Health Forward’s mission is to achieve health equity and secure a fair and just region through leadership, advocacy, and resources. We support direct services and systems change for healthy people, community power, and equitable and just places through our grant and gift funding, advocacy, and leadership. We support and partner with community-based and cross-sector organizations to improve health on all fronts through our purpose plan. Our work includes supporting equitable health services; working to advance safe and affordable housing, pathways to home ownership and broadband access; amplifying the power that exists in our communities through civic engagement; and increasing the effectiveness of small community-based nonprofits. We also support organizations in their practice of race equity, changing narratives and amplifying personal experiences.
Health Forward was created in 2003 from the sale of Health Midwest, a nonprofit hospital system, to Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), a for-profit hospital management company. Health Forward’s service area encompasses Kansas City, Missouri, and Jackson, Cass, and Lafayette counties in Missouri, and Johnson, Wyandotte, and Allen counties in Kansas. The foundation is governed by a 21-member board of directors and is managed by a professional staff of around 40 employees.
Health Forward is driven by the data evidencing health inequities and is committed to the process and the outcome of equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in our grant and gifts funding, policy and advocacy, community engagement, employment practices, talent management, investments, vendor selection, and governance.
The Executive Assistant plays a critical role in providing administrative and governance support to the Health Forward Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operations Officer (COO). This role is responsible for executing a range of administrative and project-based activities including confidential matters with the highest professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality. The assistant is the central point of contact for a diverse stakeholder group, including the Board of Directors and Community Advisory Council (CAC) members, visitors, external partners, and internal colleagues. As a representative of the President and CEO, the Executive Assistant must demonstrate an advanced ability to discern points of internal and external intersection and opportunity within their work and demonstrate prudence in addressing them. The associate must maintain a high degree of decorum, internally, and in the community.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Personal Qualities
Must believe in and practice trust, partnership, learning, stewardship, accountability, creativity, collaborative decision-making, employee empowerment, equity/inclusion and anti-racism.
Compensation
The anticipated hiring salary range for this position is $69,600 – 87,000. The package will be determined by the experience level, credentials, and personal characteristics of the candidate offered. Health Forward Foundation offers its employees a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, a retirement plan, group life insurance, paid time off, and a hybrid work environment.
Health Forward Foundation firmly supports the principle and philosophy of equal opportunity for all individuals, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category pursuant to applicable federal, state, or local law.
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