Perinatal Community Engagement Coordinator

About This Role

Guide community engagement efforts for the Maternal Health Program, building relationships with statewide and community-based organizations to improve maternal health outcomes. Lead the implementation of strategies focused on perinatal wellbeing, emphasizing community-based solutions and integrating community voices.

Responsibilities

• Guide community engagement efforts for the Maternal Health Program
• Provide grantee support to improve maternal health outcomes
• Build and maintain relationships with statewide and community-based organizations
• Effectively engage individuals with lived and/or community-based experience to inform public health efforts
• Lead implementation of strategies for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) priorities focused on perinatal wellbeing
• Incorporate community voices into the identification, development and implementation of strategies
• Monitor contracts for community-based and hospital-based grantees
• Develop budgets and scopes of work for grants
• Provide technical assistance and support to grantees for grant deliverable implementation
• Ensure payment for services by reviewing and submitting invoices and completing department contract monitoring requirements

Requirements

• Six (6) years of relevant experience in maternal health, public health, health policy, community engagement, health systems, and/or with programs involved in promoting and implementing public health or public policy initiatives, or other related fields
• Residence in the State of Colorado at the time of application

Qualifications

• Six (6) years of relevant experience in maternal health, public health, health policy, community engagement, health systems, and/or with programs involved in promoting and implementing public health or public policy initiatives, or other related fields. Or a combination of related education and experience equal to six (6) years.

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated experience in community engagement, outreach, or partnership-building, particularly with communities experiencing worse health outcomes
• Lived experience and/or long-standing relationships with communities most impacted by maternal and child health inequities
• Proven ability to engage and communicate clearly with a wide variety of audiences, tailoring outreach and messaging
• Strong facilitation and relationship-building skills
• Familiarity with reproductive health frameworks, social determinants of health, and trauma-informed, culturally responsive approaches
• Comfort working in both community settings and systems-level environments (e.g., healthcare, state government)
• Demonstrated understanding of the unique complexities and systemic barriers that impact maternal and child health outcomes
• Experience supporting partners through technical assistance, coordination, and administrative processes

Benefits