Program Associate

Rural Forward NC seeks an advanced or graduate-level student to support the NC Inclusive Disaster Recover Network (NCIDR), a multisectoral coalition seeking better opportunities for community voice and more equitable outcomes in the disaster recovery system.

About Rural Forward NC: Rural Forward NC identifies and develops leaders, organizations, and coalitions, especially in rural and marginalized communities. Grounded in the values of PEOPLE, POWER, PROGRESS, and PARTNERSHIP, we provide an array of community-based and community-led technical assistance including an array of community-based, community-led consulting services including facilitation, training, coaching, relationship brokering, conflict management, and resource development.

Rural Forward NC provides regional support for Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust’s Healthy Places North Carolina (HPNC), a long-term effort to improve the health and quality of life for the people of rural NC. In addition to our Healthy Places NC work, RFNC manages a portfolio of regional, statewide, and national projects in our Beyond Local for Local work. This portfolio includes the NC Inclusive Disaster Recovery Network (NCIDR). NCIDR seeks to convene, facilitate, and communicate a united, inclusive vision for NC communities of well-managed disaster recovery built upon strong community reinvestment strategies, asset-based community development, and equitable opportunity. The coalition is made up of statewide partners who want to be good allies to community-based organizations active in disasters and includes direct representation from such community-based organizations.

Rural Forward NC is a program of the Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation, a statewide nonprofit organization that has incubated innovative, whole-person health programs for over three decades. The office is based in Cary, NC.

Rural Forward NC is hiring a Program Associate (6+ months, 20 hrs/week) to support our growing body of work on inclusive disaster recovery. Position description attached.

For fall or spring semesters, our expectation is 15-20 hours per week for four months. For the summer, our expectation is 40 hours per week for three months. Some flexibility is allowed. These are paid internships.

One thing we cut for space in the description is the core constituencies of this body of work. We strongly encourage applicants to apply who identify with and/or have experience working with these constituencies.

1. Communities of lower wealth
2. Communities of color
3. Mostly rural areas of NC
4. Individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and faith communities
5. The agencies and infrastructure that typically help our communities that are also dealing with damage and lost resources
6. Noncitizens
7. Eastern NC
8. People who are differently abled
9. Communities where English is not the primary language
10. Veterans

Please submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample and references to: RFNCinfo@foundationhli.org.