Statewide Initiatives Project Coordinator (CES IV) - TBD,CA, JOB ID 82234

Statewide Initiatives Project Coordinator (CES IV) -

TBD, CA, JOB ID 82234

University of California

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Job Description

Position Summary :

The Statewide Initiatives

Project Coordinator is a new statewide Community Nutrition and

Health position, designed to help expand UC ANR's work in

the human health realm. This position will join a statewide network

of researchers and educators advancing integrated approaches that

promote holistic health and equitable communities for all

Californians. It will bring new opportunities for community-facing

work, new collaborations across our network of academics, and new

energy to strategic partnerships, with a focus on developing

curricula and implementing new programming content.

Department Summary :

Community Nutrition and Health at UC

ANR is a statewide network of researchers and educators promoting

healthy and equitable communities for all Californians. Our shared

goal is to co-create public education and partner training

programming to advance community health across California. We

collaborate with local organizations and community leaders who

share our goals to advance community health and work to create

changes across many areas including individual behavior change,

leadership capacity building, organizational policy change,

informing public policy, and affecting systems or environmental

change such workflows or best practices within an institution. As a

result of this work, our vision is for all Californians to have

access to live a healthy life, free from chronic disease.

This position is a contract appointment that is 100%

fixed and ends one year from date of hire with the possibility of

extension if funding permits.

The home department is

Community Nutrition and Health. While this position normally is

based in one of the home office locations below, this position is

eligible for hybrid flexible work arrangements for applicants

living in the State of California at this time. Please note that

hybrid flexible work arrangements are subject to change by the

University.

Home Office Location - The selected

candidate may choose from one of the following county office

locations : Butte County

• Sutter / Yuba Counties

Imperial County

Placer / Nevada Counties

Riverside County

Yolo County

Solano County

Alameda County

Santa Clara County

Pay Scale :

$55,600.00 / year to $99,200.00 / year

Job Posting Close

Date : This job is open until filled. The first application review

date will be 11 / 13 / 2025.

Key Responsibilities :

80%

Coordinates, develops and implements

emerging initiatives to advance human health and health equity

across California :

Develops new statewide

outreach and program curriculum. Identifies opportunities, prepares

action plans, and identifies strategies for measuring project

results.

Synthesizes available

scientific and policy resources to develop training programs.

Identifies and engages with subject

matter experts to participate in new projects.

Independently gathers and analyzes

complex scientific and statistical data to provide results to

program leadership.

Coordinates /

manages long range strategic planning for statewide community

extension programs.

Consults with

and participates in management team steering committee regarding

program activities, outreach and extension.

Designs, develops, and conducts

training courses, outreach and other materials to program offices

throughout the state.

Collaborates

with Statewide Director of Community Nutrition and Health, the

advisor / specialist network, and statewide program teams planning

and implementation of new projects and initiatives, including their

integration with statewide programs. Examples of emerging

initiatives areas are :

Bridging with healthcare

Social-emotional health / mindfulness + nutrition

PSE / systems change + civic engagement

Economic, financial wellness + workforce development

Risk and safety issues + disaster readiness / response

Serves as lead educator, with

coaching, mentorship and monitoring of other community health

educators.

Independently manages

short-term and long-term budget planning process, including pre and

post grant management for assigned programs / projects.

20%

Contributes to external funding proposals

that support sustainable funding structures and incentivize program

growth and development for our unit :

Anticipate future

needs, challenges and opportunities and work in a highly effective

and collaborative manner with UC ANR Advisors, statewide program

colleagues, UCSF collaborators, and other external partners.

Requirements :

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Health

Science, K-12 or Adult Education or other relevant field and / or

equivalent experience / training.

Advanced

written and oral communication skills including facilitating

meetings, and public speaking skills to present ideas and

information clearly and concisely to small and large groups.

Experience leading, coaching, and / or

mentoring others.

Advanced project management

skills to balance diverse and complex project responsibilities and

timelines; ability to stay organized and anticipate next steps

needed to keep up momentum.

Experience in one

or more area of human health education (eg. healthcare,

social-emotional health / mental health, financial wellness,

disaster preparedness, public health).

Familiarity with public health frameworks including social

ecological model, policy, systems, environmental change work,

social determinants of health, health equity, etc.

Experience engaging with diverse communities

and participants, including those with varied cultural, geographic,

and socioeconomic backgrounds, to support inclusive and accessible

educational programming.

Experience with

Microsoft Office, Google Drive, social media, and / or other

web-based programs.

Preferred Skills :

Knowledge of UC policies and

procedures.

Bilingual

communication / translation abilities in English and Spanish.

Advanced working knowledge of budgets and

grant-funded programs.

Special Conditions of

Employment : Must possess valid

California Driver's License to drive a County or University

vehicle. Ability and means to travel on a flexible schedule as

needed, proof of liability damage insurance on vehicle used is

required. Reimbursement of job-related travel will be reimbursed

according to University policies.

The

University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon

successful completion of the background check. This is a designated

position requiring a background check and may require

fingerprinting due to the nature of the job responsibilities. UC

ANR does hire people with conviction histories and reviews

information received in the context of the job responsibilities.

As of January 1, 2014, ANR is a smoke- and

tobacco-free environment in which smoking, the use of smokeless

tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products

(e-cigarettes), is strictly prohibited.

As a

condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the

University of California on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended

or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public

health directives may impose additional requirements.

Exercise the utmost discretion in managing

sensitive information learned in the course of performing their

duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to

employee and student records, health and patient records, financial

data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other

sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and

scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should

be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit

access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate

business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is

properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws

on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of

physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to

prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of

confidential work-related information obtained from any source on

any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations.

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement : As a

condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a

conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if

they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial

decisions within the last seven years determining that they

committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are

currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary

proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after

receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an

administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or

have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous

employer.

a. "Misconduct" means any

violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the

applicant's previous place of employment, including, but

not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual

harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment,

discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the

employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing

some forms of misconduct :

Misconduct

Disclosure Requirement : As a condition of employment, the final

candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be

required to disclose if they have been subject to any final

administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years

determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of

any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative

or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a

position after receiving notice of allegations or while under

investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding

involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of

misconduct with a previous employer.

a.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing

conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment,

including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws

prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of

harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as

defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's

policies addressing some forms of misconduct :

UC Sexual Violence and Sexual

Harassment Policy

UC

Anti-Discrimination Policy

Abusive

Conduct in the Workplace

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