DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES

Description

Reports to:

Program/Department: Public Health Initiatives

Classification: Exempt

Date

SUMMARY:

The Director is responsible for providing daily oversight to the operations of all programs within the Public Health Initiatives (PHI) Department.

TO PERFORM THIS JOB SUCCESSFULLY, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM EACH ESSENTIAL DUTY SATISFACTORILY. THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND/OR ABILITY REQUIRED. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Exercises a key role in the oversight of associate directors regarding all programs funded to fulfill the mission of The PRCC with a public health or community health perspective
• Oversees development and revisions to all PHI protocols and procedures.
• Assists in hiring activities: disseminating job descriptions and scheduling interviews,
• Provides leadership for all project activities, including day-to-day operations of the program.
• Provides oversight of program worksites within the PHI purview.
• Works with all grants to make sure that internal reporting and external reports are completed to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
• Maintains client confidentiality and complies with all federal, state, and city regulations as well as Vida/SIDA security and privacy polices intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information.
• Oversees the completion of all required reports.
• Reports progress as required by the CDC funded grants (PS 21-2102).
• Serves as Principal investigator on CDC funded grant PS 21-21-2
• Completes mandatory trainings.
• Attends the weekly integration meeting conducted by PHI associate directors.
• Oversees all responsibilities of PRCC PHI associate directors.
• Attends mandatory directors meeting including the organization wide General Assembly.
• Collaborates with other programs of the PRCC.
• Other duties as required.
  
  

This position requires compliance with all PRCC written standards, including its Standards of Conduct, all policies and procedures and Regulatory Compliance requirements. Compliance will be considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
• EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION COUNSELORS
  
  

Key Interrelationships

• OUTSIDE EVALUATION TEAM MEMBERS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANTS
• CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
• CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
• DEPUTY DIRECTORS
• ALL PROGRAM STAFF
• COMMUNITY PARTNERS
  
  

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree with relevant experience of 10 years; Doctoral level degree preferred.
• Experience working with the target population.
• Knowledge of Program Coordination.
• Bilingual preferred- oral, reading, and writing (Spanish and English).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Works independently with strong sense of focus, task-oriented, nonjudgmental, open personal qualities, and clear sense of boundaries.
  
  

WORKING CONDITIONS: OSHA Category 3 - Involves no regular exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues, and tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues are not a condition of employment.

Job Type: Full-time

EEO Statement

The Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC) is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating a welcoming workplace that celebrates inclusion and diversity. The PRCC provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, or promotion based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other basis or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, The PRCC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.