Division Chief (Senior Public Service Administrator, Opt. 6)

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as the Division Chief of Maternal, Child, and Family Health.  The position oversees a division of over 15 staff members and a budget of over 30 million, while also serving as the federal Title V Director, a required position of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.

Benefits Statement

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
• 13-14 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources

 These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Organizes, plans, implements, and evaluates the activities for the Division of Maternal, Child and Family Health Services (MCH).
• Manages MCH Title V Block Grant Programs.
• Develops and implements sensitive and confidential health policies for the total management of the MCH Services Division with emphasis on oversight of existing programs and development of new programs or program initiatives.
• Serves as full line supervisor.
• Confers with Agency management on the comprehensive integration and coordination of the Division's program activities and functions as needed into other agency services which target
• the health of women in order to improve Agency programs. Writes publications and blogs in regard to Division programs.
• Integrates Division programs on an interagency basis with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Coordinates management studies of program evaluation using impact and outcome indicators established nationally and implemented in Illinois.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
• Requires four (4) years progressively responsible administrative experience in a public health program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) or more years of experience in Illinois Maternal and Child public health work.
• Two (2) or more years’ experience in managing professional, technical, para-professional and administrative support staff.
• Two (2) or more years’ experience creating a strategic vision or designing a program using data.
• Master's degree or above in a related field.
• Two (2) or more years’ experience in public speaking and presentations (Professional conferences, stakeholder meetings, leadership meetings, panel presentations, webinars).
• Two (2) or more years’ experience writing professional correspondence and publications (articles, journal articles, blogs, reports, memos, briefings).
• Two (2) or more years grant writing experience.
• Two (2) or more years experience engaging external and internal stakeholders.
• Two (2) or more years experience in grant administration (managing responsibilities of grant) as a grantor.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
• Requires ability to work overtime.
• Requires use of an agency-supplied mobile phone.
• Requires appropriate, valid Driver's license.
• Requires ability to work various times outside of normal office hours to communicate with clients/partners in different time zones.
• Requires ability to work at various times outside of normal office hours to meet deadlines.
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of over $2 billion in state and federal funds, 6 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,200 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.