Health Program Manager 3

State of Alaska; Alaska; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 annual paid holidays

Personal leave with accrual rate based

Hybrid telework schedules

Flexible hours

Excellent insurance and retirement

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

State of Alaska is seeking a Health Program Manager 3 to lead the Injury Prevention Unit within the Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion section. You will guide statewide injury prevention initiatives, leveraging data and evidence-based strategies to reduce injuries from transportation, falls, drownings, poisonings, and firearms, across Alaska.

You will collaborate with community partners, healthcare providers, and public health officials to build a statewide network, mentor staff,

Qualifications

• Program Planning and oversight of state health initiatives.
• Stakeholder engagement across government, communities, and providers.
• Ability to measure program performance and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead statewide injury prevention efforts using data-driven approaches.
• Engage with stakeholders to build a comprehensive injury prevention network.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to public health staff while representing the state.
• Write and manage grants and budgets to support priority programs.

Skills

Program Oversight

Stakeholder Management

Performance Measurement

Partnering

Public Health

Human Capital Management

Leadership

Conflict Management

Job description

Health Program Manager 3 (Injury Prevention Unit Manager - PCN 061777)

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What you will be doing

Join the Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDPHP) team and lead meaningful, statewide injury prevention efforts that help make Alaska a safer and healthier place to live, work, and play by:

• Implementing a public health approach through data and evidence-based practices to reduce injuries in Alaska, including transportation injuries, falls, drownings, poisonings, firearm-related injuries, and other areas of interest, using frameworks such as shared risk and protective factors.
• Engaging with community stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public health officials to build and maintain a comprehensive, statewide network of injury prevention programs.
• Providing leadership and mentorship to public health staff while representing the section and state leadership in injury prevention efforts.
• Writing and managing grants and budgets that support priority injury prevention programs.

Our organization, mission, and culture

This role is part of the Division of Public Health’s Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDPHP). In this role, you’ll help advance that mission by organizing, directing, and coordinating the Section’s work to reduce the impact of injury among Alaskans.

The benefits of joining our team

By joining our Section, you’ll collaborate with a friendly and supportive crew, including seasoned experts, savvy epidemiologists, creative communications pros, and an awesome administrative team. Together, we’re committed to using science and data to drive our decisions and make Alaska an even better place to live, work, and play. Come be a part of our mission and help us create positive change!

• 12 annual paid holidays
• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Hybrid telework schedules
• Flexible hours
• Excellent insurance and retirement benefits
• Professional development opportunities

The working environment you can expect

Our team is a mix of remote and in‑person at the Anchorage office. If you join us remotely, we look forward to connecting on Teams and Zoom through our work, music, and activities driven by our Fun Committee. If you join us in Anchorage, our 7th‑floor offices in the Frontier Building boast stunning views of the Chugach Range and offer ample covered parking, on‑site vending machines, and excellent building security.

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position‑specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

• Program Oversight: Plans, coordinates, and monitors programs to ensure that federal, state, and/or local government program requirements and plans are met, providing professional consultation on the specialized services of the program or associated project(s).
• Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).
• Performance Measurement: Knowledge of the principles and methods for evaluating program or organizational performance using financial and nonfinancial measures, including identification of evaluation factors (for example, workload, personnel requirements), metrics, and outcomes.

Special Notice

This position may require occasional travel.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the competencies in

• Program Planning: Ensures state/Tribal/community health improvement planning uses community health assessments and other information related to the health of a community (e.g., current data and trends; proposed federal, state, and local legislation; commitments from organizations to act)). Develops program goals and objectives.
• Community Dimensions of Practice: Distinguishes the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non‑governmental organizations in providing programs and services to improve the health of a community.
• Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
• Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.
• Human Capital Management: Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. Ensures that employees are appropriately recruited, selected, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance problems. Manages a multi‑sector workforce and a variety of work situations.
• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Conflict Management: Encourages creative tension and differences of opinions. Anticipates and takes steps to prevent counter‑productive confrontations. Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.

The essential functions of some positions may involve exposure to infectious disease and/or biohazards. Travel may be required.

Progressively responsible professional supervisory or lead level experience performing health program planning, development, coordination, evaluation, or implementation; providing technical health care assistance and consultation; conducting health care utilization or quality assurance examinations; and/or delivering health care service.

EEO Statement

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1‑800‑587‑4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1‑800‑770‑8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811‑0201. The State of Alaska is an equal‑opportunity employer.

Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:

Name/Title: Theresa Feeley‑Summerl / Program Manager
Phone: 907‑727‑8994
Email: theresa.feeley‑[e-mail]

Phone (800) 587‑0430 (Statewide toll‑free number)
(907) 465‑4095 (Juneau and out‑of‑state callers)