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ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HEALTH FORUM (APIAHF) SEEKS
PROGRAM COORDINATOR (SAN FRANCISCO, CA)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Community Organizing Program Coordinator III
Posted 12/9/2005
Application deadline 1/12/2006
Organizational Description:
The Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is a
national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program and
research efforts to improve the health and well being of Asian American
and Pacific Islander communities. Founded in 1986, APIAHF approaches
activities with the philosophy of coalition-building and developing
capacity within Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. We
advocate on health issues of priority and significance to Asian American and
Pacific Islander communities, conduct technical assistance and
training, provide health and U.S. Census data analyses and information
dissemination, and convene regional and national conferences on Asian American
and Pacific Islander health.
The Asian & Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Institute, as part of
the APIAHF, is a national coalition of domestic violence experts, shelter
workers, health educators, and policy activists working to eliminate
domestic violence in Asian communities by building supportive networks,
increasing awareness and prevention of domestic violence, identifying
and expanding resources, and informing and promoting research and policy.
Title: Community Organizing Program Coordinator III, Full Time
Reports to: DV Program Director
Job Summary: The Coordinator of Community Organizing, under the
supervision of the DV Program Director, will be chiefly responsible for
Outreach, Technical Assistance and Capacity-building to API Community Based
Organizations that provide services to Asian and Pacific Islander
battered women.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Build Capacity of API Community Based Organizations to prevent
domestic violence through community organizing.
• Provide training and Technical Assistance to API domestic violence
organizations
• Develop training curricula and materials that build capacity of CBOs
to engage in community organizing
• Convene advocates’ forums, workshops and conferences to enhance
national networking.
• Work collaboratively with API Community Based Organizations,
advocates, state and national organizations.
• Develop a plan to support regional organizing projects
• Convene and lead Community Organizing working group and provide staff
support to APIDVI’s other working groups
• Responsible for working with team members on other projects as
related to Institute’s Resource Center and the Health Forum
• Engage in policy advocacy, and participate in APIDVI’s research
activities to include data gathering, documentation, needs assessments and
evaluations.
• Collect, analyze, and write reports on relevant literature, prepare
information packets and materials for dissemination through APIDVI’s
Resource Center
• Travel to domestic violence organizations and conferences as needed
throughout the U.S. for on-site trainings and conference
workshops/presentations
• Represent the API Institute at local, state and national levels by
serving on advisory committees, collaborating on joint projects that
reflect critical issues affecting API communities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Manager.
Qualifications:
• Graduate degree or equivalent experience in domestic violence, public
health or related field
• Five years of domestic violence service/advocacy experience working
with Asian and/or Pacific Islander communities
• Three or more years of demonstrated training experience
• Five years of experience in community organizing with a strong
preference for designing campaigns/projects
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and administrative skills and
ability to work with diverse groups of people
• Experience in program planning and development
• Demonstrated effective writing skills
• Demonstrated effective public speaking and meeting facilitation
skills
• Demonstrated proficiency with Windows-based word processing and email
• Strong initiative, creativity and motivation, including ability to
work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to travel as part of work responsibilities
Desired Qualifications:
• Experience or interest in domestic violence and health policy;
• Previous experience organizing nationally
• Bilingual and/or biliterate in an Asian or Pacific Islander language.
If interested please send resume, cover letter, and writing sample no
later than January 12, 2006 via USPS, E-mail, or Fax to:
APIAHF
ATTN: Sheralyn Padua
450 Sutter Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
E-mail: spadua@apiahf.org
Fax: 415-954-9999 |
