serving as a leader in addressing HIV/AIDS

Founded in 1909 by W.E.B. DuBois and others, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest nonprofit civil rights organization. With its long history and deep roots—over 2000 local branches, youth and college chapters, and prison chapters in 50 states and approximately 250,000 members—the NAACP has played a critical leadership role in advancing the rights of African Americans and evolving American democracy in ways that are relevant to the lives of all Americans. The NAACP considers health as a civil rights issue, and is committed to serving as a leader in addressing HIV/AIDS. Under direction from the Religious Affairs and Health Committees of the national Board of Directors, HIV/AIDS has been set as a national priority for the health department agenda. The NAACP seeks an experienced manager to work with the NAACP Health Department to lead and manage all aspects of NAACP’s work on HIV/AIDS. In this role, the Manager, Health Programs will execute a multi-pronged strategy with the goal of identifying the most effective road map for Black church leaders based on the frontline experiences of NAACP faith leaders to reverse the devastating impact HIV is having in African American communities. This position will build, evaluate, and implement that roadmap with the full support of the NAACP and its Health and Religious Affairs Committees of the national Board of Directors. The NAACP recognizes that the time has come to not just give voice to the epidemic, but to build an action plan based on best practices and lessons learned by the membership to date. As one of the most important institutions in the Black community, normalizing the conversation in the church will be a vital part of helping to: 1) reduce the incidence of HIV in the Black community; 2) ensure HIV testing is considered as a standard of health care in relationship to other familiar chronic conditions; 3) increase the number of individuals- who don’t think they are at risk- who get tested and know their status; 4) de-stigmatize HIV in the Black community; and 5) hold faith leaders accountable to each other in addressing the HIV epidemic within their congregations. Please visit the NAACP website (click on link below) for full job details. http://www.naacp.org/pages/job-posting-manager-health-programs Forward resumes to: Human Resources Manager, Health Programs listing hresources@naacpnet.org Post Extras: