NY HELPS: Bachelor's or higher degree.

Transfer Candidates: Current NYS Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Health Program Administrator (G-18); OR current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent permanent, competitive service in a title eligible to transfer.

Preferred Qualifications: The preferred candidate will have: (1) a public health background that includes volunteer and/or work experience with maternal and infant-serving organizations or other non-profit/community-based organizations; (2) prior experience with program/contract management responsibilities, such as reviewing budgets and reports submitted by contractors and using Statewide Financial System (SFS); (3) experience developing and implementing competitive procurements and facilitating webinars with contractors and outside stakeholders; (4) excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and presentations and use of software programs needed to complete such tasks; and (5) the ability to prioritize and successfully complete both independent and group work with diverse participants.

Duties Description The incumbent will have responsibilities that include, but are not limited to:
- Review of annual budgets and required administrative forms, review of budget modification requests, and review of narrative progress reports and data submissions;
- Provide technical assistance and guidance to contractors to ensure compliance with program requirements;
- Provide technical assistance to ensure collaboration with community-based stakeholders including facilitation of calls or meetings;
- Collaborate with DOH data leads on data collection and reporting, and Center for Community Action contractors on training, technical assistance, learning collaborative, continuous quality improvement and other program monitoring initiatives;
- Serve as program liaison between DOH staff, program stakeholders and staff from other state and local agencies;
- Participate in internal and interagency workgroups;
- Supervise student assistants and/or interns;
- Assist in the development of grant related documentation associated with federal agencies and other funders;
- Prepare routine programmatic communications for dissemination to program contractors;
- Assist in the development and implementation of program policies and procedures;
- Participate in review of Request for Applications (RFAs); and
- Other duties as assigned.

Additional Comments Full-time, permanent appointment. Transfer Candidates may be asked for their social security number to verify eligibility.

Non-competitive appointment may be made under the NY HELPS program. NY HELPS waives Department of Civil Service examination requirements for certain positions for a period of one year. For additional information about the NY HELPS Program, please refer to https://www.cs.ny.gov/help/.

Occasional travel, including to areas that may not be served by public transportation, may be required (10%).

Position may be filled at a trainee level (equated to Grades 13 or 14), or Grade 18, depending upon the qualifications of the candidate.

Degrees awarded from educational institutions outside the United States, or its territories must be independently verified for equivalency. Please see http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm for additional information.

We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees' Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health's Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Human Resources Management Group, MR/HPA/32752/DFH

Telephone 518-486-1812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street ESP - Corning Tower

Room 2217

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

Notes on Applying Please submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference MR/HPA/32752/DFH included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, MR/HPA/32752/DFH, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.