Visionary Public Health Executive Director

Beyond Oil Ltd.; Salem (IL); Hybrid; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Vacation & sick time

Holidays

Health insurance

Life insurance

Personal time

Zusammenfassung

Marion County Health Department in Salem, Illinois seeks an Executive Director/Public Health Administrator to lead the agency. The role blends operational oversight with strategic planning and robust fiscal management to advance public health programs.

The administrator will supervise nursing and administrative services, manage grants, and coordinate emergency preparedness and environmental health efforts, while building relations with state and federal funders and local partners.

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in public health with two years of full-time admin experience in public health.
• Graduate degree in related field (e.g., public administration, nursing, environmental health, community health, health education) with two years of admin exp in public health.
• Bachelor’s degree with four years of full-time administrative experience, at least two in public health.

Aufgaben

• Ensure the agency’s mission across fiscal, personnel, public health programming, grants management and strategic planning.
• Plan, implement, direct and evaluate all operational aspects per Board of Health and funding agencies.
• Administer nursing services, administrative programs, environmental health and emergency preparedness services.
• Develop and maintain relations with state/federal funders, local governments, healthcare orgs and community partners; work with Board of Health for residents’ benefit.

Kenntnisse

Public health background

Finance & budgeting

Grants management

Communication skills

Leadership capabilities

Ausbildung

Master's in public health

Master's in public administration / related field

Bachelor's degree + 4 years admin public health

Jobbeschreibung

Executive Director/Public Health Administrator Job Opening

Marion County Health Department is seeking applications for a full-time Executive Director/Public Health Administrator position that is based at the Administrative Office in Salem, Illinois. This position requires a strong public health background, solid knowledge of finance/budgeting and grant management, excellent communication skills and leadership capabilities. This position does come with a benefit package, including

vacation, personal, and sick time accrual, holidays, health and life insurance.

Essential Duties:

The Administrator ensures the successful accomplishment of the agency’s mission including fiscal, personnel, Public Health programming, grants management, and the development of the agency’s strategic plan. The Administrator plans, implements, directs, and evaluates all aspects of operation in accordance with the policies of the Board of Health and funding agencies. The Administrator is responsible for administering, implementing, and directing all nursing services, administrative and operational programs within the public health division, including environmental health and emergency preparedness services. The Administrator develops and maintains effective public relations with the state and federal funding agencies, local government agencies, health care organizations, community partners and stakeholders and works collaboratively with the Board of Health for the benefit of the residents of Marion County.

Qualification and Experience

1) A master’s degree in public health from a college or university accredited by the North Central Association or other regional, nationally-recognized accrediting agency and two years of full-time administrative experience in public health; or

2) A graduate degree in a related field from a college or university accredited by the North Central Association or other regional, nationally-recognized accrediting agency, which may include but shall not be limited to a master’s degree in public administration, nursing, environmental health, community health, health education, and two years of full-time administrative experience in public health; or

3) A bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the North Central Association or other regional, nationally-recognized accrediting agency, and four years of full-time administrative experience, of which at least two years must be in public health.

Qualified interested candidates should complete an employment application which can be downloaded and printed online at www.marioncountyhealthdept.org, submit a resume with cover letter and college transcripts. This can be mailed to Marion County Health Department, Attn: Melissa Mallow, 118 Cross Creek Blvd., Salem IL 62881. Deadline for applications is November 6, 2026.

**the Health Department is an equal opportunity employer**