Job Location: This position will be located at 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109.
Why you’ll love this position: This public health preparedness position assist in activities to better prepare health care and public health partners across the state for disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and other health impacts. You with be assisting senior staff with the implementation of the Public Health Preparedness (PHEP) grant. You'll also work with local public health agencies on emergency preparedness task while providing technical assistance and routinely interact in preparedness activities with other stakeholders.
What you’ll do: - Assist the PHEP coordinator with planning and technical assistance task to local public health agencies and PHEP contractors.
- Coordinate state-wide planning relative to public health system preparedness including state and regional public health emergency response plans.
- Track data for performance measures and all requirement of the federal grant funding system. Enter data into grant application and reporting platforms as required by the federal grant system.
- Helps compile the annual grant application preparation and submission to include annual budget and work plan, responses to Conditions of Award or Needs More Information inquiries from federal funder.
- Aids in establishing routine meetings between DHSS and partners to strengthen communication and partnerships.
- Reviews and prepares contractors' scopes of work and related documents for review.
All you need for success: Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- 3-5 years of public health or medical emergency management experience preferred; contract development and monitoring experience preferred.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant. The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.
