Health Initiative Director

Jan 13

JOB TITLE: Health Initiative Director

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

TYPICAL SCHEDULE: 40 hours per week

SALARY RANGE: 58,656.00-68,000

Position Overview: The Health Initiative Director will direct the Sicangu Health Initiative, providing strategic leadership and direction for all program areas. This role reports to the Executive Director and includes developing and managing program goals, outcomes, budgets, and reporting, as well as supervising three full-time employees and one contract worker. The Director will be responsible for researching and developing the Indigenous Mothers and Womb Support Program and piloting the Youth Outdoor Adventure Program.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop program direction and goals in alignment with the initiative’s objectives.
Create and manage budgets to ensure financial sustainability and accountability.
Create strategies and specific objectives for the sub-programs to support the functional infrastructure
Direct and provide guidance to Initiative employees and contracted workers.
Conduct research and develop the Indigenous Mothers and Womb Support Program.
Lead the development and launch of the Youth Outdoor Adventure Program.
Build communication and partnerships with external organizations to support program growth.
Conduct evaluations and report progress to internal and external stakeholders.
May be required to perform other duties as requested by and/or approved by management.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in public health, healthcare administration preferred but not required.
Relevant experience in program management, preferably in a community health setting.
Successful experience managing teams and working with Indigenous communities.
Experience and working knowledge in community outreach.
Progressive experience in health care administration positions.
Has successfully developed operational policy in a prior position.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

While few candidates will embody all of these at an expert level, strong candidates will demonstrate competency across a range of these areas, and an interest in developing further in the others

Knowledge of:

Health and wellness programs, especially in Indigenous communities.
Business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Curriculum and training design and delivery for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Skills to:

Successfully emulate and foster strong organizational and employee leadership
Motivate, develop, and successfully direct individuals as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Ability to:

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems, and creatively solve problems
Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Work independently with minimal supervision and collaborate effectively with a team.
Monitor / assesses performance and time use of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Benefits:

Vacation/Sick Leave accrual beginning first day of employment. Eligible to use after completion of 60-day introductory period.
Educational Leave: 4 hours per week beginning with first day of employment.
Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Supplemental Insurances with eligibility the first full month following the start of employment.
Ameriprise Simple IRA – 3% Company Match/Eligible after (6) months of employment.

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