Public Health Border Liaison

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.

Job Duties

• 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;
• 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.

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.

Other Duties

• 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).

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Driver's License

Benefits

• 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.

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).

Work Location

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

Salary

$86,000

Grade

23