Director of Assessment, Planning and Health Equity

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.  The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year, but can be extended.

Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.  Postmarks are not accepted.  Applications will only be accepted on-line.

Supplemental Questionnaire:  A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application.  Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Postmarks are not accepted.  Failure to submit the Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY
Alameda County's Health Services Program is administered by the Health Care Services Agency and includes the following program areas: Behavioral Health Care, Public Health, Environmental Health, and Agency Administration/Indigent Health. The ultimate mission of the Health Care Services Agency is to provide fully integrated health care services through a comprehensive network of public and private partnerships that ensure optimal health and well-being and respect the diversity of all residents. Health Care Services Agency currently has multiple career opportunities for experienced licensed professionals to become part of a service delivery team dedicated to the optimal health and well being of Alameda County residents.

PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT (PHD)

Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) has worked for over 80 years to improve the health and safety of its residents and the neighborhoods they live in. Traditional public health concerns such as disease outbreaks, environmental hazards and access to health care have been joined by contemporary concerns: bioterrorism, crime, violence, and substance abuse. Each of these poses a threat to public health and wellness. And each calls for short and long-term solutions that lie well outside traditional public health boundaries.  For more information about our Alameda County Public Health Department, please visit the Alameda County Public Health Department Website and latest Annual Budget document found on www.acgov.org

VACANCY

Local Policy and Community Capacity Building are core components of ACPHD’s efforts to advance health and social equity – to create an Alameda County where everyone has the same opportunity for long, healthy lives, regardless of race, income and neighborhood where they live. Our local policy work advances equitable policies at the city, county, and regional level – in collaboration with grassroots organizations and across government agencies while our community capacity building efforts serve to support residents in building their power to advocate for the change they seek in their neighborhoods.

The Health Equity in Planning and Policy (HEPP) Unit is organizationally located within the Office of the Public Health Director and proactively focuses on local policies to advance health equity in partnership with local community-based organizations and responds to emerging policy issues at the request of grassroots and government partners. As it collaborates to advance equitable local policy, HEPP is committed to building the capacity of staff throughout the department to contribute to policy efforts as part of their core programmatic work.  HEPP is also committed to increasing awareness of intersections between multiple social issues and health equity, as well as increasing systemic consideration of the potential health equity impacts of policy decisions. 

Our current work includes, but is not limited to, partnerships with community groups, county departments and the cities within Alameda County to improve the conditions in which residents live, work and play.  Some examples of the work in HEPP's Place Matters program includes collaborating with local governments to improve local code enforcement practices for rental housing to prevent and control asthma; providing public health perspective on economic policies and program development to expand access to non-predatory financial products in need through the County; and working with city staff, community partners and residents to create tools to integrate health impact considerations into planning and development decisions.  For more information about Place Matters:   http://www.acphd.org/social-and-health-equity/policy-change/place-matters.aspx

This position is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to lead and grow a high-performing team working to advance social and health equity within and outside local government.  Candidates for this position should possess a strong commitment to and grasp of, social justice and health equity issues; have extensive experience in staff management, team leadership, and team building; be comfortable navigating institutional settings in order to advance a social equity agenda; have experience raising external funding to program growth; and have experience leading policy and systems change work – including policy analysis and development, building cross-sector partnerships, and/or community organizing on issues related to health equity and social justice.

THE POSITION
Under general direction of the Director, Public Health, the Director of Assessment, Planning, and Health Equity plans, organizes, and administers the planning, community capacity building, and local policy development and health and socio-economic evaluation, research and dissemination functions of the public health department to ensure that programs and policies are accurate, effective and consistent with the goal of eliminating health inequities.  This is a single-position classification located in the Office of the Director, Public Health Department. The incumbent reports to the Director, Public Health, and is responsible for providing direct administrative overview in the areas of strategic planning, community assessment, research, evaluation, community capacity-building, and the development of local policy initiatives in broader determinants of health sectors (education, housing, transportation, economic development, etc.).  The incumbent also acts in the absence of the Director and Deputy Director, Public Health.  The incumbent in this position is responsible for the planning and policy development focused on health and social equity functions of Public Health Department and the effectiveness of programs to address health inequities across Public Health Department Divisions. This classification differs from the classification of Division Directors, Public Health in that the latter is responsible for directing and administering programs of one or more divisions that represent the full spectrum of services along the continuum of care within the health delivery system.

IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate will have the following experience and attributes: 

•       Management and leadership experience

•       Fundraising and development experience

•       Policy and systems change experience

•       Community Capacity Building and Community Organizing

•       Key attributes and traits:
       * Grit and tenacity, including comfort taking strategic risks and dealing with conflict in order to advance
          social equity goals
       * Cultural humility and experience working in a multi-cultural environment, including ability to work with
          diverse staff and partners from community-based organizations, government staff, and elected officials;
       * Committed to building staff morale, including cultivating team unity and healthy work/life balance;
       * A strong commitment to public service and social and racial justice;
       * Exceptional oral and written communication skills;
       * Experience working in a government setting;
       * Familiarity with policy environment in Alameda County and cities within Alameda
         County with particular focus in those communities that experience significant social inequalities and poor
         health);
       * Experience working in and for low income communities of color

Either I
Experience:

The equivalent of three years of full-time experience as a Health Care Program Administrator II with at least two years of full-time experience in the management and oversight of a health program(s) involving the delivery of services.

Or II
Education:

Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major emphasis in Sociology, Public Health, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Public Administration, Social Welfare, Psychology, Education, Ethnic Studies, Communication or appropriate behavioral science.

And
Experience:

The equivalent of four years of full-time, supervisory and administrative experience in directing a large public or private organization which must have included progressive responsibility, in program planning, operations, management and evaluation, research or surveillance-related work, policy development, grant writing, budget, fiscal and personnel management. The most recent two years of experience must have been focused in developing, analyzing and/or implementing policies with a focus on equity and social justice. Experience in a public agency is strongly preferred.

Substitution:

Possession of a Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Care, Social Work, Public Administration or a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

(Additional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.)

License:

Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the “Examples of Duties” section of this specification.

Knowledge of:

• Administrative principles, practices and techniques of County and State public health systems.
• Principles and practices of governmental budgeting, funding and grant/contract management.
• Community needs, resources and organizations related to public health care.
• Methods of effective community organization and its role in public health treatment and prevention programs.
• Principles, practices and current trends in the delivery of public health services.
• Program evaluation methodologies and management analysis.
• Clinical standards of practice and licensure requirements.

Ability to:

• Communicate orally and in writing.
• Make decisions.
• Exercise leadership.
• Plan and organize.
• Exercise management control.
• Provide budget development, analysis and monitoring.
• Analyze and problem solve.
• Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
• Be flexible.
• Manage multiple and changing priorities.
• Adapt to stress.

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF the following steps: 1)  A review of candidates' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.  2)  A review of candidates’ Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process.  3)  The oral interview which will be weighted at 100% of the candidate's final score and may contain situational exercises.  CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.  We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit.  Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position.  Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position.  Other recruitments many be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.  The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency: 

 Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes.  To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing.   Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.  These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical – HMO & PPO Insurance
• Dental – PPO & DHMO Insurance  
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance 
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage) 
• County Allowance (Employer Credit)
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan

For your Work/Life Balance

• 11 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Management Paid Leave**
• Group Auto/Home Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Group Legal
• Guaranteed Ride Home
• Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
• Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
• Child Care Resources
• 1^st United Services Credit Union 

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.  This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.

Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

Annette Sandoval, Human Resources Analyst II

Human Resource Services, County of Alameda

510-272-6434

Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer