Director of Operations and Public Health Programs

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Job Title: Director of Operations and Public Health Programs

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About Acenda Integrated Health

Acenda Integrated Health provides 100 behavioral health programs including mental health services crisis care substance use recovery family therapy maternal and pediatric support and residential programs across New Jersey. Our team enjoys competitive benefits work-life balance professional development and team engaging events. Acenda is recognized as a multi-year Top Workplace by USA Today and The Inquirer and a Top Workplace Culture award winner for Work-Life Balance as well as Joint Commission accredited and certified by MHCA and the New Jersey Alliance for Children Youth and Families. Join #TeamAcenda and make a lasting impact.

Job Overview

The Director of Operations and Public Health Programs is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring the effective design implementation and operational excellence of CHEW-NJPHIs programs and internal functions. This position bridges strategy and execution translating the organizations vision into high-impact scalable initiatives while building the systems processes and partnerships needed to sustain them. Working closely with the Executive Director the Director will oversee program portfolios aligned with CHEW-NJPHIs core areas of focus health equity democracy and health trust in science and public health infrastructure and workforce development while also strengthening organizational operations performance management cross-sector collaboration and the institutes relationship with the state of New Jersey. This role is ideal for a dynamic leader who thrives in a start-up environment can build while doing and is committed to advancing health equity through systems-level change.

As an integrated health organization Acenda values the use of evidence-based practice or EBPs.

Program Info

New Jersey Public Health Institute The Center for Health Equity & Wellbeing aims to actively promote collaborative and community-driven partnerships to effect policies and practices that improve health strengthen public health infrastructure leverage resources to foster collective impact and social justice and systemically advance equity and quality of life for all.

By joining NJPHI you will be key to building and sustaining impactful public health initiatives. You will be part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to health equity continuous quality improvement and meaningful policy change in New Jersey. This is a dynamic opportunity to lead innovate and drive progress in public health programs and services across the state.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Strategy Design and Implementation

• Lead the development and execution of CHEW-NJPHIs program portfolio including Health Opportunity Zones (HOZs) Rural Health Opportunity Zones (rHOZs) Trust in Science initiatives such as EBImpact and Every Body Matters and workforce development programs including the Public Health Connection Program and PHutures.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable program plans timelines and deliverables while ensuring programs are community informed data driven and aligned with health equity goals. Oversee mini-RFAs subgrant processes and partner selection.

Operations and Organizational Infrastructure

• Build and manage internal operational systems including program management workflows and tools performance tracking and reporting systems and cross functional coordination with finance HR communications and compliance through Acenda Integrated Health.
• Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support scalability and consistency while ensuring efficient use of resources and alignment with organizational goals.

Partnership Development and Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as a key liaison with external partners including state agencies such as NJDOH healthcare systems and provider networks community based and faith based organizations academic institutions and national partners.
• Support the development and management of strategic partnerships and collaborative initiatives while representing CHEW-NJPHI in meetings convenings and public forums.

Grants Contracts and Program Oversight

• Oversee implementation of major initiatives and funded programs by managing scopes of work deliverables timelines and reporting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with funder expectations and contractual obligations while coordinating with subcontractors and partners to ensure quality and timely execution.

Data Evaluation and Impact Measurement

• Lead the development of program evaluation frameworks and performance metrics.
• Ensure the collection analysis and reporting of data to demonstrate program impact and translate findings into actionable insights that support program improvement and decision making.
• Support the development of dashboards reports and funder updates.

Team Leadership and Organizational Culture

• Supervise program and operations staff by providing coaching mentorship and professional development.
• Foster a collaborative high performing and mission driven team culture while supporting recruitment onboarding and staff capacity building as the organization grows.

Requirements:

• Masters degree in public health public/health administration health policy or related field
• 710 years of progressive leadership experience in public health healthcare or nonprofit management
• Demonstrated experience managing complex multi-stakeholder programs or initiatives
• Strong operational and project management skills including building systems and processes
• Experience with grants management contracts and program implementation
• Commitment to health equity and community-centered approaches

Preferred

• Experience working with or alongside state or local health departments
• Familiarity with New Jerseys public health and healthcare landscape
• Experience in workforce development community engagement or clinical/community partnerships
• Doctoral degree or advanced leadership training (e.g. fellowship programs)

Additional Information

• Base rate: $125000 - $135000 (salary commensurate with experience and qualification)
• Bilingual Rate: An additional $3120 added to the base rate if Spanish proficient.
• This is a remote position
• Schedule: Day - 9 AM to 5 PM

What we provide:

• An Innovative culture that encourages you to grow and learn with the agency
• Mission-driven core
• Health Vision and Dental coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) with 100% employer match on the first 5% of comp
• Generous time-off
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Year-end bonuses
  

Acenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

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