Statewide Initiatives Project Coordinator (CES IV) - TBD, CA, JOB ID 82234
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Statewide Initiatives Project Coordinator is a new statewide Community Nutrition and Health position, designed to help expand UC ANR's work in the human health realm. This position will join a statewide network of researchers and educators advancing integrated approaches that promote holistic health and equitable communities for all Californians. It will bring new opportunities for community-facing work, new collaborations across our network of academics, and new energy to strategic partnerships, with a focus on developing curricula and implementing new programming content.
Department Summary:
Community Nutrition and Health at UC ANR is a statewide network of researchers and educators promoting healthy and equitable communities for all Californians. Our shared goal is to co-create public education and partner training programming to advance community health across California. We collaborate with local organizations and community leaders who share our goals to advance community health and work to create changes across many areas including individual behavior change, leadership capacity building, organizational policy change, informing public policy, and affecting systems or environmental change such workflows or best practices within an institution. As a result of this work, our vision is for all Californians to have access to live a healthy life, free from chronic disease.
This position is a contract appointment that is 100% fixed and ends one year from date of hire with the possibility of extension if funding permits.
The home department is Community Nutrition and Health. While this position normally is based in one of the home office locations below, this position is eligible for hybrid flexible work arrangements for applicants living in the State of California at this time. Please note that hybrid flexible work arrangements are subject to change by the University.
Home Office Location - The selected candidate may choose from one of the following county office locations:
Butte County
Sutter/Yuba Counties
Imperial County
Placer/Nevada Counties
San Joaquin County
Riverside County
Yolo County
Sacramento County
Solano County
Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Santa Clara County
Pay Scale: $55,600.00/year to $99,200.00/year
Job Posting Close Date: This job is open until filled. The first application review date will be 11/13/2025.
Key Responsibilities:
80%
Coordinates, develops and implements emerging initiatives to advance human health and health equity across California:
Develops new statewide outreach and program curriculum. Identifies opportunities, prepares action plans, and identifies strategies for measuring project results.
Synthesizes available scientific and policy resources to develop training programs.
Identifies and engages with subject matter experts to participate in new projects.
Independently gathers and analyzes complex scientific and statistical data to provide results to program leadership.
Coordinates / manages long range strategic planning for statewide community extension programs.
Consults with and participates in management team steering committee regarding program activities, outreach and extension.
Designs, develops, and conducts training courses, outreach and other materials to program offices throughout the state.
Collaborates with Statewide Director of Community Nutrition and Health, the advisor/specialist network, and statewide program teams planning and implementation of new projects and initiatives, including their integration with statewide programs. Examples of emerging initiatives areas are:
Bridging with healthcare
Social-emotional health/ mindfulness + nutrition
PSE / systems change + civic engagement
Economic, financial wellness + workforce development
Risk and safety issues + disaster readiness/response
Serves as lead educator, with coaching, mentorship and monitoring of other community health educators.
Independently manages short-term and long-term budget planning process, including pre and post grant management for assigned programs/projects.
20%
Contributes to external funding proposals that support sustainable funding structures and incentivize program growth and development for our unit:
Anticipate future needs, challenges and opportunities and work in a highly effective and collaborative manner with UC ANR Advisors, statewide program colleagues, UCSF collaborators, and other external partners.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Health Science, K-12 or Adult Education or other relevant field and/or equivalent experience/training.
Advanced written and oral communication skills including facilitating meetings, and public speaking skills to present ideas and information clearly and concisely to small and large groups.
Advanced project management skills to balance diverse and complex project responsibilities and timelines; ability to stay organized and anticipate next steps needed to keep up momentum.
Experience in one or more area of human health education (eg. healthcare, social-emotional health/ mental health, financial wellness, disaster preparedness, public health).
Familiarity with public health frameworks including social ecological model, policy, systems, environmental change work, social determinants of health, health equity, etc.
Experience engaging with diverse communities and participants, including those with varied cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to support inclusive and accessible educational programming.
Experience with Microsoft Office, Google Drive, social media, and/or other web-based programs.
Preferred Skills:
Knowledge of UC policies and procedures.
Bilingual communication/translation abilities in English and Spanish.
Advanced working knowledge of budgets and grant-funded programs.
Special Conditions of Employment:
Must possess valid California Driver's License to drive a County or University vehicle. Ability and means to travel on a flexible schedule as needed, proof of liability damage insurance on vehicle used is required. Reimbursement of job-related travel will be reimbursed according to University policies.
The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check. This is a designated position requiring a background check and may require fingerprinting due to the nature of the job responsibilities. UC ANR does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities.
As of January 1, 2014, ANR is a smoke- and tobacco-free environment in which smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes), is strictly prohibited.
Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:
Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:
