Her PLAN Nebraska Community Development Coordinator/Director (Dependent Upon Experience)

About the role

Her PLAN seeks an energetic and outcome‑oriented Community Development Coordinator or Director, depending on experience, with a passion for rallying communities to care for moms and their children. The position is located in Nebraska and will work within communities across the state. It is a full‑time role supervised by a Her PLAN Deputy Director, performed remotely with frequent travel within Nebraska and occasional travel to Her PLAN headquarters in Arlington, VA. Depending on experience, the role may be filled as a Coordinator (focused on executing established strategies, building community relationships, and implementing engagement efforts) or as a Director (leading state or regional strategy, expanding the Her Community model, and contributing to organizational development, training, and scaling efforts).

Responsibilities

• Bring together community leaders at the local and state level to assess, connect, and grow support services that help women in need carry to term and parent.
• Build a robust network of leaders and assistance providers (statewide and in Her Communities) through strong relationships, creative networking and collaboration; strategic relationships include leaders in churches, ministries, government, business and healthcare.
• Educate community members and leaders on who the abortion‑vulnerable woman is and the challenges she faces.
• Bolster the pro‑life safety net by partnering with community organizations to fill gaps in resources.
• Develop a roadmap for long‑term community engagement.
• Plan and execute significant events for assistance providers and/or community organizations, members, and leaders.
• Introduce assistance providers to the Her PLAN Directory and encourage referrals through the Directory; provide training on how to use the Directory to interested assistance providers.
• Serve as a liaison between the Her PLAN team and specific state community organizations and assistance providers.
• Leverage relationships to enhance the services being provided to women and families.
• Help communities identify the best pathways for their community and help them plan their next steps using the Her PLAN Pathways Program.
• Help communities implement the Her PLAN Pathways Program to identify solutions and take next steps.
• Create opportunities for collaboration among assistance providers in all seven categories of care to maximize their ability to serve pregnant and parenting women and identify gaps in the community’s pro‑life safety net. The seven categories are: care coordination and mentorship, health and well‑being, financial assistance, work or education, material or legal support, recovery and mental health, prenatal diagnosis, and care for children.