Program Manager

This position is responsible for managing the Tobacco Use Prevention Program in a supervisory role.  The program supervisor develops and administers statewide public health programs in response to state needs and federal grant solicitations.  Responsibilities include:  1) Developing evidence-based public health policies and interventions; 2) Developing and implementing health surveillance and data collection systems to track, analyze and evaluate programs and services; 3) Coordinating program strategic planning and facilitating stakeholder groups; 4) Planning and coordinating program outreach, training, and support; 5) and supervising other staff.

Qualifications for this Career Opportunity 

• Knowledge of public health practice and implementation including disease prevention and control.
• Skill in researching and developing public health interventions.
• Knowledge of program management.
• Meet minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in health science, health education, behavioral or social science, or a related degree.
  • Two years of job-related experience in health programming or health education.
  • Other combinations of directly related education and experience may be considered.
  • One year of supervisor experience preferred.

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Tobacco Cessation Coordinator

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services is looking for a health program coordinator to join the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPCP). In this position, you will oversee TPCP cessation staff, the quit services contract, and provide quality improvement and outreach for cessation services.

Principal Duties

• May supervise subordinate personnel including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments; training, monitoring and evaluating performance; and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions. 
• Oversees the cessation budget and quit services contract. 
• Ensures appropriate statewide cessation services are available and effective. 
• Identifies and develops cessation strategies that are appropriate for youth and young adults. 
• Oversees collaborations with health care systems and referrals to the quit services through electronic health records. 
• Promotes quit services through media campaigns, local health departments, schools, worksites, health care providers and other community partners. 
• Analyzes, summarizes and/or reviews data; reports findings; interprets results and/or makes recommendations. 
• Assists in coordinating federal grant applications and budgets. 
• Assists in identifying, monitoring, and reporting quality improvement benchmarks. 
• Provides technical assistance to staff, contractors, and partners. 
• Enhances sustainability through partnerships and diversified funding for quit services. 
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards, guidelines, etc. 
• Conducts or participates in day-to-day development and monitoring of contracts, subrecipient agreements, and grants, in support of the larger program functions. 
• Collaborates with other state and local programs, organizations and agencies, and with various stakeholders to promote program goals and objectives. 
• Act as a subject matter expert on evidenced-based best practices for tobacco cessation and tobacco use reduction. 
• Participates in national work groups and continuing education activities related to cessation and quit services operations and evaluation.

  Qualifications: 

• Excellent leadership skills and supervisory experience.
• Works well independently or as a team member with a focus on relationship building. 
• Ability to work on multiple large tasks simultaneously. 
• Excellent organizational and planning skills. 
• Ability to resolve conflicts or have crucial conversations. 
• Willing to take on new opportunities and tough challenges. 
• Experience in tobacco cessation programs and/or tobacco treatment programs Develops, strengthens, and maintains partnerships and relationships to achieve TPCP’s programmatic vision. 
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. 
• Ability to determine how systems should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch Head

The North Carolina Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch (TPC Branch) works to improve the health of North Carolina residents by promoting smoke-free environments and tobacco-free lifestyles. The Branch strengthens the capacity of diverse organizations and communities to implement effective, culturally appropriate strategies to reduce tobacco-related illness, death, and exposure to secondhand smoke. Its efforts focus on four key areas: preventing tobacco use among youth and young adults, promoting cessation among youth and adults, eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke, and advancing health equity by addressing commercial tobacco-related disparities.

The Tobacco Prevention and Control (TPC) Branch Head provides statewide leadership in reducing tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure through evidence-based policy, systems, and environmental change initiatives. This position leverages partnerships to educate and inform the public and decision-makers about the burden of tobacco-attributable illness, disability and death and the science of evidence-based interventions.

The Branch Head oversees the administration and staffing of the TPC Branch, to include managing a budget that consists of federal, state, and Juul Settlement funds, administering contracts and agreements, and ensuring efficient use of resources. The position directly supervises five staff members and indirectly supervises eight additional team members. Additionally, the position provides consultation to chronic disease programs addressing North Carolina’s leading causes of death—cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

The TPC Branch Head works closely with state and national stakeholders, including the NC Association of Local Health Directors and the NC State Health Improvement Plan Community Council. They also serve on the Leadership Team of the Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program, the only nationally accredited program that integrates clinical tobacco treatment with population health strategies. Additionally, the Branch Head collaborates with NC Medicaid and the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services to address tobacco use among high-risk populations.