Position Purpose

The Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for building community partnerships in target communities. This includes the development, coordination and implementation of community education events, establishment of new testing sites and increasing Vivent Health’s engagement with the community. This position will coordinate events in various Vivent Health locations, with an emphasis on the Milwaukee community. 

Scope of Responsibilities

Vivent Health is one of the nation’s largest providers of HIV prevention, care and treatment services with a budget approaching $150 million and employing over 450 professionals.

The unique, nationally recognized Vivent Health HIV Medical home model of care assures that everyone with HIV has access to medical, dental, mental health and social services and provides the best opportunity for patients to achieve high quality health outcomes. Vivent Health also provides aggressive HIV prevention services to gay men, injection drug users and others at the highest risk for HIV infection.

Vivent Health currently operates in multiple states nationwide. It embraces a Market Culture to increase access to care, enhance quality outcomes, achieve and surpass financial performance expectations and has an aggressive plan to expand into additional states.

Position Responsibilities

1. Successfully convey the mission and vision of Vivent Health with a focus on community HIV education and prevention.  
2. Interact directly with community members and community leaders. 
3. Develop impactful and creative ways to reach our target audience.  
4. Work closely with Prevention Specialists and others within Vivent Health to align messaging and outreach activities. 
5. Facilitate planning meetings with internal and external partners as needed.  
6. Coordinate and implement local events (e.g., planning, logistics) to engage the target community in order to provide education, harm reduction and HIV/HCV/STI counseling, testing and referral (CTR).  
7. Work in collaboration with Prevention leadership to coordinate staff support and CTR as appropriate for each event.  
8. Maintain complete and organized records of all meetings and events. 
9. Maintain accessible and complete records regarding resources, key contacts, evaluation data, number of individuals reached, etc. This includes utilization of Vivent Health’s internal prevention data collection system, Service Point. 
10. Implement evaluation strategies to measure event success.  
11. Brainstorm future locations and event opportunities.  
12. Oversee inventory of all outreach materials, ensure effective use of materials, and monitor supplies and organization of items.
13. Work with Marketing to create and order new supplies as needed. 
14. Regularly report to the Director of Prevention Services on all activities through biweekly personal management inventory.  
15. Perform other duties as assigned.  

Required Qualifications

• Valid Wisconsin Driver’s License
• Has an Insurable Driving Record
• Owns a reliable insured vehicle
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2+hours)
• Pre-employment & annual TB Test         
• Annual Influenza vaccination 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience in community engagement or event planning, preferably with a prevention and/or public health focus
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to the HIV/AIDS patient population, and/or an eagerness to learn about this community.

Preferred Qualifications

• Service oriented attitude.
• Strong communication skills, organizational skills and time management.
•  Proven ability to build collaborations and partnerships with individuals and organizations.
• Excellent attention to detail.
•  Flexible and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with reliable follow-through.
• Proven ability to innovate and work toward goals.
• Ability to complete work assignments with minimal supervision, thoroughness and efficiency.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team effort.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with individuals from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to HIV/AIDS and related issues.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and a strong comfort level discussing issues of sexuality, orientation, gender and sex.
•  Comfortable externally representing the organization in a variety of situations.
• Commitment to our values, mission and vision.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed.
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience in community engagement or event planning, preferably with a prevention and/or public health focus.
• Bachelor’s degree.