Story Outreach Fellow (Florida)

The State & Local Story Outreach fellowship program is a one-year opportunity to work directly with the American Cancer Society’s CAN State & Local Campaigns team on advocacy campaigns nationwide.

Responsibilities:

• Assists with building the ACS CAN Storybank across issue areas through training, support and technical assistance in identifying, interviewing and engaging storytellers.

• Develops strategies to increase use of the ACS CAN Storybank including training staff, documenting processes, and analyzing and reporting data to appropriate staff.

• Engages in strategic conversations with state staff to best identify opportunities to highlight the stories of people with lived experiences in order to better educate an advocate for ACS CAN’s mission priorities.

• Research and documents best practices in outreach strategies for volunteer storyteller engagement and track implementation and outcomes within ACS CAN.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or demonstrated education/experience in social work, public health, and/or health policy.

• Strong writing and communication skills.

• Advocacy campaign or community organizing experience.

• Basic knowledge of health access issues and/or programs and initiatives available to low-income individuals and families.

• Ability to juggle multiple initiatives at the same time.

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