.
• Identify and cultivate new cross-sector collaborations that advance grant objectives.
• Lead the regional coalition engagement strategy, convening partners and facilitating regular coalition meetings.
• Support local Y's in establishing and maintaining community advisory groups and coalitions.
• Track partnership activity, agreements/MOUs, and engagement metrics for grant reporting.
• Support deployment of 5210 activities, in coordination with Marketing and Communications Manager, across regional partners.
• Participate in strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation across the grant lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Marketing and Communications Manager to ensure consistent messaging to partners.

Skills

Facilitation

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Consensus-building

Written communication

Verbal communication

Public relations

Education

BA/BS in Public Health, Public Administration, Community Development, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

SUMMARY

The Coalitions and Partnerships Manager is a grant-funded position responsible for building and stewarding regional relationships with healthcare systems, government agencies, Cooperative Extension programs, and community-based organizations in support of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) grant. This position works closely with local YMCAs to build, expand, and strengthen collaborative relationships with trusted partners, and serves as a key liaison to the grant's steering committee and statewide coalition. The Manager reports to the State Director of Rural Health.

RESPONSIBILITIES, ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & KEY DELIVERABLES

Partnership Development

• Assist local Y's with building, expanding, and strengthening collaborative relationships with trusted partners, including healthcare systems, clinics, schools, community hubs, primary care providers, Area Agencies on Aging, local health departments, and Purdue Extension.
• Serve as primary liaison to the grant steering committee, coordinating engagement and follow-through on partnership commitments.
• Identify and cultivate new cross-sector collaborations that advance grant objectives.

Coalition & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead the regional coalition engagement strategy, convening partners and facilitating regular coalition meetings.
• Support local Y's in establishing and maintaining community advisory groups and coalitions.
• Track partnership activity, agreements/MOUs, and engagement metrics for inclusion in grant reporting.
• Support deployment of 5210 activities, in coordination with Marketing and Communications Manager, across regional partners.

Strategic Alignment

• Participate in comprehensive strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation activities across the life of the grant.
• Coordinate with the Marketing and Communications Manager to ensure consistent, aligned messaging to partners.
• Perform other duties/assignments as needed at the Indiana Alliance of YMCAs.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• BA/BS in Public Health, Public Administration, Community Development, or a related field required; master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in partnership development, coalition building, or community engagement, ideally within health or nonprofit sectors.
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and consensus-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and public relations skills.
• Familiarity with rural Indiana health needs and the community landscape strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel regularly and extensively across assigned region, including occasional evenings/weekends for programming.
• Completion of all position-specific and mandatory YMCA training within specified deadlines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb stairs, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

This position requires frequent statewide travel, including to rural communities, partner sites, and program events across Indiana, sometimes requiring overnight travel. The noise level in the office work environment is typical of a normal office; noise levels during site visits may be moderate to occasionally loud.