Title: Director of Business Operations

State Role Title: Gen Admin Manager II

Hiring Range: $113,154 - $149,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: VDH-Central Office

Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is seeking an experienced leader to serve as the Director of Business Operations within the Commissioner's Office. Reporting directly to and supporting the Assistant CFO, this position serves as the primary liaison, advisor, and escalation point for Business Operations Managers (BOMs) across Central Program Offices, providing leadership on complex administrative, fiscal, compliance, and operational matters.

The Director is responsible for promoting consistent business practices, strengthening communication and collaboration across programs and support offices, overseeing workforce performance and development, monitoring compliance and quality control activities, and driving continuous process improvement. This role partners closely with agency leadership to resolve operational challenges, improve efficiency, and support agency-wide business operations in VDH's decentralized environment.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic, results-oriented leader with experience in administrative operations, fiscal management, staff supervision, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement within a large and complex organization.

The selected candidate is required to file a Statement of Economic Interests (SOEI) form pursuant to the Code of Virginia § 2.2-3114 within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter. Additionally, the selected candidate is required to complete the Statement of Economic Interest training within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life
insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires comprehensive and considerable experience with Web F&A and other administrative applications of a large and complex organization.
• Comprehensive knowledge of accounting practices, finance policies, and state/federal administrative laws, including requirements governing management of grants and contracts, state accounting, finance, procurement, and related information systems.
• Progressively responsible administrative management experience including budgeting, policy analysis and development and evaluating administrative programs or processes.
• Experience in planning and communicating goals, objectives and achieving and reporting measurable progress.
• Ability to effectively manage professional staff on a variety of projects and initiatives by establishing work plans and accountabilities, monitoring progress, providing feedback and documentation on performance, and providing counseling/guidance, as needed.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people, and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Additional Considerations

• Comprehensive knowledge of state administrative practices and processes.
• Demonstrated ability to make critical policy and program decisions.
• Ability to establish and maintain adequate internal controls and develop complex budgets and accompanying proposals.

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: Angela Ablack

Phone: N/A

Email: angela.ablack@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.