The Department of Public Health is seeking a Public Health Project Coordinator to plan, develop, organize, direct and manage projects. Duties include identifying necessary personnel for project teams; direct the day-to-day activities required to keep projects on target; define project scope, objectives, and goals; conduct needs assessments and develop project plans and timelines; research, analyze and prepare recommendations regarding projects to department leadership; establish and maintain a system for tracking project activities, expenditures, contract requirements, grant requirements, progress, and outcomes; monitor and provide status updates on projects; participate in meetings; and serve as a liaison with county departments and divisions, community stakeholders, other local jurisdictions, and members of the public. For more detailed information, refer to the Public Health Project Coordinator job description.
The current vacancy exists within the Department of Public Health, Communicable Disease Section. The resulting eligible list from this recruitment may also be used to fill future vacancies throughout the Department of Public Health.
  

Experience:

Two (2) years of full-time equivalent project management experience in which the primary responsibility includes oversight and coordination of projects, defining project scope, and developing and meeting project timelines.*Substitution: One (1) additional year of qualifying experience can be substituted for the educational requirement listed below.

Education:

Thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter units of completed college coursework from an accredited college or university, in public, business or health administration; nursing; social work; epidemiology; health science; or a closely related field. Completion of the Management Leadership Academy (MLA) program in the County of San Bernardino will be accepted toward the required coursework on the basis of 4 quarter units of credit per MLA management or executive track completed.*Note: A list of completed college coursework must be submitted with the application if the candidate does not possess a Bachelor's degree or higher in one (1) of the fields of study listed above. Unofficial transcripts are accepted.

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