Resilient Sisterhood Project: Environmental Justice and Reproductive Health Manager

Overview

RSP’s mission is to empower women and young adults of African descent who are disproportionately  affected by diseases of the reproductive system. To articulate its vision, RSP mobilizes women to  address deeply rooted racism and internalized racism, sexism, environmental/food injustice, and other  social determinants of health that perpetuate silence and inaction surrounding these diseases. 

About this position:

This 30 hour per week position will expand RSP’s work on Black women’s reproductive health and the  intersections with environmental justice. The Manager works in partnership with RSP staff to design  programs, collect data, engage with the community, conduct outreach, represents the organization at key  meetings and community events. This new position is ideal for an initiative-taking individual who is a  self-starter and requires minimal supervision. This position reports to the Executive Director and the  Director of Programs.  

Community Building, Collaboration, and Programming

• Serve as an organizational liaison to program participants, partners, and colleagues.

• Actively participate in coalitions and partnerships with academic institutions, research institutions, and organizations engaged in environmental justice work.

• Develop and host workshops, webinars, trainings and community meetings on reproductive health and environmental justice.

• Conduct outreach to student groups on college campuses to bring attention to the reproductive health inequities and burdens Black women and girls face in conjunction with exposure to environmental toxins.

• Support community partners developing legislation limiting environmental toxins in cosmetics and other environmental health issues.

Communications, Social Engagement, and Outreach

• Communicate RSP’s programmatic aims and objectives regarding the intersection of reproductive health and environmental toxins to participants, colleagues, and the public.

• Create and distribute educational materials regarding the impact of environmental toxins on reproductive health.

• Share RSP’s environmental justice messaging across traditional and social media platforms.

• Increase the number of social media influencers who are sharing information on RSP’s work.

• Create video content regarding consumer products containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals that  are marketed to Black women and girls.

Community-Based Research and Knowledge Building

• Conduct community-based research within communities of color on environmental toxins and reproductive health using surveys, focus groups and other forms of data collection in collaboration  with health and science research institutions.

• Create materials for distribution to the public on RSP’s environmental justice work.

• Stay updated on issues related to environmental justice, reproductive health, and chemicals of  concern.

Qualifications

• Commitment to RSP’s mission, including a deep understanding of reproductive justice.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health or Environmental Science.

• Two years’ experience coordinating programs and providing educational workshops, presentations, and training.

• Two years’ experience conducting community-based research within communities of color.

• Two years’ experience conducting both quantitative and qualitative research.

• Exceptional writing, editing, oral and proofreading skills.

• Proficient with social media tools and Microsoft office programs including Word, Excel and  PowerPoint, knowledge of Canva a plus.

• Desire to work as part of a team in a culturally diverse organization, including building relationships  across lines based on race, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, and ability.

• Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to communicate about, complex, or controversial issues, with accountability and deference to those most impacted by those issues.

• Ability to deliver quality products on tight deadlines.

• Available to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as required 

To Apply: Send a resume and cover letter to Fiona Almeida, falmeida@rsphealth.org, with the subject line  “Environmental Justice and Reproductive Health Manager.” In your cover letter please specifically address why  you are interested in this position, what you find compelling about our work, and why your skills are a match. No phone calls please. Position open until filled