DHHS Program Specialist - Environmental Public Health
DHHS Program Specialist - Environmental Public Health
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Hiring Agency:
Health & Human Services - Agency 25
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Job Description:
The Program Specialist will join our Epidemiology team and will be responsible for planning and coordinating programs focused on Environmental Public Health and this role you will help fulfill the agency goal of Helping People Live Better Lives by supporting programs that use health and environmental data to drive actions for improving the health of Nebraskans.
Job Duties:
- Coordinate day-to-day program operations and grant activities for environmental public health and epidemiology programs.
- Develop and implement programs plans interventions and policies to improve public health services and enhance the effectiveness of programs.
- Build relationships and serve as liaison to state and federal agencies local health departments health professionals academia community organizations and the public.
- Organize prepare and submit work plans grant applications progress reports performance measures and reports.
- Conduct health outreach and training to a wide variety of communities and audiences.
- Develop and implement communication and health education projects.
- Draft contracts and subawards review and approve work plans and payments conduct programmatic and fiscal monitoring and provide technical assistance.
- Monitor program budgets allocation of grant funding and financial reporting.
- Prepare and submit budget justifications and budget requests to state and federal agencies.
Requirements/Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors degree or equivalent coursework/training in public administration social/behavioral sciences healthcare human services or other program related field. Professional experience working in a human/social service or health care agency with responsibility for planning or evaluation services programs or operational policies and practices may substitute in lieu of the educational requirement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or higher in public health public administration or other related field.
- At least one year of experience working with grants budgets contracts and/or public health programs.
- Prior experience performing program planning implementation monitoring and/or evaluation.
- Proven ability to build relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- Effective communication skills including both technical writing and oral communication.
- Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel and Word.
- Experience or knowledge of environmental health concepts.
Other: Valid drivers license.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of federal and state regulations agency policies and business/management principles.
- Knowledge of public health programming including contracts grant funding and budgeting methods.
- Ability to plan organize and direct a major program.
- Ability to prepare and review technical documents such as summaries of state and federal regulations action plans reports contracts and grants.
- Ability to maintain liaison with community representatives and other governmental agencies.
- Strong communication skills to present information clearly to internal leadership external stakeholders and federal partners.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay benefits paid time off retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position agency and employment status. For more information on benefits please visit: Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity inclusion and belonging. We recruit hire train and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race color religion sex. age national origin disability marital status or genetics.
Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
