PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR 3 - 74340

Executive Service

PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR 3

Department of Health

Family Health and Wellness

Nashville, TN

Closing Date: 02/02/2026

Who we are and what we do:

TDH incorporates our values into the work we do each day to achieve our mission, live our vision and address our two strategic priorities of prevention and access.

How you make a difference in this role:

This classification serves as either a direct report to the Commissioner, or a Deputy Director or Fiscal Director over a Division leading administrative or fiscal activities. An employee in this classification will manage the appointment and orientation process; assist in strategic planning; support operations of a large division; perform budget and contacting duties and monitor purchasing and procurement. This classification may also assist the Division director with oversight of all personnel related activities. Certain assignments in this class may involve non-administrative or non-fiscal activities such as overseeing a human resources program/division or providing investigative services for the Department.

Job Overview:

The Tennessee Department of Health's Division of Family Health and Wellness (FHW) is seeking a Public Health Administrator 3, Executive Service position. The Public Health Administrator 3 (PHA3) position will function as the Family Health and Wellness (FHW) Deputy Director of Operations. Duties include strategic leadership of budget and grants management, compliance, legislation and policy, data systems infrastructure, strategic initiatives, and communications. The Deputy Director will join FHW leadership to determine and execute overall FHW and TDH priorities and provide a supporting role to the Division Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead development and execution of FHW's contributions to the division and state strategic plan and other enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Oversee the divisions strategic initiatives team, including cross-cutting and workforce initiatives.
• Manage FHW's grants portfolio of approximately $250M in federal, state, and interdepartmental funds to ensure successful execution of workplans to achieve all grant deliverables, submission of legislatively required programmatic and fiscal reports, and identification of new funding opportunities that align with strategic goals.
• Ensure fiscal and programmatic stewardship of approximately 200 contracts and 10 competitive applications per year.
• Oversee contractual and procurement processes for the division, ensuring compliance with financial audits.
• Support budgeting and legislative proposal processes in the division to achieve organizational goals.
• Coordinate legislative session for FHW, assigning and reviewing bill analysis and fiscal note preparations.
• Develop divisions communications strategy and team to ensure compliance with state and departmental guidelines and expand reach of divisions programmatic resources to target populations.
• Oversee implementation of enterprise-wide technology solutions for FHW to include technology and health care practices and processes.
• Lead continuous review of operations and priorities and implement quality improvement initiatives across the division to achieve division and departmental goals.
• Demonstrate flexibility and collaboration by actively identifying and addressing gaps, avoiding duplication of system activities, and supporting coordination across programs.
• Cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships with local and regional health departments, state agencies, community organizations, and healthcare providers to enhance operational efficiency and impact.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience differ for this executive service classification based on the needs of the department. This might include a Bachelor's degree in a health or science field, a Master's degree in Business Administration, Public Health Administration or Health Planning, experience with statewide leadership or directing all functions of a public health program as a whole.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.