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Date: Jan 21, 2025

Location:

Springfield, IL, US, 62701

Job Requisition ID: 41212

Agency: Department of Public Health

Office: Director's Office

Division: Communications

Posting ID: 01-25-0056 / 41212

Posted: 1/21/2025 - 2/4/2025

Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $5,703; Full Range $5,703 - $8,170/month

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Sangamon

Number of Vacancies: 1

Plan/BU: RC062

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Posting Identification Number

01-25-0056 / 41212

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking essential technical support to the Department’s strategic communication goals across social media platforms in content creation, campaign development, and public engagement. This role involves collaboration across programs on public health initiatives, management of content calendars, and contribution to social media policies and best practices.

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

• Provides technical assistance to the Social Media Manager in execution of Department strategic communication goals when it comes to social media platforms, including:
• Under the approval and guidance of the Social Media Manager, creates communications and public engagement concepts in furtherance of Department goals for the development and execution of promotional events and activities to generate awareness of existing projects and announce new Department services and projects, while ensuring the integrations and consistency of branding and messaging in social media platforms using social marketing tools.
• Enhances the image and presence of the Department, in coordination with the Community Outreach Coordinator, through public engagement efforts with non-profit agencies, individuals, community groups and grassroot organizations. Develops social media content surrounding public engagement efforts, capturing photo and video to promote these efforts.
• Under the direction of the Social Media Manager, develops guidance, training and best practices to internal stakeholders across the Department on the use of social media for development, including how to support individual profiles and drive engagement.
• Researches and maintains working knowledge of emerging tools and trends in the digital and social media landscapes.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, preferably with coursework in business or public administration.
• Requires one year of responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization, or completion of an agency approved professional management training program.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year experience with communication goals.
• One (1) year experience planning, developing and implementing promotional activities for a program.
• One (1) year experience enhancing the image and presence of a Department through public engagement efforts with non-profit agencies, individuals, community groups and grassroot organizations.
• One (1) year experience developing guidance, training and best practices on the use of social media.
• One (1) year experience researching emerging tools and trends in the digital and social media landscapes.
  
  

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
  
  

Agency Marketing Statement

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.

Work Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Work Location: 524 South 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois, 62701

Agency Contact: DPH.HRRecruiter@illinois.gov

Posting Group: Leadership & Management

This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

Application Instructions

Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.

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Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.

If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid

Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.

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