Violence And Injury Prevention Section Chief (Health Planning Administrator 3 - PN 20013757)

What You'll Do:

BHIW is seeking one (1) Health Planning Administrator 3 to direct statewide planning, administration, and evaluation of multiple injury and violence prevention programs. Job duties include:

• Lead strategic planning for the Violence & Injury Prevention Section using state and federal data to guide priorities.
• Direct development, implementation, and evaluation of statewide prevention programs (e.g., overdose, suicide, child injury, domestic violence and sexual assault, adult falls).
• Develop and implement statewide policies, procedures, and guidelines; ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Use surveillance data and evaluation findings to support evidence‑based decision‑making and program improvements.
• Oversee Violence and Injury Prevention teams, performance management and quality improvement processes; track key indicators and enhance program outcomes.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate program and section budgets from multiple state, federal, and other diverse funding sources; provide oversight for grant administration activities.
• Prepare and review reports, presentations, and documents for leadership, partners, and community stakeholders.
• Act as liaison between the Ohio Department of Health and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Position Qualifications:

• 5 yrs. exp. in planning & administering health programs, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

OR

• Completion of graduate core program in field of public health, health administration, preventive medicine, social work, nursing or other health-related field or public policy & management/public administration or business administration AND 2 yrs. exp. in planning & administering health programs, with education & experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

OR

• 2 yrs. exp. as Health Planning Administrator 1, 65245, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

OR

• 1 yr. exp. as Health Planning Administrator 2, 65246, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

OR

• Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Public Health

Technical Skills: Planning and Development, Budgeting, Compliance Enforcement, Executive Leadership

Professional Skills: Collaboration, Goal Setting, Public Speaking, Decision Making

Educational Transcript Requirements:

Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment. Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be eliminated from further consideration.

Please note that a transcript is considered "official" only if it is an original copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark, ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entity's award of a putative degree.