Public Health Border Liaison
Job Location:

Address: 150 N 18th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $86,000 Grade: 23

Job Summary:

The ADHS Public Health Border Liaison provides guidance and support to ADHS executive leadership, local public health partners, and the border health office on advancing public health initiatives. The position works under the general direction of the Assistant Director of Public Health Resiliency, Environment, and Policy. This position functions as a highly skilled and technical expert in the areas of leadership, policy development and analysis; strategic planning and direction; public health at the federal, state and local level; and external agency partner engagement and support. This position will collaborate with leadership and programs across the agency to support programmatic objectives that impact county, tribal, and cross-border public health - coordination and integration of public health program efforts to identify, monitor, control, and prevent adverse health events in border communities.

The position will develop and execute strategic initiatives for the Department; build and strengthen partnerships with urban and rural counties, tribal nations, and Sonora, Mexico health department leadership and programs, state agencies and community partners; participate in training and deliver presentations; participate in meetings with key stakeholders, counties, tribes, border health partners, and professional organizations; provide support in the development of emergency preparedness initiatives that support partners across the state and along the Arizona-Sonora border; and develop and implement action plans/ work plans. This position will work in partnerships with the other liaison positions focused on tribal relationships, school health, healthcare systems, community partners, and counties. This position will represent the Department with the U.S. Mexico Border Health Commission, the Arizona-Mexico Commission, and any other relevant opportunities that arise. This position will also participate in the ADHS Health Emergency Operation Center during real-world and exercises situations to support emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.

Job Duties:

Responsibilities include:
• Develop and execute strategic initiatives for the Department; build and strengthen partnerships with urban and rural counties, tribal nations, and Sonora, Mexico health department leadership and programs, state agencies and community partners.
• Collaborate with leadership and programs across the agency to support programmatic objectives that impact county, tribal, and cross-border public health - coordination and integration of public health program efforts to identify, monitor, control and prevent adverse health events in border communities.
• Participate in training and deliver presentations; participate in meetings with key stakeholders, counties, tribes, border health partners, and professional organizations. Provide support in the development of emergency preparedness initiatives that support partners across the state and along the Arizona-Sonora border; and develop and implement action plans/ work plans.
• Provides direct supervision, strategic direction, and technical oversight to the Border Health Epidemiologist, ensuring accurate collection, analysis, and dissemination of cross-border health data and infectious disease surveillance data.
• Participates in the ADHS Health Emergency Operation Center during real world and exercises situations to support emergency preparedness, response and recovery efforts.
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
• ADHS' Mission, Vision and Strategic Plan.
• ADHS organization structure.
• Arizona Management System (AMS) and/ or Continuous Improvement Principles and Practices of Public and Behavioral Health, Prevention Health Strategies & Evidence Based/ Evidence Informed Practices, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), and/ or Population Health.
• Working with at-risk/vulnerable persons in communities.
• Addressing the causes of inequities and disparities.
• Community Engagement and Partnership, specifically international relations.
• Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation.
• Program Evaluation and/ or Measurement.
• Policy, Systems and Environmental approaches.
• Global health.
• Emergency Preparedness principles.
• Principles and practices of administrative supervisory and work management techniques, effective communication skills and interpersonal relations.
• Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.

Skilled in:
• Professional fluency in Spanish, with skills in speaking, writing, and reading comprehension to effectively communicate and collaborate with binational health leadership and border communities.
• Interpreting data.
• Project and program management and leadership.
• Implementing Strategic Planning.
• Program and Evaluation Development and design.
• Written and Oral Communication.
• Partnership development and large-scale planning is necessary.
• Analytical and Interpersonal.
• Strong Organization and attention to detail.
• Computer and Software Skills (e.g., Microsoft Word, Google Suite, Adobe Acrobat).

Ability to:
• Speak fluently and be literate in Spanish at a professional level.
• Work with a diverse and variety of partners and individuals to cultivate positive working relationships.
• Make critical decisions.
• Complete tasks, and develop quality work products.
• Problem solve.
• Work independently, and with a multidisciplinary team.
• Identify outcomes and performance measures.
• Prioritize and organize multiple complex projects.
• Work under tight deadlines.
• Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

Selective Preference(s):
• Master's degree or higher in an applicable subject area, such as Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology, Public Administration, or a closely related field.
• 2+ years of experience managing professional personnel, preferably in technical or data- driven roles like epidemiologists or program specialists.
• Demonstrated experience working within cross-border, binational, or tribal public health frameworks (e.g., Arizona-Sonora border relations, U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission).
• Proven experience collaborating with incident management systems or participating in Health Emergency Operations Centers (HEOC).

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Driver's License

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver's License Requirements.

Benefits:

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
• Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Wellness program and plans
• Life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• Defined retirement plan
• Award winning infant at work program
• Credit union membership
• Transit subsidy
• ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here . For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.