BHP Communications Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Position Summary: The BHP Communication Coordinator position, K0233715, will be in charge of Programmatic Communications Liaison duties serving as a primary point of contact between the Bureau of Health Promotion (BHP) and Office of Communications (OOC) in accordance with OOC reference manuals: assisting in strategic planning of communications materials, routing products beyond their scope to appropriate subject matter experts (SME) in both BHP and OOC, pursuing and applying edits and corrections from BHP and OOC, and organizing workflow for tractability through Monday.com or similar.
• Incumbent will draft select written and graphic materials as requested by BHP teams and approved by BHP Director to include but not limited to press releases, website content, social media posts, white pages, flyers, trifolds and physical collateral.
• Incumbent will also review all materials, to include materials not drafted by incumbent, for public releasability. This process includes reviewing for literacy, redundancy, grammar, accessibility, KDHE mission alignment, checking with BHP SMEs for technical accuracy, and coordinating with OOC SMEs for products outside their scope.
• Incumbent will also translate, convert, and coordinate incoming presentations into KansasTRAIN modules for publication in conjunction with KansasTRAIN coordinator.
• This position will also handle communications strategy and administration duties.Collaborate with BHP and OOC staff to proactively identify communications needs, communications plans, annual roadmaps, public health translation tactics, and programmatic branding that support BHP needs and align with agency communications goals.
• Maintains Monday.com or similar project trackers by creating and updating work items, independent work plans, schedules and documentation for bureau communications initiatives to support larger planning efforts.
• Supports the maintenance of communications workflows, templates, standard operating procedures, and reference manuals by notifying OOC SME of operational changes within the BHP, according to OOC Reference Manuals (RMs).
• Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:
• - Incumbent will serve as the technical communications SME for BHP vendor services, including printing, advertising and web services.
• - Incumbent will coordinate with BHP programs and KDHE fiscal personnel

Requirements

• Education: High School, GED
• Licensing & Certification: Valid Driver's License - Incumbent is required to have and maintain a valid driver's license when operating a state vehicle, a private vehicle, or a rental vehicle for the benefit of the State.
• Minimum Qualifications: 1-2 years of experience in public relations, journalism, government, public health or public service.
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Proofreading, editing, attention to detail
• Ability to research, organize and present health information and health promotion materials
• Experience in partnership development, applying expanded delivery mechanisms (Facebook, Twitter)

Preferred

• Preferred Qualifications: 4 years direct experience in mass communication, journalism, public relations, health education, public health, health promotion.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare grant proposals, reports, and other written documents
• Strong verbal and written communication skills including public speaking
• Two years of experience in public health or related field
• Capability to work independently and be self-directed and self-motivated.
• Ability to think strategically and translate concepts into programs and products.
• Measure and track the performance of work on communications activities
• Two years of experience in communications, journalism or public relations or related field

Benefits

• Employment Benefits
• Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
• Sick & Vacation leave
• Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
• Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
• Fitness Centers in select locations
• Employee discounts with the STAR Program
• Retirement and deferred compensation programs