Department: Community Engagement Institute

Campus Location: Wichita, KS - WSU Downtown Campus

Hire Type: Full Time

Pay: Range beginning starts $52,900, commensurate with qualification

Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm (regular evening & in-state travel required)

Export Compliance Requirement: No export control requirement.

Job Story

What truly sets CEI Prevention Initiatives apart is the people. Our CEI team believes in working hard and creating an environment where people feel supported, energized, and valued. You’ll find a team that celebrates wins, shares ideas freely, and believes collaboration is stronger than competition.

We’re serious about our mission, but we also believe good work happens when people enjoy working together. (Think less corporate maze and more mission-driven team assembling like the Avengers—minus the dramatic city destruction.) We go about our work in a way that’s fun, uplifting, and grounded in shared purpose.

Risk and protective factors for many behavioral health challenges are shared. We help communities notice those connections and create shared prevention goals and plans. Our goal is also to facilitate and encourage the sharing of behavioral health promotion and prevention efforts being used in communities across Kansas.

We’re on the lookout for someone who loves bringing people together, building momentum around meaningful work, and helping communities thrive.
The Kind of Person Who Thrives Here

• Naturally builds relationships and trust
  
• Is organized enough to juggle projects without dropping the details
  
• Need to care deeply about the work and be ready to grow alongside a mission-driven team
  
• Can communicate effectively with community leaders, government partners, and grassroots organizations
  
• Natural collaborator and curious
  
• Balances confidence with humility
  
• Understands that collaboration means facilitating expertise, not needing to be the expert
  
• Sees both the big picture and the next practical step
  
• Isn’t intimidated by stepping into projects already in motion
  
• Energized by the challenge of supporting multiple projects and people
• Familiarity in behavioral health or prevention work would be a plus in this role, but not required. What matters more is your ability to learn quickly, collaborate well, and keep meaningful work moving forward.

The work happening at CEI touches real lives across communities. Prevention work often happens quietly before a crisis occurs, but its impact can be enormous. Apply today and help us continue to move forward—one partnership, one project, and one community at a time!

Job Summary

Designs, develops, and proposes strategic planning, capacity-building or related processes to potential clients. Manages all aspects of the project, responding to client needs and expectations, and fulfilling agreed-upon commitments while managing multiple clients simultaneously.

Essential Functions

Proposes, secures and delivers work with external clients. Manages external partner relationships to ensure the fulfillment of expectations. Supports the conceptualization, design, and delivery of work related to ongoing center projects, working primarily in a team environment. Completes reports associated with respective projects according to project deadlines and requirements. Supports the monitoring of the project budget and resources to ensure that fiscal processes and guidelines are met. Provides assistance in understanding financial reports and data, in controlling costs and budgets, and in fulfilling budgetary requirements.

Job Duties

Building Community Momentum
Collaborate with partners across municipalities, community organizations, and government entities
Help strengthen coalitions and initiatives focused on behavioral health prevention
Facilitate conversations that bring the right experts into the room at the right time

Turning Big Ideas Into Action
Support project planning and coordination across multiple prevention initiatives
Help identify obstacles and remove barriers that slow progress
Track progress and ensure the small action steps align with the bigger mission

Bringing People Together
Coordinate and execute a statewide prevention conference
Manage logistics, partnerships, and communications to create a meaningful event experience
Facilitate meetings and collaborative conversations that move projects forward

Communication & Creative Support
Support digital communications and outreach efforts
Assist with visual materials, graphics, and messaging that help communicate efforts
Share updates and information with partners in ways that are clear and engaging

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Three (3) years of experience in related field

Required License/Certifications/Training:

None

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of evidence-based and best practice prevention and promotion strategies
• Project management skills: planning, implementation, and monitoring
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Familiarity in behavioral health or prevention work would be a plus
• Effective meeting and group facilitation (virtual and in person)
• Ability to develop and deliver trainings
• Work collaboratively in a team based, community focused setting
• Ability to work independently with initiative and follow through
• Capable to travel across the State of Kansas

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity in behavioral health or prevention work would be a plus

Additional Information:

N/A

Physical Requirements:

Ability to remain in a stationary position. Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment including but not limited to phone, printers, copiers, and calculators. Ability to communicate with others and accurately exchange information.

Additional Physical Requirement: