Community Health Project Lead – Prevention & Coalition Building

Henry Ford Health; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health is seeking a coordinated public health professional to support community projects and partnerships in Jackson, MI. The role involves engaging community partners, schools, and healthcare organizations to advance prevention efforts and drive program evaluation.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's in public health (Master’s preferred), plus 3+ years of related experience, including grant management, data analysis, and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Three years of work experience in public health or related field, including community-based collaboration.
• Experience with grant management and reporting.
• Experience collecting and analyzing data.
• Expert competency in Microsoft Office: Excel, Access, Word, Outlook.
• Expert competency in data collection, analysis, management and reporting systems.
• Expert competency in creating data reporting tools for diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience applying critical thinking and excellent organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and project deadlines.
• Demonstrate professional, appropriate, effective verbal and written communication skills and teaching ability.
• Experience in planning, development, and implementation of sound process improvement solutions and participation in implementation of change.
• Experience self-directing in a challenging and ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and coordinate the Drug Free Jackson (DFJ) Coalition, fostering collaboration among community partners, schools, healthcare organizations, law enforcement, and other stakeholders to advance countywide substance use prevention efforts.
• Plan, conduct, and oversee annual tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis retailer (vendor) education and compliance check visits in partnership with local law enforcement to strengthen environmental prevention strategies.

Skills

Community engagement

Data analysis

Project management

Verbal/written communication

Grant management

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Access

Word

Outlook

Data reporting tools

Job description

Henry Ford Health is seeking a coordinated public health professional to support community projects and partnerships in Jackson, MI. The role involves engaging community partners, schools, and healthcare organizations to advance prevention efforts and drive program evaluation.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's in public health (Master’s preferred), plus 3+ years of related experience, including grant management, data analysis, and effective communication.