Community Health Program Manager 1 (NY HELPS) – 22177

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Community Health Program Manager (CHPM) 1 incumbent will function as the Associate Director and fiscal lead for the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program in the Division of Nutrition. This position supervises directly and indirectly 6 staff and assists the Program Director in managing all aspects related to the program operations for $110M in State and federal funds, which provides more than 400 million emergency meals a year.

Duties will include overseeing Hunger Prevention and Assistance Program (HPNAP) fiscal integrity, monitoring internal control processes, requests for proposals, request for applications, evaluation for disbursal of HPNAP and Nourish New York funding, contract budget approvals, cash disbursement tracking, and other fiscal/program operations tasks. In addition, the CHPM 1 will oversee the preparation of recruitment packages and onboarding and offboarding of all new Central Office HPNAP staff in the Division, including all equipment, network access, staff orientation, staff probationary reports and evaluations.

The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Public Candidates (NY HELPS):

Open Competitive: Nine years of *professional public health experience in a public health agency or program.**Two years of the experience must have been at a supervisory level.

An associate degree can substitute for two years of specialized experience; a bachelor’s degree can substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree in a related field can substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate in a related field can substitute for six years of experience.

• The required professional experience must include either: designing or implementing a public health outreach, promotion, or disease prevention program; OR conducting disease surveillance or a disease control program.
• A public health agency or program focuses primarily on the prevention of disease through outreach and public health education or health promotion activities, including population-based plans of care (not just plans of care for individual patients), or the study of the prevalence or causes of disease through population-based studies.

Reassignment: Current New York State Department of Health employee with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Community Health Program Manager 1, M-2.

Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service in a position allocated to Grade 25/M-1, or above, and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 and or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law to Community Health Program Manager 1, M-2.

Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service in a position allocated to Grade 25/M-1, or above, and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 and or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law to Community Health Program Manager 1, M-2.

Preferred Qualifications: The preferred candidate will have at least two years of experience with program management and oversight, including experience working in contract management and fiscal operations of a public health nutrition program; experience in the oversight of state procurements; strong analytical and organizational skills; excellent attention to detail; at least two years of supervisory experience; a demonstrated ability to work well both independently and as part of a team while managing multiple priorities and meeting challenging deadlines; excellent verbal and written communication skills; proficiency in virtual hosting platforms such as Webex or Zoom; and proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, OneDrive, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments One permanent, competitive or non competitive, full-time appointment.

Transfer candidates may be asked for their Social Security Number to verify your transfer eligibility. For more information on transfer types, transfer eligibility criteria, and the current transfer determinants for your title, visit the following website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/title-search/index.cfm

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

This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.

This position may require travel throughout New York State including overnights to areas not served by public transportation.

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

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