Advocacy Communications Coordinator

For over 40 years, the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC) has passionately pursued its mission of ensuring access to high-quality affordable health care for all Ohioans. Measuring success by lives that have been served, OACHC is committed to supporting the largest primary care network in the state of Ohio. The Health Center Program’s model provides high quality, comprehensive care, eliminates barriers and health disparities, and enables communities to shape their own healthcare journey. OACHC is the primary source for training and technical assistance (T/TA) for all 60 of Ohio’s Community Health Centers.

Under the direction and leadership of the Director of Policy and Public Affairs, the Advocacy Communications Coordinator (ACC) leads efforts to achieve state and federal advocacy goals through communication plans, digital advocacy, event coordination and outreach.

QUALIFYING CHARACTERISTICS: The ideal ACC embodies the Mission, Vision, and Ideals of OACHC. Value for social awareness, along with the ability to build partnerships and empower advocates is key to success in the ACC role. The ACC displays sound judgment, relates well to the public and staff, has a professional demeanor, prioritizes customer satisfaction, and is well organized. A passion for creating and executing long-term and short-term strategy is at the heart of this mission-minded role.

EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Communications, Political Science, Public Relations, or related field. At least 2 years’ relevant experience is required with demonstrated outcomes-based achievements. Strong preference given to candidates with experience with Community Health Centers or membership associations. Experience with creative tools and the willingness to learn new systems is highly desirable.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent organizational skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability in building and maintaining effective partnerships.
• Demonstrated success in grassroots mobilization, legislative advocacy and stakeholder engagement at the state and federal levels.
• Ability to work as a team member and work effectively with diverse people.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and maximum accountability.
• Pleasant manner in telephone and personal contacts and a professional demeanor.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Proficiency in designing materials and crafting content for digital and print platforms.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Ability to travel nationally and around the state of Ohio.
• Strong computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Applications, and online resources.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Campaign Development & Execution: Design and lead advocacy and community engagement campaigns, including grassroots mobilization and digital outreach, to achieve state and federal advocacy goals.
• Strategic Communication: Create and implement communication plans to support legislative priorities, including content for email, social media, publications, and advocacy action alerts.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Recruit and empower Health Center teams, board members, patients, and stakeholders to actively participate in advocacy efforts.
• Digital Advocacy: Manage and optimize the advocacy platform, leveraging digital tools to increase outreach and measure effectiveness.
• Design & Marketing: Design, edit, and produce persuasive materials tailored to diverse audiences. Lead social media campaigns to amplify advocacy efforts.
• Public Relations: Collaborate with leadership on external communications, including talking points, one-pagers, press items
• Community Partnerships: Build strategic partnerships to enhance the visibility of the organization and advance advocacy goals.
• Event Coordination: Support advocacy-related events, including National Health Center Week, legislative visits, and advocacy days at the Statehouse and Capitol Hill.
• Outreach and Enrollment: Support leadership and health centers on outreach and enrollment policy and issues
• Perform related responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Policy and Public Affairs

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Physical ability to continuously stoop, kneel, bend, use a computer and perform light lifting.

If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge, we encourage you to apply!