Salary: $127,321.19 Annually
Location : Atlanta, GA
Job Type: Full Time Salaried
Job Number:
Division/Section: District 3-2 County Position
Opening Date: 07/28/2026
Closing Date: 8/12/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Description
Pay Grade: R

Job Responsibilities
Oversees a diverse range of support, operational, and programmatic activities for a department, agency or facility. Recommends and implements policies and procedures. Provides leadership to subordinate managers and staff.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Interviews, hires, directs, trains, evaluates the performance of, and when necessary, disciplines and discharges employees
• Manages human resources and directs administrative activities
• Conducts or participates in the development, review, revision, interpretation, and/or implementation of policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines
• Coordinates compliance with rules, regulations, and policies
• Coordinates interaction between department, agency, and facility operating units, other programs and/or external customers as appropriate
• Ensures efficiency, effectiveness and accuracy of all functions through the use of computer systems, management controls, and sound organizational structure
• Oversees the development and on-going management of one or more programs or projects consistent with agency goals and objectives
• Participates in the planning, coordination, development and implementation of long-range goals and objectives
• Plans, administers, and controls the budget
• Develops and implements the division's strategic goals in accordance with the mission of the agency
• Develops and manages operating budget as a tool to accomplish division and agency objectives
• As delegated by the Director, manages fiscal and other administrative functions

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited college or university AND seven years of experience managing professional level staff OR

Ten years of related professional experience AND Seven years managing at the level equivalent to area of assignment OR

Seven years of experience required at the lower-level Dir., Business Ops (GSM014) or position equivalent.

Note: An equivalent combination of education and job specific experience that that provided the knowledge, experience and competencies required to successfully perform the job at the level listed may be substituted on a year-over-year basis.

Additional Information
Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner and leaders encourage all employees to engage in regular wellness activities and to make lifestyle choices that promote health and well-being.

The use of wellness breaks during the workday is authorized to support this philosophy and assist employees in meeting their wellness goals. A maximum of 30 minutes in a given workday may be used to engage in wellness activities, generally in the form of two 15-minute breaks or one 30-minute break.

Employment Information

Current State employees are subject to State Personnel Board rules regarding salary.

DPH accepts educational credential recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and/or the US Department of Education (DOE) will be considered. DPH will contact educational institutions to verify degree, diploma, licensure, etc.

The candidate selected for this position may be subject to pre-employment drug screening and a criminal background check.

As an employee of DPH, in the event of an identified emergency you may be required, as a term and condition of employment, to assist in meeting the emergency responsibilities of the department.

01

The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Personnel Department. Do you accept these conditions?

• Yes
• No

02

What is your highest level of education completed?

• Master's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Associate's Degree
• High School Diploma
• GED

03

Are you a current employee of the Georgia Department of Public Health?

• No
• Full Time Employee
• Part Time Employee
• Temp or Contractor
• Intern
• Volunteer

04

How many years experience do you have directing operational analyses of accounting systems, subsystems and/or procedures?

• None
• Less than 1 Year
• 1+ Years
• 2+ Years
• 3+ Years
• More than 4 Years

05

How many years of experience do you have completing monthly, quarterly and year-end closing activities?

• None
• Less than 1 Year
• 1+ Years
• 2+ Years
• 3+ Years
• More than 4 Years

06

How many years of experience do you have planning and directing in-depth financial audits and investigations?

• None
• Less than 1 Year
• 1+ Years
• 2+ Years
• 3+ Years
• More than 4 Years

07

How many years of experience do you have interviewing, hiring, directing, training, evaluating the performance of employees?

• None
• Less than 1 Year
• 1+ Years
• 2+ Years
• 3+ Years
• More than 4 Years

Required Question