Portfolio Manager, Public Health Infrastructure

Position Description

If you’re looking to be a part of a collaborative environment where your skills can make an impact, explore our current opportunities in creating a better future for public health.

About Harris County Public Health:

Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1,100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.

This is a grant-funded position

Position Overview:

The Portfolio Manager, Public Health Infrastructure is responsible for the governance and performance of Harris County Public Health's Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG), a foundational investment in public health infrastructure to state and local health departments nationwide. This role serves as the internal facilitator of all PHIG activities, maintains a current view of PHIG progress, and works with both internal and external stakeholders to remove any implementation roadblocks.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage grant governance framework, including creating and updating budgets, work plans, and performance measures for all grant-funded projects.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders to push progress of grant-funded activities and remove roadblocks as needed.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships between the CDC and internal stakeholders.
• Track budget and expenditures to forecast surplus throughout the end of the grant period.
• Write and submit grant notes, amendments, and other formal communications to communicate changes to the grant.
• Handle all required reporting on grant activities, including progress reporting, financial reporting, and performance measure reporting.
• Identify and develop new project ideas that meet current needs of HCPH divisions and offices.
  
  
  

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net

This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements

Education:

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college in public health, public policy, public administration, evaluation, business administration, data science, or related field and 5 years of experience managing public health, or public service projects.
  
  
  

Or

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college in public health, public policy, public administration, evaluation, business administration, data science, or related field and seven (7) years minimum in managing public health or public service projects in lieu of a Master's Degree.
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Exceptional communication skills including effective writing and presentation skills
• Knowledge of project management best practices.
• Knowledge of grant requirements, including both local and federal guidelines.
• Skills in establishing and maintaining effective and collaborative relationships with persons, groups, and organizations across a variety of disciplines.
• Skills in project, financial, and grant management.
• Ability to organize and work independently on time-sensitive projects .
• Ability to solve a variety of complex problems in the absence of technical guidelines and when creative thinking is required .
  
  
  

Core Competencies:

Organizational Leadership

• Understands the organizational mission.
• Understands ethics and public good; is concerned with public trust.
• Demonstrates respect for the opinions and beliefs of others.
  
  
  

Collaboration

• Contributes to an inclusive workplace where equity, diversity, inclusion, and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission.
• Demonstrates a sense of responsibility for the success of the group.
• Collaborates with others to improve quality and address needs.
• Ability to adapt to change
  
  
  

Interpersonal Abilities/Personal Characteristics

• Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.
• Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner.
• Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses.
• Uses sound judgment.
• Self-motivated.
• Organizes and maintains work environment to allow for maximum productivity.
  
  
  

Communication

• Communicates clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
  
  
  

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications .

General Information

Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• Full-Time | Grant-Funded Position.
• Monday – Friday | 8 am – 5 pm
• May require to work weekends and possible evenings.
  
  
  

Work Environment:

• Work environment is typically in an office environment but may require infrequent travel and interaction with the community at public events.
  
  
  

Physical Demands:

• This is a largely sedentary role; however, some duties would require the ability to lift up to 20 pounds and bending & standing for periods at a time.
• May have to manually set up and tear down equipment as the mobile clinic requires.
  
  
  

Work Location:

• Harris County Public Health: Office of Planning and Innovation - 1111 Fannin St. Houston, Texas. 77002.
  
  
  

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.