Public Health Coordinator

Position Overview

• Provides leadership and coordination for Maternal and Child Health Block Grant (MCHBG) strategic planning, implementation, monitoring, and performance reporting activities.
• Supports statewide maternal and child health initiatives by ensuring effective planning processes, progress tracking, and collaboration across programs and partners.
• Serves as a central resource for action plan development, performance monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Promotes alignment between program activities, federal requirements, and quality improvement standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of MCHBG action plans across priority areas.
• Manage project timelines, deliverables, milestones, and reporting cycles to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Provide technical assistance, guidance, and writing support to program teams.
• Develop and maintain standardized planning, monitoring, and reporting tools, templates, and resources.
• Review action plans and progress reports to identify gaps, risks, challenges, and improvement opportunities.
• Analyze performance data and provide recommendations for program enhancement.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and quality improvement processes.
• Supervise and mentor interns while supporting program goals.
• Prepare and communicate progress updates, recommendations, and emerging issues to leadership and stakeholders.
• Facilitate collaboration among internal teams and external partners.

Maternal & Child Health Priority Areas

• Increase access to contraceptive methods.
• Improve maternal mental health and well-being.
• Improve perinatal regionalization systems.
• Reduce preventable illness and disease among children.
• Improve adolescent social-emotional well-being.
• Increase access to quality care for children and youth with special healthcare needs.
• Improve nutrition among families.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Work, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 2–3 years of experience in:
• Maternal and child health programs
• Public health program management
• Community health initiatives
• Grant-funded program coordination
• Experience developing, implementing, and managing programs/projects.
• Experience with public health planning, reporting, and performance monitoring.
• State government or public sector experience preferred.
• Knowledge of maternal and child health issues, health disparities, and evidence-based interventions.
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Ability to work remotely and onsite as needed.
• Ability to travel within the state for meetings and occasionally attend national conferences.

Required Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Stakeholder engagement and partnership building.
• Networking and collaboration skills.
• Project management and coordination.
• Grant writing and grant management.
• Data analysis and reporting.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking.
• Time management and organization.
• Attention to detail.
• Leadership and facilitation skills.