Senior Program Coordinator, Community Health

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health, vision and dental insurance

Child care subsidies

Student loan subsidies

Paid time off

Retirement plan (403b)

Tuition reimbursement

Licensure/certification reimbursement

Transit discounts

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking a Program Coordinator to implement, evaluate, and expand the Healthy in the City initiative. The role supports family-centered health programming, coordinates partnerships, and ensures alignment with funding and strategic priorities.

The position emphasizes collaboration with health centers, clinical teams, and community partners, plus data-driven reporting and quality improvement to advance child health and obesity prevention goals.

Qualifications

• Advanced project coordination skills.
• Partnership management.
• Understanding of community and population health.
• Experience supporting evaluation and quality improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Commitment to health equity and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate implementation of the Healthy in the City program expansion, managing project plans, timelines, and stakeholder communications.
• Support delivery and continuous improvement of family-centered health programming.
• Coordinate relationships across community health centers, healthcare providers, schools, and partners.
• Facilitate collaboration among program, clinical, and community partners.
• Liaise between program operations and evaluation, supporting data collection and reporting.
• Monitor program performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate meetings, trainings, and reports for leadership and funders.
• Support growth of implementation across centers.

Skills

Project coordination

Partnership management

Community health

Evaluation & quality

Written & verbal comms

Multitasking

Health equity

Education

Assoc degree in Public Health

Master's preferred

Job description

Position summary:

Primarily responsible for coordinating the implementation, evaluation, and expansion activities of the Healthy in the City program, a family-centered health initiative designed to prevent childhood obesity and improve health outcomes among children and caregivers. Reports to the Manager of Community Programs and plays a key role in supporting implementation of program priorities, coordinating partnerships, facilitating operational activities, and advancing initiative goals.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate implementation of the Healthy in the City program expansion, supporting achievement of program goals through management of project plans, timelines, operational processes, and stakeholder communications. Work closely with the Manager of Community Programs to ensure activities are aligned with strategic priorities and funding requirements.
• Support delivery and continuous improvement of family-centered health programming, including nutrition education, physical activity initiatives, family engagement activities, resource navigation, and community-based wellness opportunities designed to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce risk factors associated with childhood obesity.
• Coordinate relationships and activities across community health centers, healthcare providers, community-based organizations, schools, recreational partners, and other stakeholders to support program implementation, participant engagement, and access to resources.
• Facilitate collaboration among program, clinical, and community partners to promote effective communication, resolve implementation challenges, and ensure a coordinated approach to serving children and families.
• Serve as a liaison between program operations and evaluation efforts, coordinating with health center staff and evaluation teams to support collection of participant, family, clinical, and program data. Help establish and maintain processes that ensure accurate, timely, and consistent reporting of outcomes, participation metrics, and other data needed for program evaluation, quality improvement, and grant reporting.
• Monitor program performance and implementation progress through regular review of activities, outcomes, and operational metrics. Identify challenges and opportunities for improvement and contribute to the development and implementation of solutions that strengthen program effectiveness and participant experience.
• Coordinate program meetings, trainings, stakeholder convenings, and partner communications, and assist in the preparation of reports, presentations, funding updates, and other materials for leadership, funders, and community partners.
• Support planning, documentation, and implementation of program growth and expansion efforts, including development of operational workflows, partnership structures, and implementation resources that facilitate replication of the model at additional community health centers.

Minimum qualifications

Education:

• An Associate's degree or equivalent experience in Public Health, Community Health, Health Administration, Social Work, Human Services, Population Health, or a related field is required. A Master's degree is preferred.
• A min of 5 years of experience in program coordination, public health, community health, healthcare administration, population health, or a related field is required. Experience coordinating complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, community partnerships, and program evaluation activities is preferred.

Experience:

• Advanced project coordination skills.
• Partnership management.
• Understanding of community and population health.
• Experience supporting evaluation and quality improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Commitment to health equity and community engagement.

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.