The International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2), a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of American Indian and Alaskan Native elders, seeks to hire a Communications Associate. This position will provide support and coordination for the organization’s communications work on brain health, vaccines, elder justice, and other projects as assigned.
The primary focus of the position is to help with crafting and disseminating organizational messages. Responsibilities may include writing press releases, managing social media, and coordinating internal communications to enhance the organization’s public image. In addition, this position will support the work of creating and sustaining partnerships while applying principles of authentic community engagement and Indigenous community engagement.
The Communications Associate will work across the organization, as well as work closely with and report to the Director of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Projects. An ideal candidate will be passionate about serving American Indian, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian communities and elders.
Duties and Responsibilities
Administrative Support:
- Manage the day-to-day administrative tasks of the assigned projects/initiatives.
- Support maintenance and organization of files, documents, and records related to projects and initiatives.
- Schedule meetings and appointments with and for team members.
- Support basic research activities to design and execute communications activities, including reviewing resources, fact checking, and developing surveys to analyze.
Project Reporting:
- Input and maintain accurate data related to brain health projects.
- Draft reports and summaries as needed to track progress and outcomes.
Communications:
- Draft and edit written materials such as educational materials, emails, and newsletters.
- Support creation and maintenance of website content and media.
- Develop graphically designed resources and materials using sites like Canva, Design Crowd, and/or Adobe Pro.
- Develop communication materials for in-person and virtual events, meetings, webinars, workshops, training, and technical assistance.
Partner Coordination:
- Attend and support meetings with project officers and funders.
- Support communication with partners for each project and representatives of American Indian, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian communities, including tribal leaders, elder services providers, and urban serving organizations.
- Support training and technical assistance both virtually and in-person.
Team Collaboration:
- Collaborate closely with team members to ensure smooth workflow and project coordination.
- Provide administrative support to team members as needed.
- Use project management software to streamline collaboration for the assigned projects/initiatives.
Requirements, Preferences, and Other Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (high school degree and four years of relevant work experience)
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Microsoft Projects (or similar project management software), MailChimp, and/or Canva.
- Ability to use social media and website platforms.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.
- Experience working with American Indian, Hawaiian Natives or Alaska Native populations is strongly preferred.
- Strong commitment to health equity and social justice.
- Ability to work with diverse groups of people.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage many tasks simultaneously, completing tasks on time and within budget.
- Excellent follow-up and follow-through skills.
- Pro-active, collaborative, flexible and creative work style to solve problems.
- Skilled in organizing topics, and knowledge of social media and media platforms (such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) to leverage communications initiatives.
The ideal candidate is a team player who enjoys working in a small, mission-driven work environment. They have excellent written and verbal communication for professional and consumer audiences, are tech-savvy, flexible, super organized, are independent planners, and are multi-taskers who can work across multiple professional communications and software packages easily and quickly. A high degree of independence, resourcefulness, and ability to troubleshoot and solve for obstacles delays, and manage change are critical.
This position requires a keen appreciation of American Indian traditions, customs, and socioeconomic needs and the ability to always meet and deal effectively in contact with Indian organizations, which requires tact, courtesy, discretion, resourcefulness, and good judgment in handling functions of a sensitive nature.
Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native Americans in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, US Code, Sections 472 and 473). Applicants claiming Indian Preference must submit verification of Indian heritage certified by tribe of affiliation or other acceptable documentation of Indian heritage.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Within the scope of Indian Preference, all candidates will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin or other non-merit factors.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA): IA2 abides by the mandates of the ADEA (protecting individuals 40 years and older) and considers age a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations.
This is a grant and contract-funded position. Employment is contingent upon funding availability.
Job type: Full time, 40 hours/week
Salary: $45,000 to 50,000 per year based on experience
Schedule: Monday to Friday, Business Hours w/ Some Flexibility. Occasional evening and weekend travel may be needed.
Location: 100% remote/virtual
High-speed internet access and professional desk/office space must be in place before the employment start date. IA2 will supply a company-owned laptop (if needed) that the suite of MS Office software and includes virtual conference software, including MS Teams and Zoom.
Travel: This position requires up to 5% travel to conferences and meetings
Benefits: Paid time off, holidays, eligibility for public service loan forgiveness (PSLF)
US work authorization: required
Start: Immediate
To apply:
- Submit a resume and cover letter specific to the position you are applying for in the below form or email to admin@iasquared.org with the subject line “Communications Associate.” Submissions without a position-specific cover letter will not be reviewed.
- Candidates selected for an interview will be asked to complete a writing sample of their choice.
- No phone calls
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