Senior Program Manager

County of Thurston•Olympia, WA

15h

About The Position

The salary for this position is: $7,537 - $10,050 monthly. Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) is recruiting for a Strategic Initiatives Senior Program Manager for our Public Health Foundation Division. As the Strategic Initiatives Senior Program Manager, you will be responsible for driving strategic planning, growth, and partnerships, while improving department programs and driving organizational change. This key executive leadership role drives innovative, equity-centered public health strategies across Thurston County, and will lead foundational initiatives to shape the future of public health practice. In this role, you will champion community-wide collaboration, secure and steward diverse funding sources, and embed equity, innovation, and continuous improvement into programs and policies. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence population health impact, build and support high-performing teams, and position the department for the future of public health. If you are a dedicated public health professional, we would love to hear from you!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a field closely related to the specific position. Additional experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.
Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience related to public program and policy development at a regional level, including experience working with elected officials.
Demonstrated competence in the principles and practices of public policy development and administration.
Must be able to demonstrate competency in supervising personnel involved in program implementation and in establishing and controlling budgets.
Current Washington State Driver’s License or have requested and obtained an appropriate accommodation.
Ability to efficiently use a personal computer and applicable software to successfully perform the essential job functions of the position.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Public Health or related field
Experience as a Public Health Strategist and/or experience working with strategic plans
Social Determinants of Health and Equity knowledge
Prior experience with Public Health accreditation
Proven strong leadership abilities
Respect and Organizational Culture Create an environment where employees and partners can safely express needs or concerns and where employees can make and correct mistakes
Effectively interact with sensitivity while working with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and lifestyles
Thrive in a fast-paced, robust organization maintaining a positive work environment
Communication Serve the public in a timely, complete, accurate, and professional manner while ensuring that written and verbal communication is clearly understood by others
Maintain cultural competency to support diverse perspectives in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, and services that affect the health of the community
Strong oral communication for networking and interpersonal relationships
Excellent written communication including the ability to craft correspondence, reports, and articles or web postings with minimal grammatical and syntax errors
Leadership: Supervise, motivate, and develop employees and team to become more productive and effective in achieving desired goals and career growth while encouraging employee critical reflection; able to give direction without conflict
Show fairness and impartiality in interactions; is interested in employee welfare, elicits staff input where feasible; respond to staff suggestions and complaints in a sincere, sensitive, and timely manner
Goal Setting and Accomplishment Use strategic thinking and planning for goal setting and evaluation
Effectively plan, organize, and manage competing priorities and challenges under pressure
Create a sense of mission by articulating and modeling confidentiality, professional values, and ethics with honesty and integrity
Operate with a high degree of flexibility, initiative, attention to detail, and commitment
Delegate and use persuasion and negotiating skills for shared responsibility and acceptance of change

Responsibilities

Supervision of 3 teams consisting of 9 total team members; teams include Epidemiology, Education & Outreach, and Emergency Preparedness and Response
Utilize change management leadership and skills to lead comprehensive community-wide collaborations and programs to identify population health and equity needs and facilitate best practices in improving the social determinants of health for improved outcomes in Thurston County
Use proven strategies to address community health needs and utilize the best available evidence to lead change and ensure the department is future focused
Participate and become an active member in the department Executive Team
Lead the base foundational public health initiatives such as the Community Health Assessment (CHA), Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), Strategic Planning, and any accreditation efforts (potential for Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) and Project Public Health Ready (PPHR))
Participate in research and data exchanges alongside national conference presentations
Identify and interpret emerging trends in public health to provide information, analysis, and interpretation to stakeholders and community partners
Seek evidence-based research, and review and recommend funding opportunities at the federal, state, local, and private foundation levels to promote existing and new public health programs
Develop, oversee, and evaluate grants, budgets, and contracts, in close collaboration with supervisors of teams/units and external partners, with a clear understanding of appropriate use of funds, budgets, and contract cycles
Lead the logistical effort of community tabling events
Work cross-divisionally and collaboratively on behalf of the 3 teams to develop policies and processes that translate mission and vision into action
Embed equity principles and innovation into the culture of department programs, ensuring mechanisms for obtaining feedback and input from persons with diverse backgrounds
Evaluate the success and participation rates of current programs to determine their effectiveness
Perform other work as required or assigned, including, but not limited to, a 24/7 response during public health emergency situations and disease outbreak investigations