The Career Profile Project

Job Title and Job Description

Coalition Coordinator

I work as a community organizer - pulling people together to take action on important issues like tobacco, substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, etc.

What are some related career opportunities and job titles in your company or in your career area?

Community organizing, health education

What education or training did you have to prepare for this career?

BA in history of science; work in health education

What education or training do you recommend for students today who want to enter this field?

Writing skills * Public speaking skills * Great organizational skills * People person

When you were in high school, did you know that you would enter this field?

No, after college I tried a lot of things before I got here.

Skills Profile

Skills Used	Rating (5=Most Important thru 1=Not Important)	Comments
Artistic		Mailings, posters
Athletic / Physical		You have to carry a lot of stuff
Bilingual
Computer Technology
Coordination / Using Hands, Tools, and Equipment
Creative Thinking		You have to find solutions to tough problems
Interpersonal		Work with a lot of volunteers
Investigative / Fact Finding		Research on resources in a community
leadership and Supervising
Logical Thinking
Math		Grants, budgets
Mechanical Understanding
Sales and Negotiation		Working with lots of different people
Scientific and Experimental
Social Service / Helping Skills
Teaching / Instructing
Verbal Communication
Understanding Nature, Plants, Animals
Understanding Yourself
Writing		Grant writing, letter writing
Interview By: CC