What are the responsibilities and job description for the PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTOR 2 - 08192025-70409 position at Tennessee Department of Health?
Job Information
State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date/Time 08/19/2025 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time 09/08/2025 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly) $5,591.00 - $7,253.00
Salary (Annually) $67,092.00 - $87,036.00
Job Type Full-Time
City, State Location Nashville, TN
Department Health
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY
For More Information, Visit The Link Below
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/program-areas/careers/07 31 2025 PD Sickle Cell Dir job ad.pdf
This position is designed as Hybrid (In office and Remote).
This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.
Qualifications
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years of) full-time increasingly responsible professional health program work including, at least two years of full-time supervisory work or statewide program oversite.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in a business or health related field may be substituted, on a year-for-year basis, for one year of the required nonsupervisory experience.
Substitution of Experience for Education: Additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.
Necessary Special Qualifications: A valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required.
Overview
Under direction, is responsible for professional public health program development and administrative work of considerable difficulty and may supervise work of average difficulty or have statewide responsibility for a large public health grant or program; and performs related work as required. An employee in this class provides central office program management and major technical consultation to field services staff for a large statewide public health program. An incumbent may supervise or provide oversite of central office professional staff and other technical and administrative staff who participate in directing specific components of a major program or have statewide responsibility for a large public health grant or program. This class differs from that of Public Health Program Director 1 in that an incumbent of the latter performs work of lesser scope and responsibility. This class differs from that of Public Health Program Director 3 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for directing all functions of a public health program as a whole.
Responsibilities
Competencies
State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:
State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date/Time 08/19/2025 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time 09/08/2025 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly) $5,591.00 - $7,253.00
Salary (Annually) $67,092.00 - $87,036.00
Job Type Full-Time
City, State Location Nashville, TN
Department Health
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FAMILY HEALTH AND WELLNESS DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY
For More Information, Visit The Link Below
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/program-areas/careers/07 31 2025 PD Sickle Cell Dir job ad.pdf
This position is designed as Hybrid (In office and Remote).
This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.
Qualifications
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years of) full-time increasingly responsible professional health program work including, at least two years of full-time supervisory work or statewide program oversite.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in a business or health related field may be substituted, on a year-for-year basis, for one year of the required nonsupervisory experience.
Substitution of Experience for Education: Additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.
Necessary Special Qualifications: A valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required.
Overview
Under direction, is responsible for professional public health program development and administrative work of considerable difficulty and may supervise work of average difficulty or have statewide responsibility for a large public health grant or program; and performs related work as required. An employee in this class provides central office program management and major technical consultation to field services staff for a large statewide public health program. An incumbent may supervise or provide oversite of central office professional staff and other technical and administrative staff who participate in directing specific components of a major program or have statewide responsibility for a large public health grant or program. This class differs from that of Public Health Program Director 1 in that an incumbent of the latter performs work of lesser scope and responsibility. This class differs from that of Public Health Program Director 3 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for directing all functions of a public health program as a whole.
Responsibilities
- Engages community stakeholders in tasks related to accomplishing program goals and objectives.
- Determines time, costs, resources and materials needed to perform a work activity in a cost effective way.
- Manages the preparation, submittal and administration of program budgets. Conducts grant development, administration and monitoring to ensure compliance with grant requirements; develops and maintains grants for assigned program.
- Evaluates the processes and works with stakeholders to ensure compliance with program goals and objectives.
- Provides guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems, process- related topics and programmatic issues.
- Provides leadership in completing needs assessments, resource allocation and program evaluation planning and development for the assigned program.
- Communicates and interprets policy and procedures to staff and stakeholders. Interprets and enforces existing policies and procedures.
- Conducts complex research to gather data for preparing reports and to update and maintain programmatic and fiscal records and reports.
Competencies
- Manages Complexity
- Cultivates Innovation
- Plans and Aligns
- Communicates Effectively
- Manages Ambiguity
- English Language
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Programming
- Troubleshooting
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Written Comprehension
- Computer
- Phone
- Other Standard Office Equipment
State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:
- A valid driver's license
- For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.
- Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.
Salary : $67,092 - $87,036
