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good luck bill Regional Equity Coordinator 1/31/2013 Summary of Position: The Regional Equity Coordinator will work with the Executive Director of SHA to staff the Coalition on Regional Equity, which includes staffing the Sacramento Hunger Coalition, and supporting other coalition subgroups including the Transportation Equity, Sustainable Communities Working Group, Community Economic Development Work Group and helping staff the outreach component of the Environmental Justice Initiative. The responsibilities of the position include regional organizing and coalition building, policy advocacy, education and outreach. Organizing and Coalition Building: Staff the Sacramento Hunger Coalition, including the Steering Committee, the Food Stamp Advocacy Taskforce and the Public Education Committee; Staff the CORE Steering Committee and working with SHA’s Land Use Policy Director on the Transportation Equity Working Group, the Sustainable Communities Working Group, and other potential future working groups. Provide vision and leadership to a regional coalition to build power and create change on regional land use issues, working in partnership with SHA’s Land Use Policy Director and Housing & Environmental Justice Policy Director, to hold elected officials accountable for how their decisions impact regional public health, built environment and transportation; Recruit and organize regional coalition organizations, community partners, and individuals; Organize members to participate in campaigns to promote healthy land use policies in the region; Continue to participate in the Building Healthy Communities South Sacramento Hub; Advocacy Organize the coalition around regional policy related to housing, food justice, transportation and other land-use practices, including as they relate to health disparities. Assist with organizing and carrying out campaigns related to health disparities and environmental justice issues. Education, Outreach and Regional Trainings Outreach to community residents via local neighborhood associations to form a bridge between policy work on equity issues and the community; Produce the Sacramento Hunger Coalition and CORE fact sheets, advocacy alerts, and other educational materials; Coordinate regional equity summits, Steering Committee meetings, and round table discussions; Assist with planning and production of the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI), including a focus on recruitment and placements; Continue to collaborate with the UC Davis Community Scholars Program to produce research analysis around one of CORE’s key issues each year; Provide trainings regionally on a broad range of equity-related topics; Develop and maintain strong contacts with the media. Additional Duties Provide support to other SHA campaigns and projects; Assist in event planning for actions, fundraisers and membership events; Produce grant reports and evaluations; Assist in grant writing. Salary and Benefits: This is a full-time salaried position with medical and dental benefits. Salary is competitive and based on experience. Preferred Attributes: The ideal candidate would have: experience in coordinating diverse groups and interest; knowledge of food justice, land use planning, public health issues and an aptitude for policy analysis combined with coalition building. This position is at the intersection of the built environment, public health and community development and entails bridging different organizational philosophies and histories, disparate organizations and individuals so the ability to work with and inspire diverse groups is essential to the position. Frequent local travel required and occasional out of area travel is required. Valid driver’s license, insurance and reliable transportation is necessary. Evening and weekend meetings and events are common. Send Resume, Cover Letter and Salary Range: Please email your cover letter, resume and salary range to Bob Erlenbusch, Executive Director: [email protected] Deadline: February 18, 2013 _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
