UMKC's Institute for Human Development (IHD) - Maternal and Child Health Program

This position will coordinate support functions for the IHD Maternal and Child Health Program to ensure that program goals and objectives are accomplished in accordance with established priorities, time limitations, funding limitations, or other specifications. This role has four primary components: communication, monitoring project management, coordinating meetings, and providing logistical support. Supervision of student workers may be required as needed for program support functions.

Responsibilities

• This position will coordinate support functions for the IHD Maternal and Child Health Program to ensure that program goals and objectives are accomplished in accordance with established priorities, time limitations, funding limitations, or other specifications.
• This role has four primary components: conducting data collection activities, communication, coordinating meetings, and providing logistical support.
• Conduct interviews, focus groups, and other data collection activities.
• Transcribe interviews and focus group recordings, code the transcriptions, develop codebooks, and prepare dissemination materials, including reports and infographics.
• Supervision of student workers may be required as needed for program support functions.
• Manage day-to-day communication for the Maternal and Child Health Program
• Prepare letters, emails, social media, and content for infographics, flyers, PPTs, or newsletters.
• Coordination and collaboration with the IHD Information Dissemination Team
• Point of contact among employees, partners, and other external stakeholders
• Coordinate the development and dissemination of reports of the Maternal and Child Health Program (routing for content reviews, formatting, proofreading, printing, and distribution)
• Develop and monitor project management processes including the use of tools (e.g., software or applications) to manage large, complex, and multiuser projects.
• Coordinate logistics for meetings and events for the Maternal and Child Health Program
• Prepare and distribute meeting minutes and notes for the Maternal and Child Health Program
• Serve as the National Information and Reporting System (NIRS) liaison for the IHD Research and Evaluation Function (coordinating data entry and reviewing the function's activities to ensure reporting is complete and accurate)
• Prepare and process purchasing requests for the Maternal and Child Health Program and monitor their fulfillment.
• Provide support to the administrative team, which may include but is not limited to data entry, filing, and other activities as needed
• Other duties as assigned

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and 1 year of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Projects).
Strong attention to detail.
Qualitative research experience.
Prior experience working in the maternal and child health field.
Ability to manage Social Media accounts for an organization or individual.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), and MS Project.
Qualtrics and RedCap.
Strong attention to detail.
Experience writing in a professional capacity.

Position starts at $18.50 - $26.34 per hour commensurate with experience, education, and internal equity.

Open until filled, review of applications to begin immediately.

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

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