Healthier Generation is a leading children's health organization that advances equitable whole child health.

We define health equity in whole child health as youth having the supports in place to thrive regardless of where they live, learn, and play. We believe that a dedicated, intensified movement that centers equity in health practices and policies is required in order to achieve dramatic improvements in the health and life outcomes of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, as well as communities experiencing deep poverty.

Driven by our passion to ensure that every mind, every body, and every young person is healthy and ready to succeed, our work has reached over 31 million young people across the country. 

Healthier Generation has worked with schools, youth-serving organizations, businesses, and communities, promoting healthy environments so that young people can achieve lifelong health. Our work, in total, has reached more than 31 million children and meaningfully improved the environments that support their physical, social, and emotional health. 

Reporting to the Director, Special Projects, you will serve as a vital member of the program team and the driving force behind the success of key projects. Your role will entail broad aspects of project management, including building relationships, managing work plans, providing and coordinating programmatic support to achieve project deliverables, and communicating results to internal and external stakeholders. You will represent Healthier Generation in the community, contribute to the organization’s growth, and support our culture of philanthropy.

In efforts to cultivate strong partnerships that expand and enhance Healthier Generation’s impact to ensure every mind, every body, every young person is healthy and ready to succeed, you will be responsible for the following tasks:

In order to advance Healthier Generation’s programmatic delivery to promote healthy environments, you will be responsible for the following tasks:

Fostering stewardship builds a robust culture of philanthropy that fuels Healthier Generation’s mission to promote healthy environments so that young people can achieve lifelong good health:

You should have a genuine interest in and commitment to making kids’ lives healthier. 

You are a dedicated, equity driven, solution-oriented professional who values a community-centered approach and systems-level change. Your ability to prioritize tasks, build internal and external relationships and be self-driven prepares you for this position.

Your professional experience will show that you practice many of the following Healthier Generation core values:

Preferred education and experience requirements for this role:

Other Requirements 

Compensation and Benefits 

At Healthier Generation, we believe in a holistic approach to rewarding and supporting staff. We work to balance financial stability with competitive pay and meaningful benefits –while offering unmatched schedule flexibility and mission-based work. Some of the benefits we offer include: 

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.