HIV/STD Prevention Strategic Initiatives Coordinator (Program Analyst 3) Hybrid

REQ-112901

Close Date: 3/15/2023

Salary: $5,148 - $7,902 Monthly

Work Location: Portland, OR (Hybrid)

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), HIV, STD Prevention and TB section in Portland, Oregon has a career opportunity for a HIV/STD Prevention Strategic Initiatives Coordinator (Program Analyst 3).

This full-time, permanent position comes with excellent benefits! This is a classified position which is represented by a union. This recruitment may be used to establish a list of qualified applicants to fill current or future vacancies.

What will you do?

The HIV/STD/TB (HST) Section works to reduce the rates of gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia infections, eliminate new HIV infections, improve health outcomes of persons living with HIV, and reduce the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) disease among Oregonians. The Section is responsible for data collection and surveillance activities, data dissemination, epidemiologic analysis, facilitating community led planning, coordinating disease intervention and contact notification, ensuring access to treatment, managing client service programs, providing education and technical assistance.

In this role, you will coordinate cross-programmatic HIV and STD prevention initiatives and activities with local, state, and national partners to meet population-level public health goals to decrease the transmission, prevalence, and impact of HIV and STDs in Oregon. You will develop goals, objectives, policies and actions for HIV and STD prevention in Oregon, which include but is not limited to, statewide HIV/STD testing, PreP access, expanding 340B in carceral settings, and coordinating HST harm reduction activities. You’ll develop strategic partnerships within and outside of state and local agencies to advance HST and HIV/STD prevention and surveillance goals and identify quality assurance issues and needs for policy modifications. In addition, you will work closely with Epi staff, HST contract administrators, and leads of prevention and surveillance activities as well as other relevant HST programs to assure HIV/STI testing, PreP, 340B, and harm reduction messages, public information, data reporting, web activities are accurate, accessible, coordinated and aligned.

What's in it for you?
The public health division is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.

Benefits:

• We offer exceptional medical, vision and dental benefits packages for you and your qualified family members, with very low monthly out-of-pocket costs. Try this free virtual benefits counselor by clicking here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pebb/pages/alex.aspx
• Paid Leave Days:
  • 11 paid holidays each year
  • 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" each year
  • 8 hours of paid sick leave accumulated every month
  • Progressive vacation leave accrual with increases every 5 years
• Pension and Retirement plans
• Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
• Click here to learn more about State of Oregon benefits.

The Oregon Health Authority is committed to:

• Eliminating health inequities in Oregon by 2030
• Becoming an anti-racist organization
• Developing and promoting culturally and linguistically appropriate programs, and
• Developing and retaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce that represents the diversity, cultures, strengths, and values of the people of Oregon.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements

A bachelor's degree in public health, occupational health, public administration, or closely related degree, AND four (4) years of professional level experience coordinating a public health program or closely related healthcare program,

OR;

A combination of seven (7) years of professional level experience and education coordination a public health program or closely related healthcare program.

Requested Skills

• Knowledge of HIV and STD prevention, including biomedical prevention interventions and other evidence-based prevention interventions, such as HIV and STI testing and PrEP. 
• Knowledge of individual, community-level, and structural risks, barriers, and protective factors related to HIV/STIs.
• Experience in Project management including planning, coordination, and oversight, particularly across or with multiple disciplines/teams/sections/partners.
• Experience developing a strategic vision, setting strategies or objectives, implementing activities, and measuring performance. 
• Experience in state or local public health systems and public health modernization.
• Experience developing and presenting recommendations using best practices, personal, clinical, or technical expertise.
• Experience convening and working effectively with a diverse set of community stakeholders to strategically achieve mutually agreed upon goals.
• Experience working with contracts, either as a recipient or contract administrator.
• Experience using data and best practices to identify policy solutions for service delivery issues and unmet need.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.

Working Conditions:

The work in this role may be conducted primarily remotely with full access to the needed operating systems and technology. There will be times when the work will be needed and conducted on-site. On-site work is located at the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division, 800 NE Oregon St, Portland, OR 97232.

How to Apply:

Please access the job posting at the following link –

https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Portland--OHA--Oregon-Street/HIV-STD-Prevention-Strategic-Initiatives-Coordinator--Program-Analyst-3--Portland--OR--Hybrid-_REQ-112901