Reality Check Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Reality Check Program Manager

Reports To : Project Director

Employee Status : Full Time, Exempt

Location / Office : Buffalo, NY (CAI has a hybrid work schedule of working 2 days in the office and 3 days remote.)

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Advancing Tobacco-Free Communities (ATFC) grant, awarded by the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Tobacco Control, supports the reduction and prevention of tobacco use in both Erie and Niagara counties. ATFC engages and educates community leaders and members, leverages resources, and mobilizes organizations to advance local tobacco control efforts. Initiatives include the administration of Reality Check, a program that engages youth in action-oriented activities to mitigate, reduce, and eliminate the tobacco industry's deceptive marketing practices.

The Reality Check Program Manager is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and administering a youth-centric program to support the prevention and reduction of tobacco use through strategic community engagement efforts rooted in mobilizing youth aged 13-18 years, consistent with the NYS Department of Health (NYS DOH) Bureau of Tobacco Control goals. This individual must be able to independently and effectively implement youth engagement strategies while simultaneously working strategically and collaboratively with the ATFC Community Engagement Manager to advance local and statewide tobacco control action.

MAJOR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (include, but are not limited to) :

Program Planning and Development :

• Maintain a professional level of knowledge and understanding of youth-focused tobacco-related issues and of tobacco control interventions as well as the NYS prevention agenda.
• Lead, as part of a team, the development of work plan strategies and activities.
• Work collaboratively with other stakeholders and initiatives to collaborate and coordinate efforts and leverage resources.
• Lead, as part of a team, the development of community education / awareness materials and campaigns targeting youth aged 13-18.
• Attend required Bureau of Tobacco Control training and apply skills to program planning.
• Participate in regional and statewide planning meetings and conference calls.

Program Operations and Implementation;

Reporting :

MINIMU M EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND OTHER SKILLS REQUIRED :

Position schedule :

Full-time, Monday through Friday. Candidates must have the ability to work flexible hours which may include evenings and / or weekends, as appropriate to implement community education events.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the Reality Check Program Manager’s job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the Reality Check Program Manager’s job.

While performing the Reality Check Program Manager’s responsibilities, the employee is required to talk and hear. This position requires the employee to be on-site at a CAI office. The employee is often required to sit and work at a desk for prolonged periods of time and use their hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of Reality Check Program Manager’s position and it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $65,000 - $75,000. CAI offers a generous benefits package including :

Vacation and Leave benefits :