HCAN is hiring a part-time Family Engagement Coordinator, who will build an advocacy group of parents, family members, and caregivers from across the state. The Coordinator will find, train, support, and educate community-based leaders to recognize their own assets and build power.
The goal of this advocacy group, called the Family Leadership Council (FLC), is to ensure that the true experts have a say in how critical programs work for Hawaiʻi’s children. To build the FLC, the Coordinator will:
- Create a FLC composition and structure that ensures the unique experiences and needs of Hawaiʻi’s many disparately impacted populations are represented.
- Ensure that FLC membership includes individuals who can bring lived experience in the diverse and intersectional barriers faced by families.
- Organize meetings, events, and trainings and ensure that FLC members have what they need to participate fully.
The Coordinator’s responsibilities will also include:
- Strategic planning, program management, and community engagement with diverse organizations and community members.
- Building relationships among community leaders and between community leaders and power-holders.
The ideal candidate is:
- Comfortable in an extremely fast-paced and dynamic environment and is a self-starter who has excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- An effective communicator, can build relationships with ease, is passionate about equity, and has a demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a group.
- Passionate about and motivated toward structural change centered on community power, relationships, movement-building, and racial equity.
About HCAN: Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network (HCAN) is an independent, nonpartisan children’s policy and advocacy non-profit organization. Our mission is to build a unified voice educating and advocating for Hawaiʻi’s children. HCAN engages, educates, empowers and mobilizes families, community leaders, and policy makers to improve the health, education, safety, economic security and development of Hawaiʻi’s children. We provide information on child well-being, stimulate dialogue on children's issues, and promote accountability and action.
Pay rate: $25-30.00/hour.
This role is part-time, approximately 20 hours per week, likely including nights/weekends.
Applications preferred by: February 15, 2022. Submit your application below.
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