Program Administrator Healthy West Chicago

Position Title: Program Administrator
Position Reports to: Healthy West Chicago Advisory Board
Employment Status: Part-time, up to 25 hours per week average
Start Date: June 1, 2024

Healthy West Chicago is seeking a Program Administrator who, under the leadership of the Advisory Board, will manage the development of the organization, lead programming in fulfillment of strategic goals, and help guide sustainability of the initiative. The Program Administrator will work closely with the Executive Director of People Made Visible, Healthy West Chicago’s fiscal agent, on financial oversight and sustainability goals. This is a unique opportunity to help drive a growing and dynamic organization that provides resources and programming to the West Chicago community to ensure access to an optimal state of health and wellness for all.

Organizational Background/Mission

Healthy West Chicago is a group of key community leaders who have joined together to promote a healthier West Chicago under the fiscal agent of People Made Visible, Inc., a West Chicago 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The Program Administrator will work with community partners to continue and grow accessible health and wellness programs. The Program Administrator will work closely with the PMV Executive Director and the HWC Executive Committee to generate support for HWC’s mission through comprehensive fundraising and advocacy efforts.

This position will apply rigor to the growth of West Chicago’s community health initiatives, engage internal and external partners in collaborative interventions and programming, and ensure compliance with relevant law and policy. The Program Administrator will report to the Advisory Board monthly and work directly with its Executive Committee to ensure alignment of community health initiatives with identified community health needs and provide support for health activities at local schools, health systems, and with community organizations.

Qualifications and Preferred Skills

The ideal candidate is a creative, energetic, positive, self-directed professional with experience in outcome-oriented community projects, leadership, fundraising, engaging and establishing effective relationships with diverse constituencies, and successfully and transparently completing projects.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Bachelors degree (Masters degree or coursework toward Masters degree preferred)
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to effectively juggle multiple and/or competing priorities.
• Ability to self-motivate, set and meet goals/deadlines to achieve desired results.
• Availability to occasionally work at events on weekends and evenings.
• Strong public speaking skills.
• Experience generating support through grants, foundations, corporations, fundraising events, and individual donors.

• Ability to develop, provide leadership, and show commitment to the organization's mission/vision/values.
• Ability to promote, market and clearly explain the projects that Healthy West Chicago and its partners offers to the public, businesses, donors, and other organizations in the community.
• Ability to use standard office equipment, Microsoft Office and Google applications.
• Proven experience in grant writing and management.
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required.