Program Manager II, HIV/STI Services, Grade N25

Job Description

Closing Date: April 30, 2024

Program Manager II, HIV/STI Services

About the Department:

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, DC and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The

Department of Health and Human Services

is responsible for delivery of the County's public health and human services that meet the needs of our community's most vulnerable children, adults, and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a department, we believe health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS' provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our

Program Manager II, HIV/STI Services

position.

About the Position :

This position is located in the Department's Public Health Division's HIV/STI Services.

The Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Services include screening, diagnosis, and treatment of STIs, HIV Rapid Testing and linkage to care, and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and other prevention interventions. Partner Services are conducted for reportable STIs where contacts of infected patients are confidentially notified and referred for testing and treatment as needed. HIV Services, supported through the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funds, include the HIV Clinic for medical care and treatment for people living with HIV, medical case management and person-centered support services, oral health services, medical nutrition therapy, mental health and substance abuse counseling, housing services and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS Program (HOPWA).

The HIV/STI Program Manager II works to plan, direct, monitor and evaluate the technical and programmatic aspects of HIV/STI Services across multiple funding streams to ensure capacity and resources to meet the current and future needs of the programs.

What You'll Be Doing:

Lead response to writing grant proposals and annual grant renewals, prepare required data and programmatic reporting, monitor performance measures and grant compliance. Provide oversight in preparation of budget narratives, monitoring of expenditures and contracts, and submission of electronic invoices and reports. Analyze and evaluate program outcomes and lead continuous quality improvement activities. Serve as an integral member of HIV/STI Management Team to conduct ongoing strategic planning and implementation of new ideas, practices, and systems modernization. Supervise Quality Coordinator staff. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

This position supervises a Program Specialist II position that serves as the Quality Coordinator.

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

We are seeking a candidate with thorough five (5) years professional experience in grant writing and management; quality assurance and program evaluation of Public Health Services with at least two (2) years of direct supervisory and/or management experience. Position requires graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for either the education and/or experience.

Preferred Criteria

PREFERRED CRITERIA:

There are no Preferred Criteria. All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated Qualified, placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered for an interview.

Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with education and experience in the following: Experience with program evaluation of HIV/STI Program Services. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel and Access. If chosen for an interview a grant writing sample may be requested. Experience working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal partners and external agencies and organizations, including Federal and State agencies and non-governmental organizations.

Minimum Salary 75368

Maximum Salary 120947

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