Health and Social Services Planner 3 (Operations Manager PCN 062198)

State of Alaska • Anchorage, AK

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply. Welcome to the Department of Health! We’d be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today! This position is open to Alaskan Residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. What you will be doing: In this role, you will assume day-to-day management of Council activities and oversee project and planning activities in accordance with federal and state requirements, as well as annual amendments and reporting (inclusive of the DD Act 5-Year Plan, current grants, programs, and initiatives). You will supervise up to 6 other professional employees and perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director. This role represents the Council on disability issues, facilitates stakeholder communication and advocacy with state agencies and policymakers through public forums, education, and meetings.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in health planning, health sciences, social sciences, behavioral sciences, public health administration, public or business administration, or a closely related field.
• Three years of professional planning experience in health or social services; OR Three years of professional experience in the administration, management, or development of a public health, health, or social services program.
• Must be an Alaskan Resident.

Nice To Haves

• Problem Solving: Independently identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations and initiates discussion of best practices.
• Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).
• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

Responsibilities

• Assume day-to-day management of Council activities.
• Oversee project and planning activities in accordance with federal and state requirements, as well as annual amendments and reporting (inclusive of the DD Act 5-Year Plan, current grants, programs, and initiatives).
• Supervise up to 6 other professional employees.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
• Represent the Council on disability issues.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication and advocacy with state agencies and policymakers through public forums, education, and meetings.
• Conduct outreach.
• Provide training and technical assistance.
• Remove barriers.
• Develop coalitions.
• Encourage citizen participation.
• Keep policymakers informed about disability issues.

Benefits

• Meaningful work facilitating advocacy and systemic change that improves the lives of people with disabilities
• Integrated environments where staff, self-advocates, family members, community partners, and state agency representatives all work together
• Opportunities to create and implement new strategies for implementing the Council's priorities
• A variety of tasks and responsibilities and opportunities to learn new subject areas
• Self-starters who want to advance and increase their expertise and responsibility are welcomed and supported.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level