Temporary Project Manager, Health Equity Community Outreach & Engagement

About this role

At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities.


The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.


Leads the planning, execution and scaling of community-based health equity initiatives across the American Cancer Society. This role manages strategic programs including Health Equity Ambassadors (HEA), Pfizer Change the Odds (CTO), and expansion efforts in priority communities (e.g., Puerto Rico and Indigenous populations). Success in this role is defined by the ability to operationalize community-driven strategies, strengthen partnerships and deliver measurable impact in cancer prevention, screening and clinical trials awareness while advancing ACS health equity priorities.


Essential Functions

• Leads program execution and project management for health equity initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, timelines and budgets. (25%)
• Manages national and regional partnerships (e.g., Pfizer CTO), ensuring grant deliverables, metrics and relationship stewardship are achieved. (20%)
• Coordinates community-based activations and outreach strategies, including ambassador cohorts, listening sessions and culturally tailored programming across priority populations. (15%)
• Develop and enhance training tools and resources, including HEA Resource Hub, Ambassador toolkits and training modules to support scalable implementation. (15%)
• Supports expansion efforts in priority markets (e.g., Puerto Rico, Indigenous communities), including recruitment strategies, partnership development and operational planning. (10%)
• Monitors, evaluates and reports program performance, tracking outcomes, documenting learnings, and...