Position Available

Deputy Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity

University of Arkansas, The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI)

Fayetteville, AR

(posted 4/21/2009)

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) at University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences in partnership with PolicyLink has established the new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity (RWJF CPCO). The Center is seeking a Deputy Director.

The RWJF CPCO Deputy Director will have primary responsibility for strategic partnership functions located at ACHI - NPO engagement and coordination, policy agenda setting, and science synthesis. In addition, he/she will serve as a key liaison to the PolicyLink leadership and staff to coordinate cross -agency activities related to technical assistance and communication work areas led by PolicyLink.

The successful candidate will have detailed knowledge of and experience in: clinical,
public health, or legal fields; public health prevention/treatment programs or policies, with
experience in obesity preferred; and public health policy development and implementation.
A doctoral degree is required.

Interested candidates should email a resume/Vitae to:

Coleen Kelly, Senior Consultant
Nagle & Associates
(513) 561-0399
ckelly4444@aol.com

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