Posted: August 02, 2011

About Us:
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation works to address one of the nation’s leading public health threats—childhood obesity. The goal of the Alliance is to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015, and to empower kids nationwide to make healthy lifestyle choices. Founded in 2005 by the American Heart Association and William J. Clinton Foundation, the Alliance works to positively affect the places that can make a difference in a child’s health: homes, schools, doctor’s offices and communities.

Through one of its key initiatives, the Kids’ Movement, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation supports out-of-school time providers in creating healthier environments and empowering all kids to make healthy choices and become leaders and advocates for physical activity and healthy eating.

The Alliance believes that youth-serving organizations (afterschool programs, faith-based organizations, youth clubs, park and recreation departments, summer camps, etc.) play an essential role in equipping young people with the knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy choices and to reinforce the importance of those choices through opportunities for them to select healthy foods and beverages, participate in physical activity and limit screen time. Thus the Alliance collaborates in specific communities with youth-serving and community organizations to institute policies and practices that provide healthier food and beverages, opportunities for physical activity, and positive youth development. In these places the Alliance supplies tools and coaching to implement best practices for increasing access to physical activity and healthier foods, as well as achieving standards adopted by the National Afterschool Association.

The Alliance also believes that young people play key roles in developing solutions to the obesity problem. Kids have a stake in making a difference, as their futures will be affected by the epidemic. They offer valuable insights and perspectives and, within a positive youth development model, become effective community leaders for healthy change. The Alliance provides support to youth-serving organizations for collaboration with youth to help them learn and practice making healthy choices in their own lives; encourage their families and friends to make healthy choices; and lead healthy changes in their schools and neighborhoods.

It is the goal of the Alliance to fill employment vacancies with the most qualified applicants, whether recruiting internally or externally. Strong consideration will be given to qualified internal candidates. All internal and external candidates must comply with application requirements.

Fellowship Length: The length of these three Alliance Fellow positions will begin on approximately September 16, 2011 and conclude on June 30, 2012, with the possibility of extending to September 2012. Employment at the Alliance is at-will.

Job Description: Fellows will be responsible for: recruiting youth-serving organizations to participate in the Kids’ Movement initiative; hands-on guidance and support to recruited youth-serving organizations on the implementation of the initiative; coordinating the technical assistance needs of the youth-serving organizations with national Alliance staff; development, cultivation and management of key relationships within target/recruited youth-serving organizations; and accountability for specific outcomes demonstrated by the youth-serving organizations.

Key Responsibilities:

- Identify and understand the needs of the local community and youth-serving organizations related to childhood obesity.

- Recruit youth-serving organizations into the Kids’ Movement initiative.

- Deliver workshops, technical assistance and virtual (via phone, email and webinar) support to enrolled youth-serving organizations to facilitate the implementation of the initiative.

- Manage direct and indirect technical assistance efforts and appropriate follow-up with national Alliance staff.

- Cultivate and develop key relationships within the youth-serving organizations and childhood obesity prevention communities in assigned region to ensure effective collaboration and brokering of local, state and national resources.

- Promote opportunities to participate in the initiative within assigned region to key youth-serving organizations and childhood obesity stakeholders through conferences, trainings and publications.

- Showcase successful implementation of the initiative and activities of youth leaders and youth-serving organizations in the local community.

- Report progress and results through formal and informal reporting procedures.

Qualifications: – Holds a valid state Driver’s License.

- Ability to travel 75% of the time, primarily in the assigned region.

- Ability to lift and carry 25-30 pounds.

- Ability to assess and identify significant opportunities and develop feasible solutions in youth-serving organizations.

- Experience in effectively delivering technical assistance and workshops to diverse audiences.

- Is a natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance.

- Holds the belief that young people are critical to building and strengthening communities.

- Demonstrates a genuine interest and commitment to making young peoples’ lifestyles healthier.

- Exhibits skills to build and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders.

- Enjoys working collaboratively and has personal style to work collegially with all types of individuals.

- Demonstrates sensitivity, diplomacy and interpersonal skills.

- Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism, creativity and integrity.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills.

- Highly organized and able to manage several projects simultaneously.

- Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and flexible, willing to roll-up his/her sleeves to do whatever is necessary to get the job done.

- Inquisitive nature and excellent active listening skills.

To apply, please upload a cover letter and resume to our website; https://tbe.taleo.net/NA6/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?cws=1&org=HEALTHIERGENERATION

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that aims to deliver culturally appropriate messages and services to all youth.