Public Health Promotions Manager

About the Role

Leads and directs the Health Promotion Division, providing strategic leadership, administrative oversight, and technical expertise in population-based public health programming. This position drives community health improvements by managing key program areas—including youth behavioral health promotion, youth substance use prevention, tobacco control, WIC, and nutrition services—while applying a health equity framework across all initiatives. Serves on the Public Health & Environment leadership team, helps define department-wide goals, manages cross-sector partnerships, and ensures alignment with local, state, and federal public health priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develops division’s long-range vision and strategy aligning with department and CCOB strategic goals, and achieves consistent and timely progress toward those goals.
• Leads in developing annual division programs and financial plans.
• Monitors and enforces division compliance with local, state, and federal public health regulations and guidelines.
• Researches, prepares, and submits grant proposals for government and private funding. Oversees allocations and contract deliverables, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements, performance standards, and financial audits.
• Plans, implements, and monitors public health initiatives to achieve objectives within the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP).
• Updates division and program policies and procedures according to regulations.
• Creates, justifies, and manages the division's annual operating budget, ensuring optimal allocation of county, state, and private grant funding.
• Develops and manages division budget and grant budgets; develops and defends annual budget requests.
• Ensures division operations comply with county fiscal policies, state contracting requirements, and federal administrative standards. Conducts regular budget reviews, tracks expenditures, and approves division purchases.
• Maintains accurate financial records, leads financial reporting for funding authorities, and manages program audits and compliance reviews in partnership with state agencies.
• Maintains professional knowledge of current trends, developments, guidelines, and recommendations that impact the division.
• Researches and analyzes evidence-based programs/best practices and public health surveillance data to drive programmatic decisions.
• Serves as the subject matter expert for population-based programming, policy, systems and environmental change, youth substance use prevention, youth behavioral health promotion, tobacco prevention and control, and nutrition services.
• Collaborates on development of key division communication messages.
• Responds to citizen complaints and requests for information.
• Prepares reports, memos, and presentations for City Council & Board of Health.
• Applies the Social Determinants of Health framework to design, implement, and evaluate strategies aimed at eliminating health disparities and advancing health equity.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in public health, public health administration, or a related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in public health program management and administration, including two years of supervisory experience.
• Years of related experience may be substituted for required education, however education cannot be substituted for the necessary work experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and safe driving record for continued employment.

New hires must, as a condition of employment, pass pre-offer and post-offer/hire processes: in-person or virtual interviews, reference checks, and background checks, which may include local police check, sex-offender registry, and DMV check.

Working Conditions

• Work is generally scheduled Monday through Friday.
• Regular, predictable attendance required.
• Work is performed at City/County work locations with the ability to perform duties remotely in accordance with Broomfield's remote work policy.
• Attend meetings as required during evening hours; some meetings may be virtual or require in-person attendance.
• Physical demands are described as light (exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently).
• Required to move about the office/facilities and use a computer for several hours.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Travel by automobile is required to attend meetings.

Pay

$53.98 - $73.04/hour

Benefits

• Free Recreation Center Pass (Gym & Pool)
• 19 days paid vacation + 10 sick days per year + 12 paid holidays
• Excellent medical, dental, & vision insurance
• 6% employer retirement match
• Wellness discount on insurance premiums available