Director-Education & Outreach-Jackson Heart Study

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Job Requisition ID:

R00049544

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

SOM-Medicine-JHS - Director

Location/s:

Jackson Medical Mall

Job Title:

Director-Education & Outreach-Jackson Heart Study

Job Summary:

Develop and deliver outreach and educational programs to increase research participation, expand clinical and research initiatives, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and support philanthropic and fundraising activities.

Education & Experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Plans and coordinates annual conferences focused on research advances and professional education in collaboration with continuing education partners. 
• Develops, implements, and delivers community and professional education and outreach programs, including presenting and coordinating exhibits, sponsorships, health fairs, and conferences at local and statewide levels. 
• Collaborates with organizational leadership to establish and execute short and long-term education and outreach goals, policies, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates program and operational effectiveness; and implements improvements as needed. 
• Leads, mentors, and manages a team of training and outreach staff to ensure high-quality program delivery, consistent community engagement, and alignment with organizational goals. 
• Serves as a community liaison by establishing and maintaining partnerships with faith-based, nonprofit, educational, legislative, and other organizations to raise awareness of services and advance local and statewide initiatives supporting individuals, families, and communities. 
• Develops and delivers content for organizational websites, social media platforms, and educational materials for participants, families, professionals, and the broader community. 
• Participates in the development and management of education and outreach budgets; collects and analyzes data; evaluates goal attainment; and reports program outcomes, participant satisfaction, and related metrics in compliance with continuing education and accreditation standards. 
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time. 

Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, frequent activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

Yes

Job Posting Date:

04/20/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):