Executive Director, Community Health – Baltimore

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.

The lead executive for the local market in Baltimore, the Executive Director of Community Health is responsible for all strategic growth and operational success of Community Works, a multi-pronged social service agency serving residents and neighborhoods in West Baltimore. The role will also oversee Unity Properties, a non-profit affordable housing corporation, assist in the development and implementation of a donor relations strategy, oversee community engagement, assure compliance with grant requirements, and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to execute on a system-wide anchor institution strategy. Working in an assigned geographic area, central focus areas of the role include: program design and evaluation, economic and community development, coalition building, community engagement, donor relations, and the social determinants of health. The role will help create policies, procedures, goals and objectives for all community health programs within the market and will manage program directors, program managers, and special organizational interests / projects at the national and local levels.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop a working knowledge of existing conditions, trends, activities and public policies affecting the community
• Help implement the Community Health Needs Assessment within assigned geographic area, after assessment of health status and conditions
• Interact effectively with local system management, elected officials and their staff, and community agencies, and potential funders or investors.
• Develop effective relationships with community leaders and residents across diverse interests, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds, including formation of community coalitions and priorities
• Engage state and county partners with attention to grant and funding opportunities
• Assist in legislative and public policy advocacy to local and state government officials for issues that impact the health and well-being of the community
• Implement priorities resulting from Community Health Needs Assessments
• Manage functional teams at the market/local level who implement community health programming.
• Create proposals and capital requests related to community revitalization and/or economic development programs
• Collaborate with and maintain network of civic partners and businesses in the service of addressing the health and wellbeing needs of communities
• Serve as resource to local and market leadership teams in the promotion of effective community partnerships across the care continuum
• Prepare internal and external documents, including evaluation and progress reports, board and public presentations, and funding requests
  
  
  

Employment Qualifications

• Required Minimum Education: Master's of Arts or Master's of Public Health
• Minimum Years and Type of Experience: 5 years of progressive experience at the executive level with demonstrated supervisory experience, governance and board relations experience, donor relations experience, and subject matter expertise in a specific area(s) related to the work of the organization, e.g., non-profit financial management, youth and family services, affordable housing, social enterprise, community engagement, program management and evaluation.
• Change management
• Organizational development,
• Leadership development
• Facilitative leadership
  
  
  

Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans

Prescription drug coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance w/AD&D

Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible

Paid time off

Educational Assistance

And much more

• Benefits offerings vary according to employment status
  
  
  

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email recruitment@mercy.com. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@mercy.com