DEPUTY DIRECTOR (SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR, OPT. 6)

Position Overview

Serves as the Deputy Director for the Office of Performance Management, formulating and implementing policies and procedures for the Department to ensure that performance management (PM) and quality improvement (QI) programs are developed and managed on a statewide basis. Serves as supervisor for professional and clerical staff. 

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

• Serves as the Deputy Director for the Office of Performance Management, formulating and implementing policies and procedures for the Department to ensure that performance management (PM) and quality improvement (QI) programs are developed and managed on a statewide basis.
• Speaks on behalf of the Department Director and Assistant Director at the state level and at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's national network of performance improvement professionals, committing the Department to specific courses of action.
• Directs the expansion and training of Public Health staff and community leaders, focuses on building and reengineering infrastructure to improve cross-jurisdictional cooperation in the delivery of public health services, and assists IDPH and local health departments in increasing
• access to and adopting best and promising practices for prevention and wellness as well as business and organizational practices.
• Establishes and enhances systems that increase the ability to use resources more efficiently within IDPH and across the public health system including local health departments and increases the readiness for IDPH and local health departments to apply and achieve accreditation by playing a leading role in the assessment of these systems.
• Reviews and approves Strategic Plan for the Department to advance the mission and vision of the Department and ensure alignment with Governor's priorities.
• Plans and organizes the Office's budget; interfaces with Managers on budget problems and priorities; reports to the Agency's Chief Operating Officer on all fiscal and programmatic issues.
• Implements a performance management and improvement process that leads to a positive and measurable impact on the public health system.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• Establishes a continuous performance and quality improvement effort and monitoring and reporting system.
• Researches and designs appropriate organization-wide performance and quality training.
• Oversees the managing of a centralized and consolidated database that facilitates the writing, processing and handling of grant proposals to foundations, corporations and federal agencies.
• 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 (4) years of college.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in public health management, planning or public policy development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Performance Improvement Management and Quality.
• Knowledge of Public Health Functions and Essential Public Health Services, public health organizations and programs.
• Skills in communicating effectively, facilitating group processes and training staff.
• Experience preparing policy analysis, including interpreting statistics and evaluating research studies.
• Experience preparing comprehensive reports related to public health issues.
• Experience planning, designing and evaluating public health program initiatives.
• Proven skills adapting and applying PM and QI in a public health setting.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and productive working relationships with public and private organizations, practices, partnerships, and programs within the community.

About the Agency

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.