Part Time Special Project Manager

Overview

Since our founding in 1924, we have cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still more to do. We seek passionate individuals to help overcome today’s health challenges and accelerate progress toward a healthier future. The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Part-Time Special Project Manager located in Hawai'i. This position can be remote. This role supports a three-year initiative to strengthen and expand the stroke system of care in Hawai‘i, focusing on increasing access to culturally relevant hypertension and stroke prevention education, improving stroke literacy among low- and limited-English proficiency populations, and ensuring access to guideline-based care across all islands.

The manager will co-create and disseminate culturally authentic messages with up to four ethnic communities disproportionately impacted by stroke, develop culturally appropriate educational assets, support public awareness campaigns, and enhance coordination across the stroke care continuum—from pre-hospital care to rehabilitation. The Association offers resources to support work-life harmonization, including Heart U and additional training and support locally.

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• Community Engagement & Insight Gathering — Collaborate with community leaders and groups with lived experience to understand cultural beliefs, health literacy levels and perceptions of stroke and hypertension. Assess community familiarity with existing stroke acronyms (e.g., F.A.S.T., BE-FAST) and support the transcreation of culturally resonant alternatives.
• Cultural Asset Development — Co-develop culturally relevant educational materials, including visuals, acronyms and messaging tailored to each priority population. Manage translation/transcreation to ensure materials are linguistically accurate, culturally sensitive and suitable for both community education and professional training (EMS, health care providers).
• Campaign Support — Work with the Association’s internal cross-functional teams to ensure cultural insights are integrated.
• Partnership & Amplification — Identify and engage Association expert volunteers, stroke survivors and community partners to amplify campaign messages.
• Evaluation & Feedback — Conduct cultural relevancy assessments of educational materials and collect and synthesize qualitative feedback from communities to inform ongoing improvements.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Fluency in Tagalog, Ilocano, Chuukese or Samoan required. High proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in at least one of these languages.
• Two (2) years of experience in: translation/transcreation and health material development for multicultural audiences; public health program development and implementation; conceptualizing culturally tailored program/product design; community engagement with AANHPI populations.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure a competitive base salary with regular market value adjustments as needed.
• Performance and Recognition – Eligible for incentive programs based on position type.
• Benefits – Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement with employer match, employee assistance, wellness programs, telemedicine and medical consultation.
• Professional Development – Access Heart U, ERGs, mentoring programs and a national online university with extensive resources.
• Work-Life Harmonization – PTO, holidays, and paid time off; details vary with seniority.
• Tuition Assistance – Financial support for education related to current duties or potential future positions.

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Location:

US-HI-Honolulu. Posted Date: 1 day ago (1/21/2026 4:26 PM). Requisition : . Job Category:
Marketing, Communications & Public Relations. Position Type:
Part Time.