Program Specialist, Clinical Affairs & Workforce

About the role

The Specialist supports the implementation and coordination of initiatives focused on behavioral health, violence prevention, and workforce, including day-to-day program operations, stakeholder engagement activities and facilitating the dissemination of program content across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Cook up and support the execution of program activities across behavioral health, violence prevention and workforce initiatives, ensuring assigned tasks and responsibilities are performed efficiently, effectively and within timelines.
• Coordinate project workflows and deliverables by maintaining timelines, trackers, and documentation to support multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-association colleagues to develop and disseminate program content to reach intended audiences, including newsletters, toolkits, case studies, podcasts, presentations, and social media materials.
• Support production of recurring communications and campaigns to achieve these tasks, including email distributions and digital communications.
• Prepare for and execute meetings, convenings, and events (in-person and virtual), including logistics, scheduling, agendas, registrations, and post-event follow-up with guidance from program leadership as needed.
• Provide stakeholder engagement support by coordinating advisory groups, committees, and external partners, including assisting with preparation of agendas, aggregation and distribution of materials, and creation of meeting summaries.
• Maintain and update stakeholder data systems and contact lists, ensuring accuracy across platforms, distribution lists, and engagement records.
• Organize and maintain up to date digital content across platforms, including updating webpages, supporting content development, and monitoring online communities and engagement channels.
• Track and report on program activities and engagement metrics, compiling data and insights to inform team decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Apply strong written and oral communication skills to produce high-quality, audience-centered materials, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with organizational voice and standards.
• Perform a defined set of recurring processes and program tasks, demonstrating ownership by proactively advancing work, identifying next steps, and ensuring timely completion with minimal oversight.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Public health, epidemiology, social science, health administration, public policy, healthcare or related fields.
• Work Experience: 3+ years of experience participating in multiple aspects of projects and supporting the development of programs, including assisting in project research.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of health care industry trends, with specific attention to health care workforce, behavioral health, and violence prevention; knowledge of meeting planning and logistics; intermediate computer and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) skills; ability to learn analytical software; ability to prioritize work on multiple projects and meet deadlines; ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of health care industry trends, with specific attention to health care workforce, behavioral health, and violence prevention - Required
• Knowledge of meeting planning and logistics - Required
• Intermediate computer and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) skills - Required
• Ability to learn analytical software - Required
• Ability to prioritize work on multiple projects and meet deadlines - Required
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team - Required

Skills

• Strong written and oral communication skills

Benefits

Salary Information: Commensurate with related experience. The AHA is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and location. Salary Range - Minimum 61000 Salary Range - Midpoint 76000 Salary Range - Maximum 91000

We offer an excellent total compensation package, which includes medical/dental coverage (PPO/HMO), vision care, life insurance, short- and long-term disability plans, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, PTO/holidays/health days, wellness programs, and more!

Pay

Salary Information: Commensurate with related experience. The AHA is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and location. Salary Range - Minimum 61000 Salary Range - Midpoint 76000 Salary Range - Maximum 91000

Schedule

The AHA offers a flexible hybrid work schedule of three days in the office and two days working remotely.