March of Dimes

Director, Maternal & Infant Health Initiative

March of Dimes

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Arizona • United States

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Lead

About the role

  • Serve as the maternal and infant health lead for the state, engaging and mobilizing community partners while building strong volunteer and partner relationships.
  • Lead the development and implementation of a state-level strategic plan and advocacy strategy aligned with March of Dimes priorities.
  • In collaboration with community partners and using data, identify areas of high need and burden and prioritize local programming.
  • Partner with the national mission team to manage and implement mission initiatives, including new innovative opportunities, programs, and national campaigns at the local level.
  • Foster strong collaboration with internal market staff to advance mission impact goals and ensure strategies are integrated across development, communications, marketing, and advocacy efforts.
  • Build and sustain a strong network of volunteers and strategic partners—including maternal and child health organizations, agencies, and community leaders—to advance the mission.
  • Embody and demonstrate organizational core values: Diversity, Integrity, Mission, Excellence, and Success (DIMES) in all professional interactions and responsibilities.
  • Exemplify adaptive, results-driven leadership by centering community voices and positioning MOD as a trusted leader in MCH across the state.
  • Proactively assess implementation risks and challenges and develop strategies to mitigate barriers and ensure successful program execution.
  • Maintain accountability throughout all processes and engagement.
  • Lead the implementation of programs and strategic initiatives that drive measurable impact and improve maternal and infant health outcomes statewide.
  • Represent March of Dimes in media engagements and serve as a spokesperson at conferences, speaking engagements and events.
  • Perform ongoing management of issues and execution of strategy, tracking of legislative and regulatory priorities, production of advocacy materials, and lobbying of policymakers.
  • Manage coalition relationships.
  • Plan and execute advocacy events.
  • Represent MOD in various capacities with policymakers, volunteers, and other stakeholders.
  • Register as a lobbyist consistent with state laws and regulations.
  • If applicable, utilize electronic data management tools in order to review and analyze legislative developments.
  • Translate and share mission and/or advocacy impact in ways that invite donor investment and supporter engagement.
  • Collaborate with staff partners and key volunteers to identify, cultivate and secure program funding, including sponsorship, for relevant mission campaigns.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in one or more of the following areas: maternal/child health program planning and implementation; advocacy and government affairs; public health programming; working with disadvantaged populations; community development.
  • Experience with results-based accountability model.
  • Skilled organizer with experience in community engagement and coalition management including multicultural communities.
  • Ability to interact across multiple acculturation levels and socio-economic groups.
  • Familiar with the geography, key institutions and key partners and volunteers.
  • Experience convening and leading partners, building strategic partnerships, and conducting meetings with internal and external partners.
  • Critical thinking skills in assessing the local market environment and available resources to successfully implement new and existing programs.
  • Ability to recruit, mobilize and lead volunteers and partners.
  • Master’s degree in public health, health advocacy or policy, community health, public administration, or other related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
maternal health program planningadvocacy strategy developmentpublic health programmingcommunity engagementcoalition managementresults-based accountabilityprogram implementationdata analysislegislative trackingstrategic initiative execution
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcritical thinkingcommunity mobilizationrelationship buildingcommunicationaccountabilityadaptabilitystrategic planningproblem-solving
Certifications
Master’s degree in public healthMaster’s degree in health advocacyMaster’s degree in policyMaster’s degree in community healthMaster’s degree in public administration