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Case Scenario: You are a manager tasked with writing a proposal for expansion of your staff which consists of 4 community-based health advocates that cover Upstate New York in their perspective regions.

Could you tell me where you would hire full-time advocates and where you would hire part-time advocates? What would be the benefit of hiring more staff? Knowing what's happening in public health and community advocacy. In what ways could the current physical and mental health of our community play a role in the expansion? In what ways would an increase in staff be beneficial to the current staff's workload, health, and well-being? What are some of the ways in which hiring additional staff would increase the footprint of the organization as well as make the work more effective?

Additionally, any other relevant information could support an expansion.

PURPOSE OF POSITION

Provide ongoing advocacy and health education-based services to community organizations and community members. Responsible for developing meaningful long-term relationships with grassroots community leaders within assigned regions; while also serving as liaison between Union Leadership and members of the GNYHA affiliated partners. Candidates must be goal-oriented and results-driven, with demonstrable creative and innovative approaches to community organizing. Successful candidates will oversee the development and implementation of multiple neighborhood plans to establish progressive community-based coalitions organized to protect and defend the rights of working families in New York State, with a focus on access to affordable, quality healthcare.

Questions: ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain relationships with key constituencies
• Work closely with staff, union members, and leadership and maintain regular communications.
• Represent the project at forums, meetings, and conferences.
• Research and analyze regional demographics, civic participation, and local organizations; project and evaluate measurable goals for activities.
• Identify opportunities to deliver presentations to large groups on campaign objectives.
• Develop demographic segmentation strategies that align with communities within assigned territories.
• Assist with the development of issues and community-specific educational literature and assist in developing regional distribution outlets.
• Attend monthly community meetings, i.e. Community Boards, JCP Coalitions, Civics, Precinct Board, Clergy meetings, Elected Officials Breakfast meetings
• Generate useable material relevant to campaigns to support HEP promotional efforts such as quotes, photographs, etc.
• Coordinate and execute campaign events, rallies, health fairs, seminars, press conferences, and district lobby visits.
• Build and maintain non-partisan political relationships with local legislators, political staff, labor leaders, community leaders, and clergy.
• Plan Logistics and strategize for events that require multi-level planning example annual Washington DC lobby day.
• Prepare written reports and compile statistical data on campaign event performance
• Develop and implement tactics to support regional and national campaign strategies.
• Develop regional communication plans that include print and digital media