Zoonotic Disease Program Administrator

Schedule: Full-time

What You'll Do:

The Zoonotic Disease Program Administrator with work within the Bureau of Infectious Diseases to administer, coordinate & implement policies & procedures for Zoonotic Disease program initiatives according to state laws, national compendia, & national & state guidelines. Initiatives may include zoonotic disease control, rabies control, Harmful Algal Blooms, public health emergency preparedness. Additional duties may include:

Provide technical advice & consultation to medical providers, local health departments, veterinarians, state & local agencies & public concerning diseases that span the One Health spectrum (e.g., potential rabies exposures, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, multi-drug resistant organisms with potential agriculture epidemiologic links).

Work with other bureaus concerning food safety, environmental issues & emerging pathogen initiatives that involve animals & zoonotic diseases.

Coordinate with public health, veterinary, & agricultural agencies to advance zoonotic disease prevention & One Health promotion efforts.

Support the State Public Health Veterinarian & Zoonotic Disease Program Chief with administrative duties (e.g., preparing memorandums, letters of support, grant applications, progress reports, supporting program activities).

Participate in state & national committees, working groups, & interagency task forces (e.g., Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists Zoonotic & Vector-borne Subcommittee, One Health Working Group).

Represent administrator at meetings & conferences with state, federal & community agencies.

Oversee & provides budget preparation & administration.

5 yrs. trg. or 5 yrs. exp. in business administration, management or public administration.

OR

Completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, management or public administration; 36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position.

OR

Completion of undergraduate core program for academic field of study commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on File; 36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. in supervisory, administrative, managerial &/or staff position involving planning, research &/or policy/procedure development.

OR

1 yr. exp. as Program Administrator 2, 63123.

OR

Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Program Management

Technical Skills: Budgeting, Policy Direction, Program Management

Professional Skills: Establishing Relationships, Innovation, Organizing and Planning, Strategic Thinking

Educational Transcript Requirements:

Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment. Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be eliminated from further consideration.

Please note that a transcript is considered "official" only if it is an original copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark, ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entity's award of a putative degree.