Job Title: Community Education and Outreach Representative

Reports to: Community Mobilization Supervisor

Location / Hours: Ponce, Puerto Rico – Full-Time position

The Human Resources Generalist will run the daily functions of the Human Resources (HR) department including talent acquisition process, payroll process, benefits, and leaves. End-to-end service support and enforcing company policies and practices. Ensure that the organization adheres to local, state, and federal employment regulations.

The Trust is an equal-opportunity employer; we strive to maintain a workplace atmosphere that is free from discrimination. To those ends, the Trust provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, social status, political affiliation, religion, physical or mental disability, veteran status, perceived or real domestic violence victim status, sexual harassment victim status, stalking victim status, and/or any other basis protected by law.

Key Responsibilities:

Among the most important activities to coordinate for the PRVCU project are:

1. Support the implementation of a community and business outreach plan according to the Community Division Strategic Plan.

2. Organize, attend, and present at business, community, schools, and neighborhood group meetings regarding the PRVCU's programs including community mobilization, education, and vector control.

Coordinate, support, design, and/or implement educational lessons and community outreach-related events, including workshops, town hall meetings, special events, social and cultural events, educational booths, educational talks, informational visits, etc.

4. Be the primary point of contact and organizer of outreach or educational activities of the PRVCU.

5. Develop public education and information materials, presentations, and displays – including contributing to newsletters, media/new media outreach, educational material content, social media, and website content.

6. Assessing, recording, and reporting on the development, progress, attainment, and behavior of students and community members.

7. Ensuring the safe custody and optimum use of equipment normally used by oneself during lessons and seeing to its regular servicing and maintenance.

8. Respond to public and community inquiries and brief the organization’s staff on matters of public interest and concern.

9. Define requirements, and participate in the design and implementation of a community database of interested parties and issues.

10. Provide training to community leaders (“Train the Trainers” and other formats);

11. Regularly participate or coordinate community outreach activities around the Island during or outside normal business hours.

12. Provide support to the Vector Control Unit in general, and the CM division specifically, as needed.

Since our organization is going to change to meet the needs of new designations, you can expect, anticipate, and assume that your job description will change to meet these challenges.

Education, Training & Experiences:

• 2-4+ years of hands-on experience in coordinating and/or leading community engagement or outreach programs in the areas of public health, environment, or another related field.
• Require bachelor’s degree certification in some of the following educational fields; science, education, public relations, sociology, community engagement, health education, public health, psychology, or related.
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing outreach programs in public health or related initiatives.

Qualifications and Technical Job Requirements:

• Ability to successfully engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills: the ability to work effectively as part of a team in a dynamic environment; comfortable and effective in influencing at all organizational levels; ability to tactfully give/receive constructive feedback.
• Impeccable oral and written communications skills in English and Spanish including excellent writing, proofreading, and editing abilities and command of grammar/punctuation, style, and format; ability to communicate, translate, simplify and articulate complex ideas into easily understood and relatable concepts.
• Proficient in the use of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• A self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple simultaneous projects under strict timelines and within confidential circumstances.
• A strong work ethic, ability to maintain and model high personal, ethical, and professional standards, as well as an outgoing and positive personality.
• Must be able to work outside normal business hours; must be able to travel regularly throughout the island, as needed.
• Must hold a valid Puerto Rico driver’s license.