MPH Business Manager

MPH Business Manager

Salary

$39.72 Hourly

Location

Missoula, MT

Job Type

Regular Full-time, 40 hours/week

Job Number

202500065

Department

Missoula Public Health Administration

Opening Date

04/16/2025

Closing Date

5/15/2025 5:00 PM Mountain

Bargaining Unit

Non-Union Personnel Plan

Work Site

Missoula County Health Department

Scheduling/Hours of Work

32 - 40 hours per week

Definition

This is a full-time opportunity with many benefits! As a Missoula County employee, you will be part of a team that is committed to positively impacting the community. The rate of pay for this position is $39.72 per hour.

The Missoula County Health Department is seeking a BUSINESS MANAGER to join their team. This position oversees the business activities of the Missoula City-County Health Department (MCCHD) and leadership in providing for and protecting the health of Missoula County.

Details: We are accepting completed application submissions until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2025. It is in your best interest to apply by this date.

To Apply:

• Please complete all sections of the online application, even if a resume is requested or submitted.
• Please include with a complete application the following attachments: A letter of interest, and a resume
• Incomplete applications will be disqualified.
• Complete job description available upon request to the Department of Human Resources.

Representative Examples of Work

Supervises accounting, administration, and contracts staff in the Health Administration Division. Oversees recruitment, selection, hiring, training, professional development, performance management, discipline, and discharge of employees. Oversees the MPH business processes and financial activity, including accounting, administration, contract processing and management, grant financial tracking and reporting, program-specific financial reporting, and various special projects. Participates in department budget planning, implementation, and monitoring, including accounting for a variety of revenue sources such as fees, grants, and contracts. Assists Chief Health Officer in preparing budget summaries and graphics for presentation and dissemination. Ensures fiscal compliance with law and local policies for grants and contracts. Troubleshoots issues with vendors, contractors, and reimbursement. Provides education, coordination, and support to the department’s division directors and managers for budgeting, contracts, facilities, fiscal reporting, and other administrative procedures and processes. Serves as a business and financial liaison to other City and County Departments, partner organizations, and grant funders. Ensures compliance with HIPAA and privacy laws. May serve as the MPH Privacy Officer. Serves as a member of the Health Department management team. Participates in strategic and emergency planning, quality improvement, performance management, workforce development, and accreditation documentation and activities. Serves as part of incident command during emergencies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Degrees best suited to this position are business administration, health administration, law, public administration, public health.
• Requires two years of professional experience in business or office management, public administration, law or legal assistance, project management, or public health.
• Requires two years of experience in direct staff supervision, or two years demonstrated experience managing complex projects or plans accompanied with demonstrated skills in consensus building, conflict resolution, and professional development.
• Must have demonstrated experience in developing and managing complex organizational budgets.
• Experience with contracts administration and fiscal oversight processes strongly desired.
• : New employees will be asked to volunteer vaccination status for required vaccines upon hire and will be offered assistance during hiring to receive necessary immunizations. Employees who have not received the vaccines required for their positions or who are unwilling to voluntarily provide vaccination status for required vaccines will receive a reasonable accommodation where such accommodation does not require an undue hardship or endanger the health or safety of any person.

Physical/Environmental Demands

Primarily works in an office setting. Requires occasional out-of-area travel to attend meetings, conferences, and trainings. Travel may require overnight stays and the ability to operate a motor vehicle. Requires evening, weekend, and on-call work as necessary.

Located halfway between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks and home to the University of Montana, Missoula is an academic center situated in an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. Depending on the season, you can hike, ski, fish, float rivers, ride mountain bikes, or just sit back and marvel at the surrounding scenery. Join us in a scenic, sophisticated, and service-oriented Missoula!
Missoula County covers over 2,618 square miles of mountain lands varying in topography and climate from temperate river valleys to snow-capped peaks. Five large valleys and two major rivers wind through this mountainous region.
Missoula County is large and diverse, featuring everything from the spectacular scenery of Clark Fork River running through town to lush ranches and a growing economy of small business. Skiers, outdoor enthusiasts, wildlife watchers, mothers and fathers, business owners, vacationers, fisherman, retirees, students, and many others have grown to love Missoula County's boundless opportunities.

Employer

Missoula County

Address

200 W Broadway

Missoula, Montana, 59802

Phone

406-258-4874

Website

http://www.missoulacounty.us

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $39.72 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40