The Community Development Strategist provides functional direction, monitoring, and evaluation of key Community Relations programs in support of Cascade Life Alliance’s (CLA) mission of saving and enhancing lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation. This role researches, evaluates, and interprets program regulations and operations to ensure compliance and program effectiveness.

 

The position represents CLA in building and maintaining critical relationships with public and private partners including the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Oregon Board of Education (BOE), VisionGift, Solvita, LifeLogics (Oregon Donor Registry), and community stakeholders. It develops and recommends policies and procedures, conducts data-driven program analysis, and coordinates initiatives that enhance donor registration and community engagement. The Community Development Strategist will work closely with CLA’s Business Intelligence & Data Analytics team to design, maintain, and evaluate the Oregon Donor Registry, using insights to drive strategic decisions and program effectiveness.

Program Monitoring & Evaluation

• Researches and evaluates program regulations, data sources, and operational outcomes related to the Oregon Donor Registry and CLA’s outreach initiatives.
• Analyzes data from DMV, high schools, and outreach activities to identify trends, compliance issues, and opportunities.
• Prepares comprehensive reports and recommendations for executive staff and leadership to inform decision-making.
• Drafts or revises policies and procedures to ensure alignment with regulations, statutes, and strategic goals.

Program Coordination & Development

• Provides functional program direction and coordination for Community Relations initiatives.
• Assists in establishing long-range objectives, operational goals, and operating plans for donor registry and outreach programs.
• Develops internal workflows, procedures, and communication tools (e.g., newsletters, webpages, presentations, training guides) to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Supports expansion of outreach programs with a focus on underrepresented communities. 

Partner & Agency Representation

• Serves as the primary liaison with key donation partners (DMV, BOE, VisionGift, Solvita, LifeLogics, and others).
• Represents CLA in partner meetings, educational presentations, taskforces, and community events.
• Designs, develops, and delivers public education and training sessions to diverse audiences, including schools, legislative groups, and faith-based organizations.
• Provides interpretation of program rules and policies to external stakeholders 

Policy, Compliance & Process Oversight

• Collaborates with CLA’s regulatory and compliance teams to ensure adherence to laws, policies, and data privacy requirements.
• Supports external partners in meeting program and regulatory standards, especially regarding donor registry data and high school education initiatives.
• Reviews program operations for compliance and recommends corrective action as needed

Other Duties as Needed

• A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Public Administration, or a field directly related to the position will substitute for two years of the required experience.
• Five years of experience with responsibility for program or project monitoring and coordination. The experience must have included program evaluation responsibility. 
• Experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating educational curriculum in alignment with applicable regulatory standards, accreditation guidelines, and best practices.
• Experience working in an organ procurement organization.

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

• A compassionate, conscientious, self-starter, who must possess strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with the public, state agencies, and education and medical professionals.
• Driven, analytical, and solution-oriented with a strong sense of perseverance.
• Excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to create and present targeted media to both small and large groups in various settings including social media, high school classes, and multicultural community events.
• Proficiency in social media tools, database software, Microsoft Office Suite, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite
• An ability to work productively both independently and as a team participant with accountability to all other team members.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation
  

• Experience in gathering, analyzing, and goal setting based on relevant data in an organ procurement organization setting.
• Background in developing policies, procedures, and training for compliance-driven programs.

This position requires travel within the Cascade Life Alliance Donor Service Area, including some evenings and weekends. The ability to work varied hours will be required occasionally, based on project requirements.

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.