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Job Summary

This is a senior management position, reporting to the Health Officer-Administrator, with executive level responsibility for the administration of Public Health. The position has a broad portfolio in directing and managing the Communicable Disease and Control Response and Planning Division, which includes the following programs: Infectious Disease Prevention & Control, Infection Prevention, STI/HIV Prevention, and Emergency Preparedness & Response.

The Director of Communicable Disease Control and Emergency Response Planning, provides supervision to program managers as well as day-to-day leadership support for the department in concert with the Department’s Leadership Team. This position plans, organizes and determines program organization, mission, and core services; allocates human and capital resources; develops, manages and supports implementation of short- and long-term program goals and priorities; ensures that programs meet applicable local, state and federal guidelines and contract requirements; provides training and support to program managers in implementing recruitment processes and managing assigned workforce; and remains prepared to serve in a command position under emergency incident command structure.

This position has the option of a remote/hybrid work schedule, however the candidate selected must reside in WA or OR. NO exceptions.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in public health, public administration, business administration, management, liberal arts or other related discipline, and a minimum of six years of increasingly responsible experience in administration and related areas including strong management experience with demonstrated success in leading organizational change and demonstrated practices of teamwork, respect, integrity, innovation, and ongoing commitment to personal and professional development.

• A Master’s Degree or above in Nursing, Public Health, Public Administration or a related field is preferred.

Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices and values of public health, including social justice, social determinants of health, and racial equity in public health practice.

• Epidemiology, health planning, health communications, and information technology.

• Understanding of public health issues and best practices related to improvement of public health.

• Concepts of institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on the health of oppressed communities, including their impact on communicable disease and preparedness.

• Underlying causes of health inequities, including the connection between racism, classism, ableism, sexism, other “isms” and health, including the risk for exposure to communicable disease and environmental hazards and inequitable response to public health emergencies.

• Human resource management, conflict resolution and mediation, facilitation, organizational development, team building, and project management.

• Methods and procedures of budget development, priority-based budgeting, monitoring, and forecasting; principles and practices of quality assurance and quality improvement; and qualitative and quantitative data for use in strategic planning and decision-making; the diversity of perspectives and roles necessary to promote public health issues, including prioritizing respect for non-white cultures; application and interpretation of County, state and federal laws and regulation relevant to public health.

• Analyzing and evaluating of policies, procedures, public information, and service delivery issues.

• Local and state lawmaking processes.

• Research methods and techniques.

Ability to:

• Provide strong leadership, management, and administration.

• Motivate, encourage, support, and coach staff to optimum performance.

• Analyze financial data.

• Work effectively in a political environment; implement facilitative leadership.

• Carry out policy directives in an effective and timely manner; communicate and listen effectively.

• Establish and maintain effective and supportive working relationships with staff, the public, policy makers, other government jurisdictions, contractors, community agencies, and other county staff.

• Mediate difficult working relationships.

• Express ideas effectively both orally and in writing.

• Use a personal computer and a variety of software to accomplish job functions.

• Respectfully and effectively work with diverse populations and individuals.

Preferred skills:

• Demonstrated experience in the administration and implementation of programs, including developing strategic plans, work plans, budgets and project management.

• Ability to organize projects, communicate and delegate tasks, and engage and motivate among a broad spectrum of stakeholders, frequently under deadline pressure.

• Ability to identify emerging issues and potential impacts, then gather and distill information/data for presentation to decision makers that allows for an informed decision to be made.

• Demonstrated ability to establish, develop, and sustain cooperative, professional relationships with a variety of local, state, and regional organizations including governmental and community-based organizations.

• Prioritizing and organizing multiple tasks and the ability to complete projects in a timely manner. Ability to respond in a flexible manner and reprioritize work as situations change.

• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns. High level of analytical ability required to identify, develop, and select alternative solutions to complex issues.

• Skilled in employee management including supervision, training, team building, and conflict management.

• Demonstrated financial management skills; knowledge of practices and procedures for planning and formulating departmental budget and monitoring related expenses.

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work with a high level of detail. Skilled in writing and maintaining accurate records, reports, and plans to meet management objectives.

• Skilled in various software packages and Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Selection Process:

Resume and other documents must be attached together in the ’Resume Upload’ section of the application.  Multiple files are allowed, but all applicant attachments must be uploaded simultaneously, as there is no way to edit or append uploaded materials after submitting the application.

Application Review (Pass/ Fail) - An online application is required.  Attaching a resume does not substitute for a completed application; incomplete applications will not pass the application review.