Community and Tribal Engagement Lead

As the Community and Tribal Engagement Lead (MA 5), you will play a crucial role in transforming the way state government engages with Tribes and communities. Reporting to the Council Manager, you will lead and innovate community engagement efforts, ensuring that voices from diverse communities, including communities who have been marginalized, guide our decision-making processes. You will collaborate closely with a variety of partners, including community-based organizations, Tribal organizations, and health justice leaders to create meaningful progress toward shared health equity goals.

Responsibilities Include: 

• Supervise outreach and engagement staff, providing mentorship and fostering an inclusive environment. 
• Develop and implement dynamic and culturally and linguistically responsive community engagement strategies, ensuring intentional and meaningful interactions with diverse communities.  
• Cultivate respectful relationships with community partners, gathering input and feedback to inform Council decisions.
• Lead efforts in developing culturally and politically appropriate processes for interacting with Tribal Nations.
• Collaborate with Council members and staff to meet legislative reporting requirements, centering community and Native voices.

Required Qualifications 

Experience defined below may have been gained through paid or unpaid activities. Please ensure any relevant experience defined below is outlined in your cover letter, resume, and/or applicant profile. 

OR

AND, in addition to either option above:

• Experience in the following:
  1. Building partnerships and working collaboratively with diverse groups of people, including experience facilitating gatherings.
  2. Planning health or community engagement programs/projects, including experience with planning, implementation, monitoring, assessment, and using lessons learned to evolve the program over time.

About Washington State Department of Health

Our programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide information to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies. To accomplish all of these, we collaborate with many partners every day. We help ensure a safer and healthier Washington by: Working to improve health through disease and injury prevention, immunization, and newborn screening Providing health and safety information, education and training so people can make healthy choices Promoting a health and wellness system where we live, learn, work, play and worship Addressing environmental health hazards associated with drinking water, food, air quality and pesticide exposure Protecting you and your family by licensing healthcare professionals, investigating disease outbreaks and preparing for emergencies

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