Project Coordinator

Job Title: Project Coordinator.

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: Hybrid mode in Chicago, IL

This Job Will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Provide high-level overview, coordination, and evaluation of training across OSHW.
• Collaborating with the OSHW data team to produce and disseminate quarterly reports that communicate schools’ compliance progress throughout the school year.
• Communicate Procurement processes to partners, including Strategic Source Vendor onboarding, and No-Cost Service Agreements.
• Collect, report, and monitor data related to external partners’ provision of health and wellness services to schools.
• Oversee the OSHW Materials Review Committee, which ensures new and existing health and wellness partners are aligned with OSHW priorities and policies.
• Plan and execute the Whole Child Summit, in partnership with Luries Childrens-Magoon Institute, which convenes health and wellness partners for networking, sharing of best practices relevant to Healthy policy implementation and District updates pertaining to Healthy
• Create and maintain Healthy resources, including toolkits, slide decks, webinars, Intranet webpage and public-facing web pages, and update/create new materials as needed.
• Oversee the implementation and distribution of content for internal and external communications for Healthy, including the Healthy Digest, a monthly e-newsletter
• Respond to questions and provide information about Healthy policies and resources via the OSHW inbox, Healthy Office Hours, and other communications channels.
• Develop and employ professional learning opportunities for school staff and stakeholders to implement key health and wellness initiatives including wellness teams, health education, physical education, competitive foods, and chronic disease policy implementation.
• Other duties as assigned

Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required; Focus in Public Health, Public Policy, Education, Human Services or a related field is preferred.
• Master’s degree in public health, public policy, business administration or a related field preferred

Experience Required

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing ADA and workplace accommodations
• Minimum of five (5) years supervisory and/or team leadership experience
• Experience within a large complex organization, large school district setting and/or public sector experience preferred
• Experience working in a unionized labor environment preferred

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Expertise with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and maintaining large datasets
• Knowledge and understanding of marginalized communities and the factors that affect health disparities in Chicago
• Exceptional writing, verbal and interpersonal skills, including public speaking
• Keen analytical skills, and strong attention to detail
• Ability to think high-level and to translate ideas into realistic, actionable plans
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to synthesize and apply information for various audiences
• Ability to collaborate with other departments
• Expertise in facilitating meetings
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, be highly organized and flexible