Community Programs Manager, Field Research & Partnerships

UCLA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA seeks a highly motivated Community Programs Manager to join the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity and the Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research. This role focuses on strengthening partnerships with community organizations in Los Angeles County, coordinating field research activities, and building capacity to reduce health disparities.

You will engage stakeholders, design training, develop outreach materials, and contribute to research projects across campuses.

Qualifications

• 2+ years Experience conducting community outreach, stakeholder engagement and partnership development in underserved and ethnic minority communities (Required)
• 2+ years Experience facilitating meetings, trainings, workshops, and community forums with diverse audiences. (Required)
• 2+ years Experience providing technical support to agencies in the greater Los Angeles region, including community-based organizations and safety net health care providers (Required)
• 2+ years Experience working in or with diverse organizations in Los Angeles County and knowledge of resources and needs of multiple neighborhoods within Los Angeles County (Required)
• 1+ years Experience in project management, including planning, implementation, timeline development, and monitoring of complex initiatives. (Required)
• 1+ years Research experience, including knowledge of research methods and terminology, data collection, human subjects research protections and IRB requirements. (Required)
• 2+ years Experience developing and managing online communication with diverse community groups and members, including via e-newsletters, website and/or social media (Required)
• 1+ years Experience supervising students and staff (Required)
• Knowledge of heath equity, social determinants of health, and factors contributing to health disparities among diverse populations. (Required)
• Knowledge of community health promotion, program evaluation, and capacity-building approaches that support sustainable community-academic partnerships. (Required)
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with researchers, staff, students, and diverse community members. (Required)
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively across research, clinical, and community settings. (Required)
• Demonstrated writing and proofreading skills to compose and edit correspondence, reports, proposals and other materials for distribution to diverse audiences. (Required)
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills with sound judgement and initiative. (Required)
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously while maintaining high-quality standards and meeting established deadlines. (Required)
• Demonstrated ability to use online research resources, virtual engagement platforms, and digital communication tools to facilitate community-engaged research. (Required)
• Transportation to be able to travel to community sites in Los Angeles and surrounding areas (Required)
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends (Required)
• Spanish Fluency (Required)

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage community partners; conduct stakeholder interviews and community consultations to assess local priorities, needs and assets.
• Develop and coordinate community training and capacity-building activities; develop and disseminate culturally responsive educational and outreach materials.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of community-partnered health disparities research projects.
• Support the collection and synthesis of information from community settings to assess current outreach and research efforts, identify unmet needs, and guide future program directions.
• Regular travel to community sites throughout Los Angeles County to facilitate relationship-building and field research activities.
• Engage with community stakeholders to ensure the work is grounded in community perspectives and responsive to health priorities.

Skills

Community outreach

Stakeholder engagement

Partnership development

Facilitation

Training & capacity-building

Project management

Research methods

Data collection/IRB

Online communication

Supervising staff

Health equity

Social determinants of health

Communication & interpersonal skills

Cross-setting collaboration

Writing & proofreading

Time management

Travel readiness

Spanish fluency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

UCLA seeks a highly motivated Community Programs Manager to join the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity and the Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research. This role focuses on strengthening partnerships with community organizations in Los Angeles County, coordinating field research activities, and building capacity to reduce health disparities.

You will engage stakeholders, design training, develop outreach materials, and contribute to research projects across campuses.