Coalition Coordinator

Job Description: Full time :   $33/hour, 20 hours per week Reports to : Advocacy and Policy Director Location:  Marin County, California. Applicants must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area or surrounding counties and able to coordinate weekly, in-person activities in Marin County, and join up with the team in office.  ABOUT US Bay Area Community Resources  (BACR) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 with the mission to “promote the healthy development of individuals and families, encourage service and volunteerism, and help build community.”  Engaging Community in Advocacy and Policy  (ECAP) is a division of BACR that facilitates community-based public health advocacy throughout the Bay Area.  Within this,  the  Smoke-Free Marin Coalition   is seeking applicants for the position of  Tobacco Coalition & Community Outreach Coordinator .  The purpose of the coalition is to collaborate with the community to develop systems, change messaging and settings, advocate for policies lessen the predatory tactics of tobacco companies, reduce exposure to second and thirdhand smoke, prevent tobacco use young people, and create a healthy, safe environment for residents of Marin County. ABOUT YOU  You believe that community members are inherently knowledgeable and capable of self- advocacy and that all people have a right to live in an environment that promotes health. You are  committed to health justice , have experience working with communities and want to support an environment that allows youth to thrive without tobacco. You work well on your own, but enjoy being part of a supportive team with a common mission of dismantling structural, race-based barriers to health.  POSITION OVERVIEW The Smoke-Free Marin Coalition is seeking an Outreach Coordinator with a history of leadership in the fight for health equity and social justice, coupled with solid administrative experience.   The coordinator will play a critical role in advocating for policy, systems and environmental change strategies, expanding the coalition membership and reach, and organizing major events that are the core of the coalition purpose.  The coordinator will provide strategic direction and coordinate activities of the Smoke-Free Marin Coalition. ADVOCACY RESPONSIBILITIES: Recruit, educate, train, and lead  Smoke-Free Marin Coalition  in assisting or implementing program activities including, but not limited to, policy development, conducting Secondhand Smoke (SHS) outreach and education on SHS complaints, diversity outreach and education; Work with members to plan, organize, and facilitate regular coalition meetings and organize;  Build leadership and organizing capacity of Marin County residents and community groups, to effectively drive and shape systemic change;  Develop fact sheets and public information media reports, creating and educating advocates with information kits for minimum price objective and multi-unit housing objective and meeting…