Project Manager, Healthcare Administration, Public Health

Overview

Description Pay Grade: L. This is a FEDERAL GRANT FUNDED position and is subject to available grant funds.

Who We Are
. We protect lives. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is the lead agency entrusted by the people of Georgia to protect lives and promote healthy lifestyles in communities throughout the state. We are committed to preventing disease, injury, and disability; promoting health and well-being; and preparing for and responding to disasters.

What We Offer
. As a member of the DPH team, you will join a group of passionate individuals dedicated to serving Georgians. Regardless of your role, you will contribute to protecting lives while enjoying a wide range of benefits.

• Make a Professional Impact – Build your career where it matters and protect lives in the community where you live, work, and play.
• Enjoy Workplace Flexibility – Experience flexibility in how you work so you can be your best self for you and the people of Georgia.
• Work with a Dynamic and Diverse Team – Collaborate with employees who share ideas and leverage collective strengths.
• Achieve Career Longevity – Take advantage of opportunities for learning and development that support a long-term career.
• Take Part in a Hands-on Working Culture – Work in a unique culture of active engagement and problem-solving, no matter your role.
• Feel Pride in Where you Work – Be part of making an impact in public health alongside dedicated people just like yourself.

As a Project Manager, Emergency Preparedness within the Division of Health Protection, Office of Emergency Preparedness, at the Georgia Department of Public Health, you will join a dedicated group of public health professionals that help support the overall mission and vision of protecting lives of Georgian residents in a variety of ways.

• Under broad supervision, performs complex administrative duties and operational data analysis and reporting in support of management decision making for functional and programmatic success.
• Identifies trends, discrepancies, and variances to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of programmatic operations in addition to providing potential solutions for identified areas of improvement.
• Exercises various latitudes of independent judgment.
• Provides a high-level support for various projects, grants, contracts, implementation of procedures, and/or any specialized functions.
• Develops trainings as it relates implementing new strategic, sustainable and innovation solutions across the program.
• Assists in the planning, developing and execution of training and exercises.
• Provides strategic analysis.
• During disaster operations, conduct activities supporting response activities in the DPH Emergency Operations Center and as a Public Health Liaison at Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security State Operations Center during an activation.
• Represents Emergency Preparedness during partner collaboration meetings, events and conferences, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

High school diploma/GED and one (1) year of experience required at the lower level Prgm Consultant 1 (GSP
090) or any other combination of education and professional experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the job.

• Bachelor's degree in operations management, business administration, emergency management, public health or a related field and three (3) years of experience related to area of assignment;
• Experience in public health program management, in areas such as emergency preparedness, emergency management, or environmental health.
• Experience in teaching, training, or emergency communications.
• Experience with programmatic planning, specifically related to operationalizing programmatic initiatives and documents on a federal, state, regional or local level.
• Experience in the use of MS Teams, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint computer application software.
• Experience developing and implementing sustainable and innovative solutions.
• Experience or knowledge of project management processes.

The DPH Commissioner and agency leaders encourage…