JC-464694 – Regional Program Coordinator

Overview

The position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan enhancing preparedness and response for emerging public health threats through provision of leadership, guidance, and advance coordination and collaboration across a variety of complex program areas including policy, equity, public health practice, communications, access to clinical expertise, epidemiology, and pursuit of funding opportunities.

THERE IS ONE VACANCY BEING ADVERTISED ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTIES. THE CANDIDATE WILL BE HEADQUARTERED IN THE COUNTY NEAREST THE RESIDENCE OF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE. THE COUNTIES ARE: Shasta, Sacramento, Butte, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Richmond, San Mateo, Fresno, Kern, San Joaquin, San Bernadino, Ventura, Orange, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

This is a remote-based position with up to 20% (approximately 1 day per week/4 days per month but may vary depending on need and scheduling with local partners) of travel required to assigned Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs).

The HPS II will be directly assigned one or two of the following Public Health Regions: Rural North, Bay Area, Greater Sierra-Sacramento, Central California, Southern California, and Los Angeles, based on program need and fit with partners.

The Health Program Specialist II (HPS II) is responsible for convening the local health jurisdictions (LHJs) in the region to discuss policy issues at the local and state levels, develop statewide metrics, share best practices and challenges for use of state General Funds, and define projects for the region including data analysis. The HPS II will respond to often urgent, time-sensitive inquiries, and develop policy guidelines and recommendations. The HPS II facilitates coordination and development of strategies to leverage legislation, regulations, and partnerships to promote, including by addressing social and structural determinants of health. The HPS II works with public information officers, scientists, and the local support section to support and work in partnership with local health jurisdictions and local public health regions. The HPS II team members are each directly assigned to designated Public Health Regions.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST II
Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate’s relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Knowledge of and experience with local and regional communities in California; including experience with or at local health departments
Able to work with and lead multi-disciplinary teams.
Communicate with and convene a large group of internal and external stakeholders, including state and local program representatives and senior department leadership.
Ability to identify and resolve a broad range of complex governmental and programmatic challenges.
Demonstrate the ability to lead and manage multiple projects and daily tasks.
Equity-minded, responsive, and sensitive to diverse populations
Ability to assess issues and quickly identify the best possible solution(s)
Possess excellent and effective written and oral communication skills
Ability to collaborate with others.
Ability to establish and foster relationships with partners.
Ability to formulate and train on policies, procedures, and workflow.
Ability to analyze program situations and develop effective courses of action to solve them.
Attentive to details/
Intermediate MS Office Suite expertise- Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Proficient in virtual meeting platforms.
How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=464694

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.