Director of Public Health Development at Idmibok International (360 HSDC)

Job Overview

• The Director of Public Health Development oversees the overall day-to-day operations and personnel of the Public Health Department to assure the successful achievement of the department's vision, mission, and program objectives
• The Director promotes and supports population health projects by providing senior management, leadership and public health expertise
• S/He will lead all operations for health projects that are being implemented by Idmibok (360hsdc), particularly HIV, Malaria, TB, MNCH thematic areas and other public health system strengthening efforts
• The Director provides mentoring, supervision and technical assistance to all staff.

Responsibilities

• Assures that the delivery of public health services is evidence-based and/or best practices, and builds on the scientific basis of public health
• Collaborates in the development of evidence-based public health practices and programs in collaboration with other health agencies, businesses, trade associations, other staff and the public
• Ensures department’s compliance with relevant state public health practice guidelines, community standards of care, and Federal and State laws and regulations
• Provides leadership and develops collaboration with the community health needs assessment prioritization and action planning processes, contributing expertise in public health assessment
• Evaluates the effectiveness of adopted community engagement strategies
• Approves the department’s planning, training, and exercising activities to prepare for public health projects
• Coordinates public health activities with environmental and public health professionals and investigators from other agencies and jurisdictions
• Develops, prepares, manages, reviews and monitors Health Department budget; monitors and oversees time studies, budget activity; approves purchase requests and expenditures.
• Lead all technical inputs to health development related proposals, as well as all health system related proposal efforts
• Directing and supervising staff including Program Leads, Professional staff, and Clerical Support Staff by utilizing leadership/supervision skills of motivating, coaching, mentoring and identifying strengths and weaknesses.
• Facilitates several program meetings and assures proper follow through of all program staff.
• Lead health development proposal efforts, including coordinating human resource requirements, drafting proposal shell and establishing contact with entities to be involved in New business efforts with Idmibok (360hsdc).
• Contributes to the strategic design, management, and implementation of any country office monitoring health projects, evaluations or assessments.
• Creates strategies to address gaps and strengths in operations efforts for health supply chain and logistics work being implemented by Idmibok (360hsdc).
• Promotes linkages to enable public health operations staff to learn from one another, discuss common operations and health development project challenges, seek/offer assistance, and share best practices.
• Actively participates in external industry events related to health development knowledge sharing.
• Liaises with client and stakeholders to promote technical operations for public health focus areas.
• Advises Idmibok Operations network (including IT and Operations Manager and M&E advisors) on all aspects related to health proposal and health project performance management and health systems implementation.
• Additional duties as required.

Qualifications

• A Master's Degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Health Administration or, as defined in rules promulgated by the department, a similar field and 3 years of experience in a full-time administrative position in either a public health agency or public health work, including responsibility for a communicable disease prevention and control program, preferably in a supervisory position
• A bachelor's degree public health, health administration or a similar field and 5 years of experience in a full-time administrative position in either a public health agency or public health work, including responsibility for a communicable disease prevention and control program, preferably in a supervisory position.
• Membership in a relevant professional body will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of new business development for health, proposal writing and budget development
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation methodologies
• Knowledge of current health development, M&E, GIS, organizational learning, and impact evaluation assessment trends, debates, methodologies, and resources desirable.