Partnership Program Coordinator (Management Analyst III)

Do you have a passion for Community Health Development? Are you looking for an enriching career opportunity to transform the life and health of our community? We are looking for a dedicated, knowledgeable Program Specialist to join our experienced team. If you are interested in joining a team of exceptional professionals, our team is ready to connect with you! The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) is a progressive public health leader providing services that promote population health, protect public health and the environment, and ensure residents' equitable access to health services and information. Developing a competent public health workforce is integral to the Department's mission. The Health Department is looking to enhance its workforce with a dynamic and innovative individual to fill the Partnership Program Specialist position within the Community Health Development Division.

Duties include:

• Advance the work of the Partnership for Healthier Fairfax (PFHF) community coalition, its associated Fairfax Food Council (FFC) and various committees in the mission to improve community health and promote health equity.
• Establish effective relationships, engage new partners and facilitate collaboration among multidisciplinary multi-sector stakeholders and volunteers throughout the Fairfax community
• Guide and support governance and leadership of the volunteer led coalition infrastructure.
• Develop and mobilize resources to support community health improvement activities
• Develop and disseminate timely internal and external communications about PFHF and FFC events, activities, and progress.
• Facilitate and manage the development, implementation, and annual evaluation of the Community Health Improvement Plan and its associated work plans.
• Engage partners to assemble and update community assessment data for the Fairfax Health District to inform community health improvement efforts and targeted approaches to reduce health disparities.
• Oversee administrative support of the PFHF and the FFC, including program planning, logistics, databases, and web-based resources.
• A successful candidate will be comfortable working evenings and weekends on an occasional basis.

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an-all inclusive list).

• Considerable knowledge of mission, goals, and objectives of the organizational unit, program, or activities to which incumbent is assigned;
• Considerable knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques relating to the functional area of business operation (e.g. personnel, budgeting and financial management, contract administration and management);
• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques governing management, organization, operations and programmatic services;
• Ability to identify possible solutions for solving business problems;
• Ability to evaluate proposals and solutions in terms of benefits, costs, and overall impact on the project, program, or organization;
• Ability to make oral presentations to department management, other departments, or the public;
• Ability to write detailed, accurate reports, grants, or solicitations for pertinent areas of administration;
• Ability to use word processing and presentation software to prepare documents, and to use spreadsheet and statistical analysis software packages to store, manipulate, analyze and present data;
• Ability to supervise and train staff;
• Ability to lead assigned employees, including delegating and reviewing work assignments, providing coaching and guidance, monitoring and evaluating performance, and supporting training and development planning.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in field related to the assigned functional area; Plus four years of professional work experience within the functional area.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Valid driver's license
• AED (Required within 60 days)
• CPR (Required within 60 days)

• The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.
• Additional Work Schedule Requirements: Flexible work schedule may be necessary to accommodate evening and weekend community and partner meetings.
• This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)

• Master's degree in public health, public administration, or related field of study.
• Five or more years of experience working with community coalitions and with volunteers.
• Five or more years of experience designing, implementing, and contributing to community-based health initiatives with culturally and age-diverse populations, to include food system experience.
• Five or more years of experience developing and maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of individuals and groups, such as community members, businesses, nonprofits and faith-based groups.
• Five or more years of experience working independently.
• Must communicate effectively using verbal, written, and electronic means.
• Advanced knowledge of basic Microsoft Office Suite applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).