Position Title: Program Coordinator
Report to: ALMA Board of Directors
Status: Full Time, (Contractual)
The Association of Latino Men for Action (ALMA), founded in 1989, provides
educational, peer support groups, and advocacy programs/activities for and
on behalf of gay, bisexual, or questioning (GBQ men). For over two decades,
ALMA has nurtured a group identity based on the experiences of GBQ Latino
men and has become an important voice on social and political issues both
locally and nationally. ALMA mission is to empower Latino gay, bisexual and
questioning men by providing support, advocacy and leadership opportunities
through innovative cultural programming.
ALMA is looking to immediately hire a the Program Coordinator who will work
with coalition partners to develop agency policies that are more inclusive;
design, conduct and coordinate specific cultural competency training with
and among the partners; and finally develop with the partners a joint health
advocacy agenda. In support of those activities, this person will may be
expected to develop policy and legislative briefs; create training
materials; coordinate and staff the activities of partner working group as
well as work with Latino leaders that are gay and non-gay to increase their
effective participation in policy development and help build alliances
between the general Latino and gay community to better advocate and improve
services to meet the health needs of all the Latino community. The ideal
candidate will have experience working with both the Latino and gay
communities. This person must be able demonstrate strong interpersonal and
cross-cultural communication skills, excellent presentation and writing
skills and at least 2-3 years experience in some type of project management.
A Bachelor¹s Degree is required and bilingual English and Spanish is
preferred. Position is for one year with potential continuation based on
funding.
Please send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to:
Julio Rodriguez
Association of Latino Men for Action
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60613
Email: president@almachicago.org
Phone: 773-661-0926