Project Manager Analytics Specialist 4 (Workforce Development Director)

City of Detroit; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Detroit Health Department seeks a strategic Workforce Development Director to lead the department’s training, internships, fellowships, and workforce pipeline programs, guiding recruitment, development, and leadership initiatives to strengthen Detroit's public health workforce.

This role partners with universities and community partners to advance education and practice, while building a data-driven culture across the department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data analytics, project management, business, management, or a related field.
• 4–5 years of project management or data analytics experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data from multiple sources and support report design.
• Explain reports to stakeholders and advise on use.
• Manage projects from inception to closure.
• Drive evidence-based decision making.
• Improve work processes and automation.
• Track milestones and status reports.
• Develop data management best practices.
• Support organizational change and leadership planning.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Process improvement

Change management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in data analytics, project management, business, management, or related field

Job description

DETROIT HEALTH DEPARTMENT

PROJECT MANAGER & ANALYTICS SPECIALIST IV (Workforce Development Director)

About the Detroit Health Department

The Detroit Health Department has served Detroiters for more than a century. Today, DHD is building a modern public health department that is visible, responsive, data-informed, and rooted in the daily realities of Detroit residents. Our work goes beyond traditional health services. Through a Health in All Policies approach, DHD recognizes that health is shaped by housing, transportation, environmental conditions, economic opportunity, public safety, education, and the broader systems that shape life in the city. We seek team members who can work across programs, City departments, and community partners to improve health, reduce inequities, and deliver better outcomes for Detroit residents.

The Detroit Health Department seeks a strategic, high-performing leader to serve as Workforce Development Director, responsible for developing the department’s current and future workforce, strengthening organizational culture, and supporting employee growth and well-being. Reporting to the Director of Administrative Operations, this position works closely with department leads and Human Resources to identify workforce needs and implement strategies for recruitment, retention, professional development, and leadership development.

The Director builds and maintains relationships with universities, academic leaders, research institutions, think tanks, and other partners to expand internships, fellowships, student placements, and opportunities that connect education, research, and public health practice. This position leads the department’s fellowship, internship, and workforce pipeline programs, overseeing program design, recruitment and selection, onboarding, project placement, mentorship, supervisor support, and evaluation. The Director works with department leads to develop meaningful assignments, establish clear expectations and deliverables, and ensure that placements both advance departmental priorities and support participants’ professional growth. Responsibilities also include coordinating partnership agreements and academic requirements, identifying funding and resource opportunities, tracking program participation and outcomes, and maintaining alumni and partner relationships that support pathways into public health careers.

The Director also assesses staff training needs, develops and implements a department-wide workforce development plan, and coordinates continuing education, coaching, mentoring, and career advancement opportunities. As a resource to department leadership, this position supports organizational design, succession planning, team effectiveness, and the planning and facilitation of leadership meetings. Across these responsibilities, the Director helps build a workplace where employees, fellows, and interns are supported, held accountable, and equipped to serve Detroit residents.

• Analyzes data from a variety of database sources and formats for research, systems, and report design.
• Assists stakeholders in understanding generated reports, outputs, and operational interfaces, and counsels them on their use, and in finding ways to be used to improve their functionality.
• Assists with the implementation of organizational goals, initiatives and plans.
• Develops and implements initiatives to improve work processes.
• Drives fact-based decision making at all levels within the organization.
• Drives process improvement initiatives, including automation, on the processes/tools used to increase the capability and efficiency of reporting efforts.
• Investigates and analyzes complex proposed departmental reorganizations of City departments.
• Manages project development and execution from inception to closure.
• Presents results of analyses concisely and effectively to ensure adoption.
• Produces summarization reports, outputs, and operational interfaces that present research findings to stakeholders.
• Provides recommendations for improving business results, operational efficiencies, and system experiences through in-depth analysis.
• Provides supporting information to substantiate research findings.

• Responsible for Data Management best practices, quality standards and advanced Data Management activities (Acquisitions, Reorganizations, Advanced Data Setup, etc.).
• Tracks and reports project milestones and status reports to project sponsors.
• Works in conjunction with the department/division leader to manage change control and ensure consistency and alignment of change control management across the Department.

Bachelor's degree with major in data analytics, project management, business, management, organizational development, or a related field.

Significantly advanced levels of responsibility and four to five (4-5) years of years of project management or data analytics experience.

Evaluation Plan

• Interview: 30%
• Evaluation of Training, Experience & Personal Qualifications: 70%
• Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P:100%

Additional points may be awarded for:

• Veteran Points: 0 – 15 points
• Detroit Residency Credit: 15 points

LRD: 3/12/2026