HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER 3
Address: 150 North 18th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Salary: 63,000
Grade: 22
Closing Date:
The position is responsible for monitoring the major federal and state grants and contracts within the office, including, but not limited to,
the National Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program grant and IGAs with state and tribal entities, respectively. Responsibilities
include: 1) Development of program policy to adhere to federal and state requirements, 2) Development of request for proposals,
evaluation of contractor proposals, and negotiation of contracts to provide services, 3) Development and provision of technical
assistance and continuing education both internally and to all contracted agencies, 4) Development of collaborations and partnerships
between individuals and agencies involved in tobacco cessation, prevention, secondhand smoke, and emerging issues; 5) Prepare
written reports, 6) Develop and monitor program budgets, and 7) Collect data from contractors and report summary data to funders.
This position will be responsible for assisting contractors with ensuring that the concepts they plan to implement are realistic and have
community input and support. The position will be required to work closely with each contractor to ensure compliance with the contract
as well as state and federal law. A number of the contractors may be inexperienced with the state procurement/contract system and
require considerable technical assistance.
The position may be responsible for representing the department on program or policy level committees at the state and national level.
This position will be required to perform work at and/or travel as necessary and/or as requested.
Develop and disseminate program standards, review monitoring and evaluation results and develop
recommendations for program change
Develop and implement contract monitoring tools to ensure program and contract compliance
Develop written materials describing programs, develop and deliver oral presentations regarding programs,
develop required written reports, coordinate information release with PIO
Develop and deliver technical assistance program and documentation, identify specific areas of TA need,
develop curriculum for training purposes, schedule and plan training sessions and technical assistance forums
Attend staff meetings and confer with supervisor. Development of collaborative opportunities with other state
and local programs
Develop program evaluation plan and perform ongoing program evaluation to assess effectiveness
Review and analyze federal and state requirements and develop related policy and procedure, and
communicate the results
Develop statement of work and budget; prepare request for grant applications; review and evaluate proposals;
negotiate proposals.
| Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs): |
Knowledge of:
adult and youth tobacco and vape prevention
and cessation
-State and local government principles,
practices, and rules regarding public health
policy on tobacco
-State procurement laws, rules, and
procedures
-Management theory and knowledge of
standard accounting procedures, program
planning, management, and evaluation
principles, methods and techniques
-Statistics and data analysis is necessary
-Designing and preparing spreadsheets
-Grant development and management,
especially related to federal rules and
regulations
- Performance Management (PM), and
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and
Lean methodologies.
Skill in:
-Communication: excellent oral and written
skills to communicate clearly and concisely
-Leadership: Mentor skills, teaching skills,
decision making skills, problem solving,
listening skills and handling emergency
situations
-Executive: Time management, task
completion, priority setting and coordination
-Technical: Data entry, word processing,
typing, computer usage, including applying
computer techniques to access and process
new and existing information, mathematics,
and accountancy
Ability to:
-Develop and maintain effective working
relationships with agency staff, office staff,
funding source, other state agencies and
community organizations, consultants,
contractors and grantees, for the
coordination and collaboration necessary for
the projects; to develop and maintain the
relationships needed to monitor contracts,
organizing and maintain projects
-Identify problems and formulate effective
solutions; research appropriate sources to
obtain required information; analyze and
interpret program data; critical thinking
required
- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce
that reflects the community, promotes equal
opportunity at all levels of public
employment, and creates an inclusive work
environment that enables all individuals to
perform to their fullest potential free from
discrimination.
Bachelor’s degree in public health, public administration, or closely related field and four years of professional experience that includes
program development, budget development and monitoring, research and evaluation, analysis preparing written reports, team
leadership, contract negotiating and training. Master's degree in related field may substitute for 1 year of professional experience.
| Pre-Employment Requirements: |
Must have a Valid Drivers License
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
− Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
− Paid vacation and sick time
− Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
− 10 paid holidays per year
− Wellness program and plans
− Life insurance
− Short/long-term disability insurance
− Defined retirement plan
− Award winning Infant at Work program
− Credit union membership
− Transit subsidy
− ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
- To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.