Job Description
National Program Lead – Risk Factors
Location US-TX-Dallas
Requisition ID 2023-12010
Job Category: Health Strategies
Position Type: Full Time
Overview
Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.
The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a National Program Lead, Risk Factors at our office located in Dallas, TX! This position can be home based within the United States.
This is a full time, benefits eligible opportunity with current funding through August 2027.
The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.
Responsibilities
- Determines portfolio projects and priorities including fulfillment of funding agreements. Partners with sponsors, corporations, strategic alliances, volunteers or related funding organizations to build relationships, communicate status updates, and provide customer service.
- Acts as Subject Matter Expert to facilitate Portfolio expansion and enhancement across the enterprise while working with Science, Advocacy, Quality & Systems Improvement, Community Health and Development, Mission Advancement and Corporate Relations and related departments to drive end-to-end customer solutions.
- Communicates agreements with new partners to Resource Planning, Product Development and Customer
- Marketing for assignment and support. Leverage knowledge of related projects and programs to benefit from existing assets across portfolios.
- Develops and retains knowledge base in assigned Mission Portfolio to understand and align portfolio management with customer and market needs.
- Analyzes market trends and business relationships to align with assigned portfolio. Supports the development and execution of the portfolio business plan, reporting on progress and outcomes.
- Identify and establish Portfolio teams to address product development, marketing campaigns, success measures and analysis of market response and reach.
Qualifications
- Five (5) years of experience in program development, planning, and management
- Five (5) years of experience in public health, community mobilization, and program implementation
- Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects in varying stages of development under time constraints
- Ability to influence leadership and key stakeholders at varying levels
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate and present ideas across diverse audiences
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of community-based best practices for engaging community-based organizations
- Knowledge of health organizations