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Health Program Administrator (Maternal and Infant Health)

General Definition

This is public health management work administering the operation of a citywide program in one of the following areas: Addiction Services, Behavioral Health, Disease Prevention and Control, HIV Diseases, Intellectual DisAbility Services, or Maternal and Infant Health. Employees in this class direct, through subordinate supervisors, the development of program policy and service standards, the monitoring, analysis and evaluation of contracted service providers, and the development of specialized health programs and services in their assigned specialties. Additionally, a Strategic Planning assignment exists that may be filled with a qualified individual from either the Behavioral Health or Intellectual DisAbility Services specialties. The employee in the Strategic Planning assignment directs, through subordinate supervisors, the research, development and coordination of policies, trainings, workforce development initiatives and other programs across all services and programs provided by the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual DisAbility Services. Work includes directing and/or participating in strategic and grant funding efforts associated with respective programs. Contact with officials of public and private funding and state and federal monitoring agencies, representatives of contracted service providers, community and advocacy groups, and departmental and other governmental administrators is a significant aspect of the work. Work is performed under the guidance of a higher-level program director.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

Philadelphia residency is not required to submit an application, however Applicants must have established bona fide residency in the City of Philadelphia for one year prior to appointment.


Philadelphia residency is not required at the time of application. Once hired, employees have six months to move into the City of Philadelphia.

MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SPECIALTY

 

1. EDUCATION: Completion of a master's degree program at an accredited college or university in public administration, public health, social work, sociology, psychology, nursing or related field.


AND

 

2. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Four years of administrative, technical, or social work experience in a program involving the provision of health or social services.

 
AND

 

3. SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE: Two years of public health administrative experience at the second supervisory level with responsibility for directing the planning, development, monitoring and evaluation of maternal and infant health program services for a health services agency.  

OR 

Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Human Resources which has included a bachelor’s degree and the specific experience described above.

About Philadelphia Dept of Public Health
The mission of the Department of Public Health is to protect and promote the health of all Philadelphians and to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable.The history of public health in Philadelphia reaches back to the city’s beginnings. William Penn’s “greene countrie towne” was the first American city to provide free hospital care for its poorest residents at the Philadelphia Almshouse, built in 1732. Our city is home to the nation’s first medical school, children’s hospital, and eye hospital.The present Department of Public Health was created by an Ordinance of December 31, 1919 to succeed the Department of Health Charities.The history of public health in Philadelphia reaches back to the city’s beginnings. William Penn’s “greene countrie towne” was the first American city to provide free hospital care for its poorest residents at the Philadelphia Almshouse, built in 1732. Our city is home to the nation’s first medical school, children’s hospital, and eye hospital.The present Department of Public Health was created by an Ordinance of December 31, 1919 to succeed the Department of Health Charities.Learn more about the history of public health in Philadelphia.
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Date Posted
03/17/2026
Job Reference
22073676
Organization
Philadelphia Dept of Public Health
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Category
Project/Program Management
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