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Staff
Job Title:      Vice President of Health Education and Communications
Position:       Full-time
Reports to:   Executive Director
 
FORCE improves the lives of the millions of individuals and families facing hereditary breast, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, colorectal and endometrial cancers. Our community includes people with a BRCA, ATM, PALB2, CHEK2, PTEN or other inherited gene mutation and those diagnosed with Lynch syndrome.
 
We are seeking a VP of Health Education and Communication to work as a resource to all FORCE program owners and to lead the development and review of educational, plain language communications. The ideal candidate would have a masters or doctoral level expertise in health education or public health, nursing or nurse navigation with a strong background in health communication and health promotion.
 

Responsibilities:

  • Review education, research and public policy content to assure clear, culturally competent, plain language communication. This includes programs such as: XRAY: eXamining the Relevance ofArticles for You , educational pages of our website, brochures, research study listings, public policy updates, newsletters, brochures, presentations and other public-facing educational campaigns;
  • Work with FORCE team across pillars to improve plain language aspects of our health communication;
  • Work with partners and consultants to assure that communications and materials are culturally competent;
  • Work with FORCE Advisory Board to assure communications are accurate and consistent with current evidence and/or guidelines;
  • Review presenter slides for webinars and conferences to improve plain language communication and understandability of presentations for FORCE community.
 Competencies
 
The ideal candidate would have a masters or doctoral level expertise in health education or public health, nursing or nurse navigation with a strong background in health communication and health promotion along with:
  • Plain language health communication and health education skills
  • Strong writing skills
  • Strong understanding of cancer genetics, prevention and detection and treatment;
  • Strong understanding of health literacy, the drivers of health disparities and inequities and approaches to overcome them;
  • Strong understanding of research principles and statistics, ability to read and understand research study design and research results;
  • Ability to find and understand information on current cancer treatment and prevention guidelines 
 Compensation for this position ranges from $75,000-95,000. If this position aligns with your qualifications and you would like to be considered, email your cover letter and resume to careers@FacingOurRisk.org with the subject line: VP of Health Education.
Position: Staff
Organization: FORCE: Facing Our Risk
Location: Tampa,  FL 
United States
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Posting Start Date: 5/9/2023
Date Posted: 5/9/2023
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Status: This listing expires on: 6/8/2023
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