Community Engagement Strategist

Supports the development, alignment, execution and evaluation of community engagement strategies from conception to implementation. Works in partnership with leaders in designing and implementing Advocate Health Care's community engagement strategy and action plan to achieve defined goals across the Northern Illinois market of Advocate Health Care. Cultivates and manages long-term relationships that influence Advocate Health Care's reputation, awareness, and social impact with teammates, patients and community partners. Implements and activates plans in alignment with best practices and Advocate Health Care's core values, mission, priorities and overall business strategy. Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills and relationship management are critical to the success of this position.

Essential functions

• Support the development and execution from creation, distribution, management and implementation of defined community engagement programs.

• Ability to manage a wide range of relationships with community partners, internal and external stakeholders, and track interactions with these groups.

• Maintain and utilize community engagement tracking and reporting tools to provide full record of activities, to compile data, and to develop reports.

• Participates in meetings, events, symposiums, or initiatives, in community engagement involvement by providing regular updates, identifying challenges and reporting on a project plan.

• Work collaboratively with other internal departments.

• Serve as a representative for Advocate Health Care on committees (internal and external community coalitions).

• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with community stakeholders including local elected officials, nonprofits, corporate partners, public health officials, and foundations while continually assessing and making recommendations for appropriate level of funding and mutually beneficial engagement opportunities.

• Communicate, advance, emphasize, prioritize programs and makes recommendations regarding community investment opportunities.

• Identify healthcare and community engagement trends and support management in the development of the Advocate Health Care community engagement strategy.

• Support the development of an execution model from creation, distribution, management and implementation.

• Participate in reporting on related and respective programs using defined key performance indicators.

• Retrieve, test, measure, evaluate and recommend research to ensure effectiveness of community engagement campaign and social impact results.

• Reenforce the organization's brand identity and guidelines through community engagement efforts.

• Develop key performance indicators that are measurable in design and execution in collaboration with leadership.

Education, Experience and Certifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field such as public relations, public health, human service-related communications, or marketing, business, or public policy.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience required in community relations, non-profit management, corporate giving, or corporate responsibility.

• Familiarity with corporate social responsibility programs, local community organizations, programs, and nonprofit groups.

Preferred:

• Comfortable working autonomously

• Comfortable and enjoy building and managing community relationships

• Salesforce experience

Physical Requirements

• Each employee has the responsibility to work in a safe manner.

• Work requires frequent moving from one area to another, coordinating, and communicating with persons in various disciplines and agencies.