Behavioral Health Planning Analyst

Description
Join a dynamic team working to transform behavioral health systems in Hennepin County. As a Behavioral Health Planning Analyst, you will lead planning, project management, policy development, and evaluation efforts that support high-quality, equitable, and integrated behavioral health services. These roles are central to advancing continuous quality improvement (CQI), eliminating disparities, and aligning services with emerging best practices. Human Services and Public Health require its employees to be focused on results for clients and customers, with opportunities for flexibility and an emphasis on work/life balance.

Location and hours:
These positions are hybrid and will be performed both on-site at any Hennepin County department locations and remote as job duties require. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. While these positions are designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.

About These Position Types
These are full-time, benefit-earning positions. You must be a
current regular or probationary employee
o f Hennepin County/Human Services and Public Health to apply for these positions. Limited duration employees not eligible.

These positions are internally classified as a Planning Analyst, Principal.

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In These Positions, You Will

• Lead and support planning across Children's Mental Health, Adult Behavioral Health, and Criminal Justice Behavioral Health programs.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to design integrated, person-centered systems of care.
• Serve as project manager for initiatives focused on continuous improvement and systems transformation.
• Apply CQI methodologies to improve service delivery and client outcomes.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret data to inform decision-making and policy development.
• Prepare and present reports and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.
• Research and apply evidence-based, promising, and emerging practices in behavioral health.
• Stay current on innovations such as trauma-informed care, peer support models, and digital behavioral health tools.
• Lead and support initiatives that address racial and ethnic disparities in behavioral health access and outcomes.
• Facilitate conversations and planning efforts that center equity and cultural responsiveness.
• Build partnerships across Hennepin County divisions and with community-based organizations.
• Represent the service area on task forces, committees, and planning groups.

Need to have:

• One of the following:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, research methods, statistics, behavioral/social science, public health, computer science/MIS, management science, urban/city planning and four years or more of related experience.

• Related education and/or experience to total eight years.

Nice to have:

• Experience:
• Ability to:

About the department:
Human Services delivers a variety of services to individuals or families that assist with basic needs or encourage client change around specific objectives. We work with individuals as well as systems and communities in order to develop policy and advocate for the people we serve. The people we serve and our communities are connected. By helping one, we help the other.

About Hennepin County
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that eliminate disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive.

Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest).

Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the elimination of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.

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This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.

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These positions may have access to systems or other documentation that contains HIPAA data.

Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience.

Final candidates may be required to complete a background check.

If You Have Any Questions, Please Contact
Kristin Checco

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