Title: Director of Policy & Planning
State Role Title: Policy Planning Spec IV
Hiring Range: $118,000 - $162,165
Pay Band: 7
Agency: Virginia Department of Health
Location: Dept of Health
Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Virginia Department of Health is currently seeking an experienced professional to join the Office of Commissioner as the Director of Policy & Planning. This role serves as a senior leader responsible for the agency’s internal operations and external legislative strategy.
Some of the responsibilities include
• Personnel Management: Oversees the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, training, performance evaluations, and staff development.
• Policy & Legislation: Advises executive leadership on policy, manages the agency’s legislative agenda, and monitors public health trends.
• Strategic Planning: Leads agency-wide strategic planning, accreditation, and quality improvement efforts to ensure state compliance.
• Liaison & Advocacy: Acts as the primary link between the agency, the General Assembly, and the Governor’s Office.
• Performance Metrics: Develops and monitors organizational metrics to ensure agency goals are accurate and transparent.
Minimum Qualifications
• Considerable experience with administrative functions, including strategic planning and performance management, in large complex governmental organizations with regard to programmatic issues
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple complex assignments and priorities within short time frames, and implement and monitor large scale/time sensitive projects
• Demonstrated decision making skills with ability to analyze data, problems and situations and make critical policy and program decisions
• Ability to develop, interpret and apply legislation, regulations, policies and procedures and knowledge of health regulatory issues
• Experience with state level legislative and regulatory procedures, Virginia experience preferred
• Extensive knowledge of principles and practices of public administration/management, programs and policies; operation of state government; research and statistical methods and their application; agency services and delivery techniques
• Experience managing professional staff and projects and communicating effectively in writing and verbally
• Experience in conducting independent research
Additional Considerations
• Prior experience in a large, complex agency; experience interacting with a variety of public and advocacy groups and officials
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.
It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.
If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.
As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!
Contact Information
Name: Rose Sandra Bose
Phone: 804-998-7871
Email: rose.bose@vdh.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.