Healthy & Safe Environments (HSE) Program Manager PPM II at King County, WA

About the Department

Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) is widely known for its innovative work in tackling the underlying causes of poor health and health inequities, such as food insecurity, tobacco & cannabis use, and unintentional injuries. These health outcomes are among the leading preventable causes of poor health and targeted efforts are needed to address the large racial, income, and geographic health inequities that exist within King County. To realize our goal of health equity, we are working collaboratively with multiple and diverse stakeholders to implement evidence-based practices and advance policy and system changes to ensure that children, youth, and young adults live, learn, work, play, and experience healthy and safe environments with access to healthy and affordable food, opportunities for physical activity, and can actively engage in environments that are hazard free.

The Healthy & Safe Environments (HSE) Program Manager will provide project and contract management as well as technical assistance to Healthy and Safe Environments project partners in the following investments areas: Healthy Food/Healthy Food Access, Physical Activity, Unhealthy Substances and Dangerous Products, and Safe and Health Promoting Environments.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

To learn more, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

Position Duties

• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with a diverse array of key partners.
• Provide technical assistance and resources to grant recipients, community partners, and internal partners. 
• Conscientiously communicate to advance funded partner involvement/engagement.
• Apply communication and group dynamic strategies in interactions with groups and individuals.
• Seek input from other organizations, individuals, and the community to develop community driven programs.
• Maintain an understanding of best practices and promising approaches to racial equity, social determinants of health, youth development/engagement, and/or public health. 
• Evaluate information relevant to youth engagement and youth empowerment.
• Create service agreements and contract documents, working with contract/finance staff, including scope of work, budgets, project timelines, workplans, invoices and report forms for funding proposed project outcomes/deliverables.
• Manage service agreements and contracts with community agencies including developing scopes of work, workplans, conducting site visits, and ensuring grantee produces identified deliverables. 
• Monitor and track project budgets with the support of fiscal staff and make timely requests for budget changes and contract revisions. 
• Draft documents for procurement (e.g. Request for Proposals) and assist with funding review and selection processes. 
• Develop recommendations for continuous project quality and process improvement. 
• Implement project plans and programs consistent with King County policies. 
• Creates work plans, completes reports and achieves deadlines.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

• Two (2) years' experience managing contracts including expertise with developing, tracking, and adjusting scopes of work, workplans and budgets as well as conducting program site visits.
• Two (2) of demonstrated experience providing technical assistance/capacity building to organizations on elevating youth and young adult perspectives and voices, sharing power with young people, and co-designing projects with young people.
• Deep knowledge of equity and racial and social justice principles and practices and ability to apply this knowledge to all areas of work. 
• Two (2) years of demonstrated experience in supporting organizations in effectively implementing policy, systems and environmental change strategies. 
• Strong organizational and project management skills. 
• Ability to multitask and work in stressful situations involving changing deadlines and expectations. 
• Strong formal writing ability, including ability to write a variety of documents for various audiences. 
• Facilitation and negotiation skills. 
• Ability to work independently to manage numerous projects and priorities simultaneously on defined timelines. 
• Skill in working effectively as a team member to coordinate accomplishment of specific assignments.

Desired:

• Knowledgeable about and experience in providing technical assistance on policy, systems, and environmental change strategies specific to increasing healthy food access, increasing opportunities for physical activity, reducing access to unhealthy substances & dangerous products, and/or creating safe and health promoting environments for youth and young people. 
• Demonstrated experience of engaging and convening partners from different sectors to cultivate knowledge sharing and community capacity building.

Other Qualifications

Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.

Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NEOGOV Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Cover Letter - Addressing how you meet the qualifications of the position

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Necessary Special Requirements

• The selection process may include evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience.
• The selected candidate must be able to pass a thorough background investigation, but findings may not necessarily disqualify an applicant for employment. 
• For more information on our selection process, please refer to www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. For tips on interviewing, please visit https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/audience/employees/learning-and-development/Interview_Tips.ashx?la=en. 
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools, therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
• When Public Health responds to an emergency, and in accordance with relevant CBA language and/or KC policy and procedures, we may assign duties outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department. 
• If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact your recruiter listed on this job announcement.

Work Schedule

This position is Monday-Friday, 40 hours a week, 8:00am-5:00pm. 

Work Location

This position is located at the Chinook Building, 401 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104.

Remote and Onsite Work

The team works in a hybrid model, with 1-2 days in the office as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. 

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Union Membership

This position is not represented by a Labor Union. 

Contact

For questions about this recruitment, please contact Sarah Dunkinson ([email protected]). 

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