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Position Highlights:

Position Title: Health Communications Specialist

Location: Remote

Position End Date: 12/31/23

Salary: $60,000 plus benefits

Overview:

The Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition (BFHN) is seeking an experienced health communications professional to support the content creation and dissemination of the bureau’s communications activities related to maternal and child health. This position will work closely with BFHN leadership on a wide range of communication activities across the bureau in support of its Title V priorities, including social media, newsletters, website development, reports, and presentations. This position will ensure that all communication strategies are aligned with BFHN priorities and adhere to DPH policies and procedures.

The Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition provides programs and services ensuring the health of the Commonwealth’s mothers, infants, children, and youth — including children and youth with special health needs and their families. The bureau is home to the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant, a federal-state partnership that provides critical infrastructure funding to the Commonwealth’s maternal and child health system, providing direct services to over 860,000 women, infants, and children in Massachusetts. Furthermore, the bureau is committed to advancing and sustaining equity for our staff and the families we serve by dismantling structural racism and co-creating healing-centered policies, practices, and social norms.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to develop and support effective strategies to ensure a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with various work teams and stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated success as a team player.    
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including experience writing newsletters, websites, and social media content
• Ability to interact with individuals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.   
• 2-4 years of professional, related experience.   
• Proven problem-solving skills and passion for innovative content and improvement
• Bachelor’s degree in communications or a related field.   
• Proficient use of different computer programs (Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams).  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to accommodate a hybrid schedule (in office 2-3 times per week) within a reasonable commute to 250 Washington St, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108

Responsibilities:

• Provide support with the development of internal communication review processes and planning
• Stay up to date with health communication best practices
• Provide marketing and communications expertise in the development and implementation of printed and online publications including social media, newsletters, fact sheets, websites, and presentations
• Knowledge of Health Communications principles and techniques
• Ensure communication activities are based on accepted principles, methods, and best practices.   
• Develop content for posting on various digital media outlets, ensuring consistency across communication channels, and working within state requirements and guidelines
• Partner with internal and external partners to develop effective opportunities for message planning, research, message development, and delivery.   
• Complete assigned deliverables, including required reports, within established time frames

Special Notes:

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and Massachusetts Department of Public Health, in order to best support the State of Massachusetts in their public health programming.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R.

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Relocation expenses are not included.