Health Program Coordinator

State of Utah Office of the Governor•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•$30 - $45•Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of Communicable Diseases is seeking a Health Program Coordinator to orchestrate agreement-related processes and safeguard the vital funding that drives our disease surveillance, outbreak response, and community prevention programs. In this role, you won't just track agreements—you will directly enable the resources that protect public health and save lives. If you are an expert in compliance, customer relations, and critical tracking, apply today to power the teams fighting infectious diseases.

Requirements

The ability to work independently with little supervision and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking and writing so others will understand.
The ability to manage projects, including milestone tracking, to achieve objectives.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or higher in Public Health or other closely related field and/or work experience.
Experience with contract and grant management.
Experience with state or local government.
Experience building effective working relationships with others.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong organizational skills.
Works well in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Plans, develops, coordinates, and carries out activities to meet office contract, grant, and agreement needs.
Writes, reviews, and/or negotiates contracts, grants, and agreements in conjunction with program subject matter experts.
Analyzes, summarizes and/or reviews data; reports findings, interprets results and/or makes recommendations.
Gathers data, prepares reports or summarizes information.
Interprets, clarifies, explains and applies agency policy and procedures, business practices, federal or state laws and regulations, etc.
Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards, guidelines, etc.
Conducts or participates in day-to-day development and monitoring of needs and next steps for contracts, subrecipient agreements, and grants, in support of the larger program functions.
Collaborates with other state and local programs, organizations and agencies, and with various stakeholders to promote program goals and objectives.
Ensures all required aspects of the agreements are completed according to specifications and to requirements.
Provides technical assistance and agreement interpretation to vendors.
Meets and confers with management, users, and agreement providers to resolve problems and coordinate services.