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All applications will be accepted from 01/20/2025 to 02/05/2025.

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General Job Description This is public health management work administering the operation of a citywide program in one of the following areas: Addiction Services, Behavioral Health, Disease Prevention and Control, HIV Diseases, Intellectual Disability Services, or Maternal and Infant Health. Employees in this class direct, through subordinate supervisors, the development of program policy and service standards, the monitoring, analysis, and evaluation of contracted service providers, and the development of specialized health programs and services in their assigned specialties. Additionally, a Strategic Planning assignment exists that may be filled with a qualified individual from either the Behavioral Health or Intellectual Disability Services specialties. The employee in the Strategic Planning assignment directs, through subordinate supervisors, the research, development, and coordination of policies, trainings, workforce development initiatives, and other programs across all services and programs provided by the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services. Work includes directing and/or participating in strategic and grant funding efforts associated with respective programs. Contact with officials of public and private funding and state and federal monitoring agencies, representatives of contracted service providers, community and advocacy groups, and departmental and other governmental administrators is a significant aspect of the work. Work is performed under the guidance of a higher-level program director.

The Requirements are as follows: 

ANTICIPATED ELIGIBILITY Candidates who meet all eligibility requirements within three months of the application deadline (by 5/2/25) will be admitted to this examination.  Successful candidates will be placed on the eligible list but may not be hired or promoted until all requirements have been satisfied.

EDUCATION:

Completion of a master's degree program at an accredited college or university in public administration, public health, business administration, health administration, city and regional planning, social work, public policy, science, epidemiology or related field.

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EXPERIENCE:

Three years of administrative, technical, clinical or policy work experience in a public health program involving chronic disease prevention including tobacco, nutrition, physical activity, or food systems or in a public health disease control program.  

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SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE: 

Two years of program management experience at or above the N23 level in a citywide chronic disease program supervising the activities of staff engaged in program analysis or program services and administration.

Send certifications or transcripts for review to: Cornell Q. Weaver

Email: cornell.weaver@phila.gov.

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