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National Field Director, Primary Care Progress
Position: National Field Director
Functional Area:
Organization: Primary Care Progress
Location: Boston, MA
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Overview:
Primary Care Progress (PCP) is a growing grassroots network of primary care clinicians trainees and students engaging their local primary care communities to promote primary care and transform primary care delivery and training. We believe that addressing the challenges facing primary healthcare requires a grassroots, bottom-up approach and that trainees have a critical role to play. Our members are initiating efforts in local communities to promote the importance of primary care and raise awareness about new models of care, engage trainees in efforts to redesign care delivery, and support the creation of local primary care curricular reform collaboratives.. The PCP network is designed to connect trainees, clinicians, and educators with one another through local activities, while creating a national community of like-minded primary care advocates who energize and inspire one another. Our national team provides various programming, leadership development, website resources, national field team expertise, and the sharing of best practices within the network.
Position:
Primary Care Progress (PCP) is seeking a dynamic and accomplished National Field Director to develop and implement field plans to promote PCP initiatives and support chapters in communities throughout the country. The National Field Director will contribute strategic direction, manage a growing volunteer and paid team of on-the-ground organizers and chapter leaders, and build on and implement an innovative and successful primary care community engagement and mobilization campaign. This senior level position is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a very fast growing movement aimed at changing the face of health care in America.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a strategy to build out the primary care advocate network in critical regions and communities with key primary care players and grassroots opinion leaders;
- Create and execute national and regional field plans
- Coordinate with allied groups and the national Field Directors of other groups working to revitalize our primary healthcare system
- Working with other key staff, design and disseminate strategies and resources related to primary care community mobilization, leadership development, and trainee engagement
- Work with the leadership of the Primary Care Innovation Collaborative (PCIC) and Speakers Bureau (SB) Teams to disseminate PCIC and SB strategies and resources
- Work with the Strategic Communications Manager to design and implement strategies to incorporate social media technology (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) to support and enhance the overall field strategy
- Recruit, train, and manage a team of 5-10 field organizers in different regions with potential to manage more team members with growth of program
- Travel for site visits to provide support and technical assistance to local collaboratives
- Develop and implement comprehensive systems to track and report on outcomes
- Contribute to fundraising and grant writing and budget management for the field strategy
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience preferably in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting; experience in a field leadership position in support of specific issues or initiatives required;
- Content knowledge of the healthcare field a plus
- Strong staff management skills and experience supervising both paid staff and volunteers
- Strong sense of social strategy and ability to quickly adapt to a changing environment
- Goal-orientation and willingness to hold self and others accountable to aggressive goals
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills and an ability to inspire and engage with others meaningfully
- Ability to work quickly and cooperatively under pressure
- Energetic outlook and commitment to the Primary Care Progress mission and grassroots approach to change
- A team orientation combining collegiality and creativity to drive and motivate others
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; Master’s degree preferred.
To Apply:
Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, both in Word format, to Andrew Morris-Singer at http://jobs.cgcareers.org/application.aspx?id=1771 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
