PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER

State of Hawaiʻi; Hawaii; On-site; USD 106,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Health, seeks a program manager to lead a major statewide health initiative. You will shape policies, plan budgets, and coordinate services across divisions to improve health outcomes for Hawaii residents.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 3.5 years in public health or related fields, with supervisory experience and potential for advanced substitutions. This civil service posting follows the HIRE Pilot Project guidelines.

Qualifications

• BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Experience: progressively responsible experience in social work, public health, or related fields.
• Specialized Experience: 3.5 years in public health or related field.
• Supervisory Experience: 2 years supervising professional staff.
• Managerial Aptitude: evidenced by leadership and program coordination experience.
• License: some positions require a valid driver’s license.
• Education-for-Experience substitutions: Master’s or Ph.D. can substitute for experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages a major statewide public health program and performs related duties.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for the branch; plans, coordinates, directs, and evaluates services.
• Communicates with departmental personnel, other agencies, and community groups to improve health services.

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four year college or university

Master’s degree in public health administration or related field substituted for one year of experience

Ph.D. in public health administration or related field substituted for two years of experience

Job description

Recruitment Information

Please be advised that the hiring process for this position is part of the Department of Health’s Hiring Innovation for Rapid Employment (HIRE) Pilot Project. The Pilot Project will defer the traditional screening of applications for minimum qualifications until after a selection has been made. Therefore, the referral of an application to the hiring manager and the opportunity to interview for the position do not indicate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the position, nor do they guarantee employment. If selected for the role, a comprehensive review of the application packet will occur to ensure that the minimum qualifications are met. If the selectee is deemed qualified, a conditional offer will be issued.

This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Health.

The position is located on the Island of OAU.

Salary

EM05, $9,462 to $15,137 per month.

(Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant’s qualifications, and other relevant factors.)

The State Recruiting Office will refer all inquiries regarding this civil service recruitment to the Department of Health.

Duties Summary

Manages a major statewide public health program of the State health agency, and performs other related duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics: This class reflects responsibility, as a non-physician manager, for managing a major statewide public health program located in a major division of the State health agency. Such responsibilities include developing and implementing policies and procedures for the branch; planning, coordinating, directing, and evaluating program services; and preparing program plans and evaluations, including budgeting and staffing requirements.

A position in this class works under the general supervision of the head of a major division in the State health agency and within a broad framework of laws, rules, regulations, and policies.

Personal contact are with other departmental personnel, personnel in other governmental agencies, and community groups, health care professionals, and others, for purposes of planning and coordinating methods to improve the effective delivery of health services provided and the effective utilization of existing community resources.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university.

Excess work experience as described under the Specialized Experience, below, or any other responsible administrative, professional, or analytical work experience that provided knowledge, skills, and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree with the above coursework, may be substituted on a year-foryear basis. To be acceptable, the experience must have been of such scope, level, and quality as to assure the possession of comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Experience Requirement: Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind, quality, and quantity described in the following paragraphs, or any equivalent combination of training and experience:

Specialized Experience

Three and one-half (3-1/2) years of progressively responsible professional experience in social work, public health, or other related field which provided knowledge of public health laws, rules and regulations, public health programs and services; community health organizations and the services and/or programs they offer to the community; and an awareness of current public health problems and related social and economic conditions and concerns.

Supervisory Experience

Two (2) years of work experience, which involved supervising a professional staff. Supervisory work experience, which included:

• planning, organizing, scheduling, and directing the work of others;


• assigning and reviewing their work;


• advising them on difficult work problems;


• training and developing subordinates;


• evaluating their work performance.

Managerial Aptitude

Applicants must possess managerial aptitude. Managerial aptitude will be considered to have been met through successful performance of, or substantial participation in, organizing, scheduling, and coordinating a group of activities in order to attain program objectives within time, resource and budgetary limitations; interest in management demonstrated by the performance of work assignments in a manner which clearly indicates awareness of problems and the ability to solve them; completion of educational or training courses in the areas of management accompanied by the application of principles, which were learned, to work assignments; management’s observation and evaluation of the applicant’s leadership and managerial capabilities; success in trial assignments to managerial and/or administrative tasks.

License

Some positions may require a valid driver’s license. Please attach a copy to your application.

Substitution of Education for Experience

• A master’s degree in public health administration, or other related field, from an accredited college or university, which provided the applicant with the knowledge mentioned above, may be substituted for one (1) year of the Specialized Experience.


• Ph.D. degree in public health administration, or other related field, from an accredited college or university, which provided the applicant with the knowledge mentioned above, may be substituted for two (2) years of the Specialized Experience.

Who May Apply

LEGAL AUTHORIZATION TO WORK REQUIREMENT: The State of Hawaii requires that all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Other Information

Complete Application Packet at: https://health.hawaii.gov/employment/job-opportunities/

Recruitment deadlines are continuous.