Public Affairs Coordinator - Texas

Public Affairs Coordinator - Texas -

The first duty of the general public affairs coordinator is to successfully promote the general public coverage, program and improvement efforts of the Chapter by way of the institution of 1) a volunteer advocacy pressure to realize state and nationwide public coverage objectives, 2) a communication infrastructure and three) partnerships and relationships with media retailers, advocates, volunteers and legislators. The objective is to raised the lives of people and households dwelling with Alzheimer’s illness or different dementias.

Important Job Features

Public Coverage

Function lead employees and liaison to the Chapter’s Public Coverage Committee in creating and executing applicable methods to realize the Alzheimer’s Affiliation’s advocacy objectives

Schedule and conduct conferences with state and federal legislators relating to points pertinent to Alzheimer’s illness or different dementias

Recruit, practice and coordinate a community of advocates and ambassadors to realize state and nationwide objectives

Collaborate with different public coverage employees in Texas and in Washington, DC to realize state and nationwide objectives

Full well timed and correct documentation and studies of all public coverage actions and handle the general public coverage database, commonly updating and monitoring the Chapter’s progress towards set objectives.

Communications

Aide in sustaining the chapter’s market place because the main, native useful resource for media and public affairs representatives on Alzheimer’s analysis, public coverage and human curiosity tales.

Help nationwide initiatives with native media protection and promotional actions.

Coordinate, with applicable Chapter employees, annual communications /public relations plan and calendar

Write and/or edit all press releases and different communication items to native media, making certain that each one print and digital supplies meet native and nationwide requirements

Keep and develop media contact database for delivering correct, well timed media releases.

Regularly pitch media and construct relationships on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Affiliation.

Construct ongoing relationships with different employees as a way to higher perceive and meet their communications wants.

Work with applicable employees to take care of and replace the Chapter’s web site and work with Improvement employees to coordinate posts on Chapter’s Fb web page and different social media; Be sure that social media content material and pictures mirror Alzheimer’s Affiliation nationwide tips

Coordinate the manufacturing of the month-to-month eNews and chapter annual report

Monitor media protection/impressions and put together required nationwide reviews.

Different duties as requested by President & CEO.

Minimal Necessities

Confirmed to be a proficient author and editor

Bachelor’s diploma required, ideally in journalism, communications, public relations or public coverage; Grasp’s diploma most popular

A minimum of 2 years of expertise in public relations or public coverage actions

Wonderful customer support, group and time management expertise

Proficiency in MS Workplace merchandise, particularly Phrase and Excel

Potential to bodily bend, push, stand and stroll. Have to be in a position upon event to maneuver or carry roughly 25 kilos

Ship your resume and canopy letter:
by e mail:
lharleson@alz.org

by mail:
Ship resume to:
Alzheimer’s Affiliation, North Central Texas

2630 West Freeway

Suite 100

Fort Value, TX 76102

If apply ing by e-mail, please connect your resume and

cowl letter as Microsoft Phrase paperwork, or embrace

each inside the textual content of your e-mail message.

We’re an Affirmative Motion, Equal Alternative Employer

and we respect your curiosity within the Alzheimer’s Affiliation.

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