What You'll Do:
The Bureau of Maternal, Child and Family Health is looking to fill a Health Planning Administrator 2 position to manage the Reproductive Health and Wellness and Sexual Risk reduction programs for Ohio Department of Health. Join a mission-driven team where you will lead impactful research, program planning, and statewide health initiatives that directly improve outcomes. Duties include:
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Lead statewide reproductive health and wellness programs including family planning and sexual risk reduction initiatives to improve health outcomes across Ohio.
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Develop and implement program policies, strategic plans, and performance measures to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements.
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Direct grant funded-programs, including oversight of budgets, funding opportunities, grant applications, reporting and program evaluation activities.
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Manage relationships with local providers, community partners, and stakeholders to support effective service delivery and program performance.
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Oversee program monitoring activities, including site visits, clinical reviews, expenditure tracking, and quality improvement initiatives.
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Provide leadership and supervision to program staff, including coaching, performance managements, employee development.
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Analyze program data and trends to support strategic planning, performance measurement, and evidence-based decision making.
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Serve as a primary liaison with federal agencies, state partners, healthcare organizations, and community stakeholders on program initiatives and compliance matters.
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Coordinate cross-functional projects, stakeholder meetings, and collaborative efforts to strengthen statewide public health services and outcomes.
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Prepare reports, presentations, and recommendations for leadership regarding program performance, emerging health trends and policy impacts.
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Monitor changes in federal and state laws, regulations and funding requirements to ensure program compliance and operational effectiveness.
Why Work for the State of Ohio
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
- Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
- Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Qualifications
Position Qualifications:
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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 12 mos. exp. in planning & administering health program(s), with education & experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.
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Job Skills: Public Health
Technical Skills: Grants Administration, Compliance Enforcement, Budgeting, Database Administration, Program Management.
Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Analyzation, Collaboration, Interpreting Data, Organizing and Planning, Strategic Thinking.
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.
Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information:
ALL ANSWERS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY THE WORK EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION PROVIDED ON YOUR CIVIL SERVICE APPLICATION.
Unless required by legislation, the selected candidate will begin at Pay Grade 14, Step 1 of the Exempt Pay Range Schedule ($39.22 per hour), with an opportunity for pay increase after six months ($41.46 per hour) of satisfactory performance and then a yearly raise thereafter.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
All applicants must submit a completed Ohio Civil Service Application using the TALEO System. Paper applications will not be considered. Applicants must clearly indicate how they meet the minimum qualifications and/or position specific minimum qualifications. Applicants are also encouraged to document any experience, education and/or training related to the job duties above. An assessment of these criteria may be conducted to determine the applicants who are interviewed.
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BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE:
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
ADA Statement
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Drug-Free Workplace
The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.
