Public Health Consultant 13 - Infant Safe Sleep Program Coordinator

State of Michigan; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) seeks a statewide consultant to coordinate the Infant Safe Sleep Program. You will lead complex public health initiatives, provide training and technical assistance to partners, and develop strategic objectives across state and local levels.

The role involves policy development, budget leadership, grant development, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, health communication, health services administration, community development, urban planning, population and health sciences, international studies, political science, health policy or related field.
• Four years of professional experience as a consultant in public health, including two years at P11 level or one year at P12 level.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Infant Safe Sleep Program statewide initiatives and provide training and technical assistance to partners and health professionals.
• Develop, implement, evaluate and communicate a comprehensive strategy to educate families and caregivers about safe sleep practices.
• Lead budget and grant development, identify funding resources, and monitor program planning, evaluation, and reporting.
• Provide public health expertise to the Division of Maternal and Infant Health and MDHHS and offer technical assistance to state and local partners.

Skills

Public health expertise

Training

Budget development

Grant development

Leadership

Policy development

Communication

Education

Master's degree in public health or related field

Job description

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit our MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan.

This position serves as the sole statewide consultant responsible for coordinating the highly complex, major public health program initiative activities of the Infant Safe Sleep Program. The consultant performs a full range of advanced, professional, specialized, public health activities, including providing training and technical assistance to state and local maternal and infant health partners and health care professionals; developing, implementing, and evaluating a consistent, comprehensive strategy to inform, educate and support professionals, families, and caregivers about safe sleep practices to prevent sleep-related infant deaths; and setting objectives, planning methods to achieve them, and working with other health professionals at the state and local levels to address infant mortality. The coordinator develops policies and procedures and assesses priorities for the program. The coordinator also provides leadership for budget and grant development, identifies and utilizes proper funding resources, program planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting. The position provides public health expertise to the Division of Maternal and Infant Health and MDHHS as well as technical assistance to program partners, local health agencies, and other State agencies.

This position is expected to work a hybrid schedule. It is expected the position will be mostly remote, with responsibility for coming into the office as needed based on work responsibilities and/or as required. The physical location of this position is at the Elliott-Larsen Building, 320 S. Walnut, Lansing, MI.

Selected candidates who have been approved to work remotely or a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

Employees will be provided computers to perform state work. Phones may also be provided for necessary communications. If working remotely, employees will be responsible for providing other components of a remote office at their own expense, including:

• A secure work location that allows privacy and prevents distractions.
• A high-speed internet connection of at least 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
• Suitable lighting, furniture, and utilities.

Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal records check.

If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.

Education

Possession of a master's degree in public health, health communication, health services administration, community development, urban planning, population and health sciences, international studies, political science, health policy or a public health related field such as nursing, epidemiology, health education, health economics, dietetics/nutrition management, genetics, or speech and audiology; a master's degree in social work; master's degree in counseling; master’s degree in education or special education with specialization in blind/visual disabilities; or a master’s degree in public or business administration with a health care concentration.

Experience

Four years of professional experience as a consultant in a field of public health equivalent to a Public Health Consultant, including two years equivalent to a Public Health Consultant P11 or one year equivalent to a Public Health Consultant 12.

MDHHS is proud to be a Michigan Veteran’s Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran-Friendly Employer.