Date Posted: March 30, 2015
Oklahoma State Organizer___________________________________________________________
Founded in 1992, Provide is a national organization working to increase access to abortion in some of
the most challenging environments – especially rural communities and Southern and Midwestern
states. We believe that anyone who cares for women has a role in ensuring accessible abortion care for
all women. To support health and social service providers as they take on that role, we work in three
distinct and complementary ways: 1) training physicians and nurses in uterine evacuation skills; 2)
advocating for abortion education in nursing schools and professional nursing associations; and 3)
training and supporting health and social service providers to offer abortion referrals to patients and
clients.
State Organizers are responsible for supporting project activity in their states including the
identification of champions, finding sites for trainings, assisting the State Coordinator in trainings and
activities, conducting training follow up work, making ongoing assessment of needs and opportunities,
and reporting.
The Oklahoma State Organizer will work as a member of Provide’s Referrals Initiative team in
Oklahoma to assist the Coordinator in the following duties as needed on the team:
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Support state/regional work to increase access to abortion and build state champions as
described in Provide’s Conceptual Model for Referrals and Referrals Project plan, working
with project leadership and a state-based team through:
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Outreach/assessment: As part of a team, research, identify, assess and recruit training
sites and champions among community health, rural health, social services, perinatal
health and primary care agencies, focusing on those agencies where there is the most
opportunity to promote access through pregnancy options counseling and referrals for
agency patients/clients.
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Training: As part of a team, provide support for introductory training to agency staff
in pregnancy options, counseling and referral-making, and other reproductive health
information and skills based content using materials developed by Provide.
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Technical Assistance: As part of a team, provide hands-on technical assistance to
targeted agencies in the process of integrating or enhancing abortion referrals into
their institution’s practice and policies, using the model approach to providing
abortion referrals as a guide for establishing site-specific practice goals and for
assessing and responding to facilitating factors and barriers.
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Champions: As part of a team, identify, recruit, prepare and mobilize site- and statechampions to promote institutional uptake of pregnancy options counseling and
referrals practices and advocate for abortion within their institutions and profession.
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Work closely with the state team to ensure team members are utilized as co-trainers and in
outreach, training, follow up/technical assistance, and champion development activities.
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Identify and strengthen abortion provider relationships to inform and include them in any
referrals activities of interest.
Qualifications
• Proven ability to actively cultivate, engage and connect diverse people and activities working
together toward a common goal, a commitment to network building and leadership
development and the ability to build trust in individual relationships across distances with a
variety of stakeholders.
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Strong existing state networks within primary health care, social services, reproductive health
care, public health, rural health and/or abortion service delivery with an emphasis on seeking
opportunities for improving abortion referrals through training and champion development.
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Experience coordinating and providing professional education/training for health professionals
a plus.
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Persistence, resourcefulness and the ability to identify opportunities and needs and respond to
these creatively and flexibly.
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Proficiency at working in telecommuting environment and culture.
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Ability to travel throughout the state.
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Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship-building skills.
§ Commitment to Provide’s core mission, values and programs.
This is a part-time, contract position beginning in May 2015. The position reports to Provide’s
Associate Director of Programs and works closely with the State Coordinator. Successful candidates
will have the ability to work from home.
Qualified individuals should send resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information of three
references to Provide via email to LaTischa Drake - Program Assistant, at [email protected].
Please indicate “Oklahoma State Organizer” in the subject line of the email.
Applications will be posted until the position is filled. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.