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Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center is a nonprofit organization that provides arts, health, youth, and Pride programs to strengthen and support the LGBTQ+ community across the Lehigh Valley. Founded in 2014 and opened in 2016, Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center has become a radically inclusive Queer space in the Lehigh Valley. We foster Queer joy & liberation. Prioritizing the most marginalized populations throughout Pennsylvania, we provide innovative programs, services and experiences for our LGBTQ+ siblings through connection, education, culture, and healing. 

Data and Evaluation Coordinator

Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center provides community programming via arts, health, youth, and events to strengthen and support the LGBTQ+ community in the greater Lehigh Valley. Our Center has become a regional and statewide leader in LGBTQ+  health promotion, and received recognition for our life-enriching LGBTQ+ community programs. Our Center prides itself on providing services to address the unique needs that exist for LGBTQ+ people.

Position Summary: The Data and Evaluation Coordinator is responsible for the Center’s data-driven solutions to LGBTQ+ health inequities as well as the evaluation of programs and services for impact and grant compliance. This position works collaboratively as part of a team and is also responsible for Bonterra Case management System, the database used by our Center. Based on a thorough understanding of LGBTQ+ community health needs, the Data and Evaluation Coordinator works with the Leadership Team to provide localized data from the biannual Pennsylvania LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment to local LGBTQ+ community organizations throughout Pennsylvania, as well as technical assistance to support their utility of this data for program development. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Utilization of data from biannual PA LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment
  • Prepare localized and demographic reports from the biannual Pennsylvania LGBTQ health needs assessment
  • Provide technical assistance to LGBTQ+ community-based organizations in Pennsylvania to assist them with utilization of needs assessment data for program development
  • Support and manage data requests from LGBTQ+ community-based organizations in compliance with requirements from the PA Department of Health
  • Compare data from the PA LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment over time to other data sets such as BRFSS and YRBS to clarify evolving LGBTQ+ community health needs
  • Provide data for internal program and development staff on a regular basis
• Evaluation of tobacco prevention and control programs
  • Evaluate Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center’s tobacco prevention and control programs
  • Assist in statewide evaluation of LGBTQ+ tobacco disparity efforts
  • Assist LGBTQ+ community-based organizations with developing evaluation metrics for tobacco prevention and control and programs
  • Maintain knowledge of best and promising practices and trends in program evaluation 
• Attend staff meetings as scheduled
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications and Characteristics 

• Thorough knowledge of health equity framework
• Thorough understanding of organizational vision, history and programs
• Energy, enthusiasm and motivation to enhance LGBTQ+ health equity through disparity data
• Passionate learner who is motivated to take on new challenges
• Interest in working in partnership with LGBTQ+ community organizations across Pennsylvania
• Comfort, knowledge and expertise utilizing Google applications, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint and other technology platforms necessary for data analysis and data visualization
• Comfort with public speaking and delivering presentations in meetings and conferences to a variety of audiences including public health officials and community-based organizers
• Ability to effectively coordinate partnerships with other LGBTQ+ organizations
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong writing skills
• Excellent research skills
• Ability to use technology to achieve results
• Ability to work well independently and as a member of a team in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, and be able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively and efficiently
• Prior experience in working with historically underrepresented and marginalized communities
• Demonstrated track record of setting and achieving goals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience required. Relevant work experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable
• Previous experience in a community-based non-profit (the ideal candidate will have prior full-time experience involving data, research, or evaluation)
• Understanding of the programmatic and direct service needs for an LGBTQ+ community-based organization
• Cultural competency around LGBTQ+ communities
• Passion for LGBTQ+ health equity
• Child Abuse, State Police, and FBI background checks are required for this position

Preferences

• Spanish-language spoken and written proficiency is preferred but not required

Benefits/Compensation 

This full-time position offers a salary range of $39,000-$44,000. Salary offered will be commensurate with applicants experience. Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center offers rich benefits, credit union access, paid personal time, four weeks of vacation and 15 paid Holidays. Excellent working environment in downtown Allentown, PA within walking distance of numerous restaurants and cafes, arts and culture organizations, and more.

Frequently cited statistics show that women, transgender and non-binary people, Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, as well as other historically excluded populations apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. No one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. In addition, Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center is a ban-the-box organization. We look forward to your application.

The position is open immediately, please email your résumé, a responsive cover letter, and a writing sample as ONE document in PDF format to: [email protected].