Tennessee Disability Coalition

Member Engagement Coordinator

Tennessee Disability Coalition

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Job Summary

Supervisor: Executive Director

Work setting & travel expectation: Employee may work from home anywhere in Tennessee. Employee has the option of working out of the Nashville office on a hybrid schedule. Position will require in-person participation with staff and members across Tennessee, estimated once per month depending on opportunity and need.

About Tennessee Disability Coalition:

Since 1990, the TN Disability Coalition has worked to create a society that values, supports and includes people with disabilities. We are a passionate, mission-driven team of professionals. Many of us have lived experience with disability. About half of us work remotely from home offices across Tennessee and half work flexible schedules based in the office in Nashville, TN. We are a membership-based organization. Our members include 40+ organizations and a handful of individuals who align with our mission and who work with us to effect change. 35 years since our founding, the TN Disability Coalition has grown to be a respected part of the disability policy landscape at the state legislature and in the public narrative. At the nexus of community and policy, our work turns real-life obstacles into policy solutions.

Position Overview

The Member Engagement Coordinator will be a connector between our organization and our members. Our 40+ member organizations range from the Alzheimer’s Association to GiGi’s PlayHouse to T.A.R.P. Center for Independent Living – they span across the state, across diagnosis, age and background. Some members are policy experts in their own right. Some just want to be kept informed. This role will be a relationship builder. They will get to know our members and their constituents, learn their priorities and how policy or systems changes can enhance their access, inclusion and overall quality of life. This role will work on the Tennessee Disability Coalition Policy Team and collaborate with the Community & Family Engagement Team to support member engagement in our work. 

Job Responsibilities

Principle Duties

  • Recruit, retain and strengthen relationships with Tennessee Disability Coalition members 
  • Work with the Policy Team and Community & Family Engagement Team to advance our strategic and programmatic goals and advocacy efforts
  • Assist in policy and advocacy content and resource development and dissemination
  • Develop and conduct campaigns to foster two-way communications between the Tennessee Disability Coalition and its members and networking amongst the membership 
  • Seek to understand the policy and programmatic concerns and goals of our members and analyze trends
  • Lead training and related programming to build policy knowledge and advocacy capacity of members and disability community
  • Disseminate information, track and coordinate member and advocate engagement in our campaigns
  • Support membership events including semi-annual membership meetings
  • Recruit and support member engagement in policy and advocacy efforts, including through year-round programming and our annual Disability Day on the Hill events
  • Represent the Tennessee Disability Coalition and our policy positions with various audiences, including state government, partners, community events and the broader public

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Lived experience with disability and alignment with the mission of the organization
  • Strong relationship management skills and ability to work well with individuals of diverse backgrounds and cultural traditions
  • Effective communication skills, including public speaking and an ability to present complex issues or materials to non-specialists
  • Strong work ethic matched by openness to feedback and collaboration
  • Ability to provide task leadership
  • Must be comfortable and knowledgeable using a computer, database and work-related technologies 
  • Must be comfortable traveling regularly to be in-person with staff and members across the state, approximately once per month, or as needed

Additional Information

Benefits

The TN Disability Coalition covers 100% of the premiums for full-time employees to enroll in one of two employer-sponsored health plans, a dental plan, basic life policy and short-term disability policy. Full-time employees have supplemental health insurance options, a health savings account, health care flexible spending account and dependent care flexible spending account options.

Mutual of America provides the Coalition’s employer sponsored 403(b) Retirement Plan.

The Coalition matches the amount our employees contribute to the plan dollar for dollar up to 6% of employee salary after the employee has been with the Coalition for one year.

The Coalition observes 12 paid days off for holidays each year. Paid time off (PTO) accrues per pay period (semi-monthly). Annual PTO earning for full time employees who have been employed 0-5 years is 18 days and increases with tenure to a maximum of 32 days per year.

How to Apply

All applications (cover letter, resume and work sample) must be submitted via email to hr@tndisability.org. A work sample can be any format. Examples include but are not limited to: written material such as a report, blog post or project plan, graphic material such as a flyer or social media post, material from a work or volunteer project, etc.

The Tennessee Disability Coalition is committed to providing equal opportunities to volunteers, employees, applicants for employment and those seeking our services, consistent with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  No person will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or Limited English Proficiency (LEP). The Coalition requires that each employee adhere to the same standard of non-discrimination. Each employee is required to have a signed Non-Discrimination Policy statement on file.

In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, the Tennessee Disability Coalition will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. We encourage both prospective employees and incumbents to discuss potential accommodations.

Details

  • Date Posted: September 2, 2025
  • Type: Full-Time
  • Job Function: Other
  • Service Area: Health (Physical, Mental)
  • Start Date: 10/01/2025
  • Salary Range: 60,000
  • Working Hours: 40 hrs/wk