Senior Rural Fellow

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SUMMARY:

Fiscally sponsored by the Public Health Institute (PHI), the Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN) is the national center at the intersection of community development and health. Our mission is to shift the way organizations work across the community development, finance, and health sectors in order to collectively advance equity, reduce poverty, and improve health in neighborhoods across the country.

We are seeking an experienced practitioner for a part-time role as Senior Rural Fellow providing strategic advisory services and facilitation support for a pilot rural community of practice. This senior-level position requires a well-connected professional with deep rural expertise and established networks. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on rural community wellbeing while working in a flexible, part-time capacity.

The BHPN pilot, Rural Health & Economic Action Lab (RHEAL) is dedicated to supporting and strengthening multisector coalitions in rural areas to address health and economic disparities. RHEAL aims to enhance the capacity of rural coalitions to improve community infrastructure by focusing on the critical connection between health, prosperity, and economic development. It will involve selecting up to five existing coalitions for an 18-month action lab, where they will engage in activities designed to develop new strategies, tools, and resources for community-led development. The program emphasizes a bidirectional learning approach, fostering mutual growth between BHPN and the participating coalitions.

The Senior Rural Fellow will be instrumental in forging and sustaining the impactful partnerships essential for success across diverse rural spaces and will provide strategic counsel on BHPN's organizational rural strategy.

This is a part-time, 37.5% FTE position with a work schedule of 15 hours per week.

This position is fully remote, but the incumbent is expected to work at least two (2) hours within the hours of 8:30am-5:30pm, Pacific Time, on the scheduled workdays. The starting work schedule will be determined upon hire.

This is a time-limited position with an expected end date of 12/31/2026, with a possibility of extension dependent on funding availability. At PHI, a time-limited position is defined as regular employment, but with an expected end date of no more than one year from the beginning of the position. In rare circumstances, time-limited positions may be extended to a maximum total length of up to eighteen (18) months from the start of the employee's original time-limited position, or be converted to a regular position that is no longer time-limited (e.g., if the original grant/contract is extended or if additional funding becomes available).

Full salary range for this position: $120,498 to $184,813 per year based on 100% FTE. The typical hiring range for this position is from $45,186.75 (minimum) to $57,246.00 (midpoint), based on 37.5% FTE. The starting salary is determined using a variety of factors, such as the candidate's knowledge, skills, and experience, as well as internal equity consideration and budget availability.

Employment Type: Part Time

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Provide strategic advisory guidance and thought leadership on BHPN's rural initiatives.
• Facilitate and steward multi-sector partnerships and collaborations.
• Leverage professional networks to advance RHEAL program goals and broaden its reach.
• Champion the development of innovative, community-led approaches to rural health and economic development.
• Perform other essential duties as assigned.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Provide advice on organizational rural strategy.
• Perform other non-essential duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree and 13 years (or bachelor's degree and 15 years) of relevant experience.

Other Qualifications

• Proven track record as a senior leader with extensive experience working in rural contexts with demonstrated understanding of unique rural challenges and opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic counsel and thought leadership on large-scale rural initiatives and organizational strategy.
• Strong connections with the field of rural work and national rural networks.
• Deep and practical expertise in developing and leading collaborative partnerships that move beyond traditional public health and healthcare sectors to multi-sector approaches.
• Prior experience or strong working knowledge within the Community Development sector is highly desirable.
• Experience linking health initiatives to economic development.
• Experience in group facilitation, particularly in Communities of Practice or multi-stakeholder collaboratives.
• Strong understanding of leveraging multi-sectoral approaches to identify and engage non-traditional health partners beyond public health and healthcare.
• Strong initiative and self-motivation.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• High degree of flexibility and adaptability.
• Ability to promote sound and creative strategies and recommendations.
• Strong skills in conceptualization, implementation, and integration of multiple strategies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships with staff, donor partners and government leaders.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other standard software.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) STATUS

This position is classified as exempt based on the job duties. However, based on the FTE, salary level of the employee, or federal/state/local laws, the employee may be classified as nonexempt.

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