Assistant Bureau Chief

Schedule: Full-time

What You'll Do:

The Assistant Bureau Chief (Health Planning Administrator 3) will work under the direction of the Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protections administrator to assist in planning and directing statewide environmental health programs (e.g., Food Safety, Private Water & Sewage Treatment, Recreation Programs, Lead & Healthy Homes, Lead/Asbestos Licensure & Inspection, X-ray, licensure & Inspection, Radon Licensure & Inspection, Nuclear Materials Safety, & Technical Support). Duties Include:

Provide overall direction for bureau/program administration (fiscal, budget, grants, proposals, operations).

Assist in policy development, management systems, and compliance with state & federal laws.

Evaluate programs, analyze legislation and assess program impacts.

Conduct operations policy development, project proposal reviews and program research.

Make program/administrative decision, and coordinate across ODH and external agencies.

Support federal and state grant administration and prepare grant applications/reports.

Oversee bureau program areas in alignment with state and national health priorities.

Supervise and direct staff: assign work, monitor performance, train employees, review reports and recommend corrective disciplinary actions.

Administrative Duties:

Coordinate with supervisors on bureau administration.

Develop program budgets (prioritize funding, align staff with programs).

Monitor compliance with policies/procedures.

Track bureau activity towards goals and objectives.

Liaison and External Relations:

Acts as liaison between ODH and external stakeholder.

Disseminate information to staff, local health departments and external organizations.

Represent ODH at workshops, conferences, and training.

Respond to internal/external stakeholder inquiries.

Prepare speeches, legislative testimony and professional development presentations.

Serve on ODH committees and public health response teams (e.g., Disaster Recovery, Incident Command).

Participate in statewide/national workgroups and maintain partnerships.

Provide policy guidance and support for bureau staff and local programs.

Position Qualifications:

5 yrs. exp. in planning & administering health programs, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

-Or completion of graduate core program in field of public health, health administration, preventive medicine, social work, nursing or other health-related field or public policy & management/public administration or business administration AND 2 yrs. exp. in planning & administering health programs, with education & experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

-Or 2 yrs. exp. as Health Planning Administrator 1, 65245, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Health Planning Administrator 2, 65246, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Public Health

Technical Skills: Planning and Development, Budgeting, Compliance Enforcement, Executive Leadership

Professional Skills: Collaboration, Goal Setting, Public Speaking, Decision Making

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.