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Director - 2026

Advancing Tobacco Free Communities Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties, a grant-funded program of St. Joseph’s Health, promotes policy changes that prevent teen smoking and vaping, reduces adult tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke, and encourages community-wide tobacco-free norms. The Director oversees all day-to-day operations of the Advancing Tobacco-Free Communities grant covering Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie counties, with responsibility for program development and implementation, budget oversight and monthly vouchering, grant-writing, and staff supervision. The Director works closely with community organizations and members to build demand for tobacco-free communities and collaborates with state-wide and regional tobacco control partners to meet all work-plan deliverables. The Director reports to the Regional Director of Community Health & Well-Being.

 Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Annually, in collaboration with TFC DOS Community and Youth Engagement Coordinators, develop and implement grant workplan and budget that will facilitate meeting all grant deliverables.
• Maintain knowledge of Bureau of Tobacco Control strategic plan and utilize information to build support for the tobacco free norm.
• Ensure that health equity goals are included in all work with particular focus on addressing tobacco use among groups disproportionately affected by tobacco use including low-income communities, BIPOC, people living with disabilities and/or mental illness and members of the LBGTQ+ community.
• Oversee the design and implementation of local level evaluation projects that advance tobacco control initiatives.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local media outlets to encourage coverage of tobacco control issues and activities.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with state and local legislators to educate on the value of local tobacco control programs and educate on the positive impact of evidence-based tobacco control policies.
• Attend regional and statewide meetings and trainings as required by NYSDOH Bureau of Tobacco Control.
• Serve as the direct contact with the BTC contract and program managers.
• Establish and maintain all grant budgeting and financial records, aligning the budget to meet all workplan deliverables.
• Working in collaboration with SJH fiscal staff, monthly complete and submit required vouchering and claim for payments.
• Complete all reporting in a timely and accurate manner.
• Complete all required trainings and educational webinars for St. Joseph’s Health in a timely and accurate manner.
• Provide direct supervision of Community Engagement Coordinator and Youth Engagement Coordinator.
• Oversee the selection and management of all Health Equity subawards.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Public Health experience
• Supervisory experience
• Ability to work with and engage various target segments of the community.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively multi-task and shift priorities as needed to meet goals.
• Reliable transportation and a valid NYS license
• Occasional evening and weekend hours; local travel and infrequent overnight stays

Preferred qualifications:

• 2-3 years’ experience in community organizing, community advocacy, public health policy.
• Experience engaging media outlets.
• Proficiency with social media
• Knowledge of tobacco control policy work
• Resident of Delaware, Otsego or Schoharie counties

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