The American Lung Association has an excellent opportunity for a Manager, Advocacy, Healthy Air Solutions. Working as a member of the Advocacy and Public Policy department, you will join an outstanding group of professionals dedicated to our mission: to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, education, and advocacy.
As a manager on the Healthy Air Solutions team, your primary responsibilities include overseeing initiatives aimed at reducing harmful emissions to promote lung health. You will oversee implementation of Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) program work and foster a collaborative and innovative work environment. Under the federal DERA program, the Lung Association works with vehicle fleet owners to swap out old, polluting engines for cleaner ones and keeps careful records to ensure program requirements are met in exchange for funding. Key duties include meeting with stakeholders, setting performance goals for the DERA projects, tracking fleet progress, helping ensure all federal grant and financial requirements are met, ensuring that all deliverables are achieved on time, and working with other DERA staff to draft proposals for new funding opportunities. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, a demonstrated history of project management, and the ability to implement evaluation practices to consistently improve implementation and outcomes of the DERA projects. This is a grant funded position.
Location: The preferred location for this role is Springfield, Illinois but we are also considering remote applicants and encourage candidates in any location in the United States to apply.
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Compensation: Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. The target hiring range for this position is between $52,000 and $57,500 per annum.
Benefits: The Lung Association offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
Questions? For more details about this role please reach out to alahr@lung.org.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The American Lung Association is committed to employ, in its best judgment, the most suitable candidates for approved positions while engaging in recruitment and selection practices that are in compliance with all applicable employment laws. We are an equal opportunity employer: women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Policy Statement
It is the policy of the American Lung Association to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to their race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or physical and/or mental disabilities, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. The American Lung Association will take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment and otherwise treat all individuals in the foregoing categories without discrimination in all employment practices. This policy applies in all Human Resources actions including recruitment, selection, evaluation, promotion, compensation and training.
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