Indigenous Health Policy Advocate & Coalition Builder

Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP); Santa Maria (CA); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) seeks a Health Policy Advocate to lead advocacy for improved health policies and access for uninsured and underinsured Indigenous communities on California’s Central Coast.

The role collaborates with health care providers, government agencies, and partners to expand quality care, raise awareness of health coverage, and build regional coalitions while evening and weekend work is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience required.
• Bilingual Spanish-English skills required. Mixteco a plus.
• Public speaking and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Understand the Health Policy systems and processes.

Responsabilités

• Meet biweekly with CPEHN to co-develop campaign strategies and deliverables with the MICOP supervisor.
• Work closely with CPEHN and supervisor to coordinate shared priorities, timelines and expectations.
• Perform outreach activities to become familiar with community base and their health care priorities.
• Participate as a partner and point person for coalition activities with CPEHN.
• Responsible for keeping the coalition accountable to fulfill campaign expectations and reporting requirements.
• Track and report measurable campaign outcomes.
• Organize and mobilize members to support campaign activities, including story collection, public comments, district actions, letter sign-ons, and sharing educational materials.
• Participate in at least one statewide action quarterly, including statewide health equity calls and Capitol Days.
• Create and/or participate in relevant local/regional coalitions, contributing to their influence in the region and assisting CPEHN in developing new partnerships.
• Support statewide campaigns to raise revenue, advance community health workers and promotores, defend Medi-Cal for all, and promote people-centered health care reforms.
• Lead and organize legislative visits, rallies, and press conferences, and recruit community leaders to participate.
• Support the coalition in creating a shared analysis of local healthcare.
• Recruit a multicultural, multilingual regional coalition, including neighborhood groups and Medi-Cal recipients and manage subcontracts to support participation.
• Identify campaign goals, build a coalition of supporters, conduct campaign power mapping, and assist in recruiting staff to support the coalition's campaign efforts.
• Co-design and execute a local health care reform campaign with CPEHN.

Connaissances

Bilingual Spanish-English

Public speaking

Interpersonal communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Outils

Google Drive

Microsoft Office

Zoom

Description du poste

Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) seeks a Health Policy Advocate to lead advocacy for improved health policies and access for uninsured and underinsured Indigenous communities on California’s Central Coast.

The role collaborates with health care providers, government agencies, and partners to expand quality care, raise awareness of health coverage, and build regional coalitions while evening and weekend work is required.