Job Opportunity at CCNA: Communications Project Specialist

Title: Communications Project Specialist
Location: AARP Headquarters, Washington, DC

The Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) seeks a dynamic, proactive, Communications Project Specialist to support our communications initiatives, specifically leading social media outreach and implementing communications technical assistance to state action coalitions across the country.

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years experience, preferably in an agency environment, communicating on health care issues; experience communicating through social media; exceptional verbal and written communications and interpersonal skills; a strong client services orientation; and the ability to work quickly and produce high-quality, accurate results.

The Communications Project Specialist is responsible for social media development planning and execution; day-to-day management of communications technical assistance to state coalitions; communications materials development; communications special projects; cultivating an online community of state coalitions; and coordinating communications-related meetings and events.

Please send cover note, resume and writing sample to Meredith Hunter, mhunter@aarp.org.

About CCNA:
CCNA is an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) with the aim of ensuring that all Americans have a highly skilled nurse when and where they need one. CCNA coordinates the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, which includes 36 state Action Coalitions and a wide range of health care providers, consumer advocates, policy-makers and the business, academic and philanthropic communities.

The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action envisions a health care system where all Americans have access to high-quality care, with nurses contributing to the full extent of their capabilities.