Working Title: Cancer Planning & Partnerships Program Supervisor

Job Class: Health Program Representative Principal

Agency: Health Department

• Job ID : 78080

• Location : St. Paul

• Telework Eligible : Yes

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

• Who May Apply : This vacancy is open for consideration and for all qualified job seekers simultaneously. Consideration for supervisors in the same classification will occur through 07/09/2024.

• Date Posted : 07/03/2024

• Closing Date : 07/16/2024

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Minnesota Department of Health

• Division/Unit : Health Promotion & Chronic Disease / Cancer Control

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift/ 8:00am-4:30pm

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : Up to 25%

• Salary Range: $40.48 - $58.20 / hourly; $84,522 - $121,521 / annually

• Classified Status : Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 216 - Middle Management Association (MMA)

• FLSA Status : Exempt - Executive

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Help play an important role in the health of Minnesotans by becoming the Cancer Planning and Partnerships Program Supervisor as a Health Program Representative Principal. This position will oversee and provide supervision for Minnesota’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/cancer/compcancer/index.html) , which is the umbrella program encompassing cancer-related work across the agency and the state; the Cancer Screening Quality Improvement (CSQI) Program (https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/cancer/csqi/about.html) ; and Sage/ CSQI Clinical Services (https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/cancer/sage/about/index.html) .

This position leads the development and maintenance of the Minnesota Cancer Alliance (MCA), which is external to MDH, and the Cancer Leadership Team, which is internal to MDH and develops, updates, implements, and evaluates the MCA statewide strategic plan for cancer control.

Responsibilities of the role may include, but are not limited to:

• Provide leadership and supervision for the work of the Cancer Planning and Partnerships Staff.

• Coordinate MCA strategic plan and related initiates including evaluating cancer plan activities, outputs, and outcomes.

• Build and maintain partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to support cancer plan objectives.

• Oversee the application and reporting processes for the National Cancer Control Program and Colorectal Cancer Control Programs.

Work may be conducted in-person in St. Paul, or as telework for applicants who reside in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, or South Dakota, based on the business needs of the unit and supervisor discretion. Position location will be determined by the top candidate and will be based out of the closest Minnesota Department of Health office location. Occasional travel to the St. Paul office location will be required.

Minimum Qualifications

To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure your resume/application clearly describe your experience in the areas listed below and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held. Only applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate fulfillment of each of the minimum qualifications will be considered for this position.

Four (4) years’ experience in a comprehensive public health program in the field of cancer control. Experience to include all of the following:

• Project management.

• Strategic planning and budgeting.

• Designing, implementing, and evaluating community-based health promotion programs.

A degree in public health, public policy, social work, psychology, or related program may count towards professional experience as follows:

• Bachelor’s = 12 months

• Master’s = 18 months

• Doctoral = 24 months

Abilities, skills, and knowledge to be assessed at interview:

• Knowledge of various scientific literature related to cancer control, chronic disease risk factors and chronic disease health disparities from a public health perspective.

• Written and verbal communication skill sufficient to present and disseminate information in a clear manner and provide professional consultation.

• Ability to evaluate programmatic activities sufficient to develop a program evaluation plan and collect necessary reporting data.

• Interpersonal skills sufficient to manage conflict in a collaborative way reaching mutually acceptable positive solutions.

• Knowledge of and commitment to health equity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading strategic planning and visioning with broad range of stakeholders and program partners including local, state and national government agencies; health providers, public health officials and community health agencies; tribes, employers, and not-profit organizations.

• Experience supervising and evaluating the work of staff to prioritize and to coordinate activities.

• Experience with state and federal budgetary requirements and grant proposals.

• Experience participating in legislative processes.

• Experience leading community-based health promotion and education engagement.

• Experience implementing policies and procedures of a statewide comprehensive cancer program.

• Designing, implementing, and evaluating reports, policy, systems and environmental change approaches as they relate to accomplishing objectives of MDH.

• Experience integrating health equity principles in strategy work.

Additional Requirements

• Must successfully pass a background and reference check.

• This employment does not require a valid driver's license, but it does demand occasional travel, which the candidate will be responsible for meeting.

• The successful candidate under U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services regulations must be able to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins. The agency is unable to offer H-1B sponsorship.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.