Public Health Program Director 1

Job title: Public Health Program Director 1

Location:Nashville, Tennessee

Duration: 12 months

Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and oversight for the Fetal and Infant Mortality Reduction Rural Health Transformation Program across assigned rural regions

• Manage and monitor grant-funded contracts, including reviewing scopes of work, budgets, expenditures, and deliverables to ensure compliance with State and federal requirements

• Serve as the primary liaison to funded grantees, providing technical assistance, guidance, and ongoing support to ensure the successful implementation of program activities

• Support the establishment and sustainability of multisector, community-based collaboratives that include healthcare, public health, community organizations, and individuals with lived experience

• Ensure grantees are implementing data-driven planning processes, including the use of vital statistics, Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) data, and other relevant data sources

• Guide and support the development and execution of data-informed action plans aligned with the TDH Infant Health Strategic Plan

• Oversee implementation of evidence-informed and community-driven strategies, including initiatives related to:

• Community Health Access and Navigation in Tennessee (CHANT) and Tennessee Community Compass

• Count the Kicks fetal movement awareness program

• Priority areas such as prenatal care, safe sleep, breastfeeding, smoking cessation, and preterm birth prevention

• Promote coordination and systems integration across healthcare, public health, and community-based services to improve access and continuity of care

• Monitor program performance through shared measurement approaches, including review of process and outcome data, quarterly reports, and evaluation activities

• Participate in and support state-led evaluation, reporting, training, and technical assistance efforts

• Ensure meaningful community engagement, including integration of individuals with lived experience in planning, implementation, and evaluation activities

• Support development of sustainability plans, including identifying funding opportunities and strategies to maintain program impact beyond the grant period

• Conduct site visits, facilitate meetings, and represent the program in regional and statewide stakeholder engagements

• Collaborate with internal TDH programs and external partners to align efforts and advance maternal, fetal, and infant health priorities

Minimum Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in public health or a related field

• Experience equivalent to substantial (5 years or more) of full-time, increasingly responsible professional health program work

• Experience in program or grant management, including contract oversight, budgeting, and reporting

• Demonstrated ability to lead or support multi-partner initiatives or community collaboratives

• Strong understanding of public health data and experience applying data to program planning and evaluation

• Excellent organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders, including community members and individuals with lived experience

• Experience providing training or technical assistance is preferred

• Knowledge of maternal, fetal, and infant health and rural health systems is preferred

• Ability to travel within assigned regions and statewide as needed

• Ability to work remotely with periodic in-person meetings in Davidson County and assigned rural locations