The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) is a trusted leader in state health policy, supporting and developing innovative solutions to health issues. Working with public- and private-sector partners, ACHI is a catalyst for improving the health of Arkansans through evidence-based research, public issue advocacy, and collaborative program development.

Position Summary:

The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) was formally established in 2001 to recognize and enhance the work of the nation’s public health institutes (PHIs). NNPHI has 38 members in 28 states covering several major metropolitan areas, such as New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington DC, among others.  NNPHI members are primarily independent 501c3 organizations; some are university-affiliated and there are several provisional and affiliate members.  NNPHI is housed at the New Orleans-based Louisiana Public Health Institute, with which it has an operational management contract to receive leadership and administrative infrastructure support.  The vision of the network is innovation-fostering PHIs across the nation collaborating to improve population health.The mission of NNPHI is to support national public health system initiatives and strengthen PHIs to promote multi-sector activities resulting in measurable improvements of public health structures, systems, and outcomes.

As a member of the Evaluation Team, the Evaluation Coordinator will work with the Research Manager to implement evaluation plans and components for NNPHI programs. In certain instances, the Evaluation Coordinator may serve as the lead evaluator for smaller evaluation projects. The Evaluation Coordinator will also support evaluation capacity-building among NNPHI staff. 

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in social sciences or public health (or undergraduate degree with three years experience in program evaluation and/or research)
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative evaluation and research methods
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methodology
• Ability to write evaluation reports for general dissemination
• Ability to meet program and reporting timelines
• Experience in evaluation of public health initiatives a plus

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist in the planning and coordination of evaluation activities

• Assist in the development of evaluation plans
• Coordinate and conduct qualitative and quantitative data collection
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analyses
• Ensure consistent use of evaluation protocols and methodologies

• Support evaluation capacity building among internal program staff and external partners

• Support program staff in the areas of evaluation strategies, data collection, data quality, and performance measurement
• Provide evaluation technical assistance to external clients
• Support program staff in using evaluation data for policy and decision making.

• Assist in translation and communication/dissemination of evaluation findings

• Meet contract and grant requirements for reporting
• Assist with the development of evaluation technical assistance products
• Contribute to the development and dissemination of evaluation deliverables including manuscripts, briefs, reports, and presentations.

• Serve as Evaluation Team member

• Contribute at Evaluation Team meetings
• Participate in workgroups to further mission of NNPHI
• Work with Evaluation Team on evaluation planning and management as requested
• Develop evaluation sections for grant applications

Desired Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information in a non-technical manner
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to think proactively and function independently
• Good organization skills with the ability to manage heavy workloads and multiple tasks
• Training on the use of major statistical software packages such as Stata and/or SAS
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, SharePoint, and Access

Please send CV, cover letter, salary requirement and a list of three references to: 

• Subject line: NNPHI Evaluation Coordinator

The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) was formally established in 2001 to recognize and enhance the work of the nation’s public health institutes (PHIs). NNPHI has 38 members in 28 states covering several major metropolitan areas, such as New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington DC, among others. NNPHI members are primarily independent 501c3 organizations; some are university-affiliated, and there are several provisional and affiliate members. NNPHI is housed at the New Orleans-based Louisiana Public Health Institute, with which it has an operational management contract to receive leadership and administrative infrastructure support. The vision of the network is innovation-fostering PHIs across the nation collaborating to improve population health. The mission of NNPHI is to support national public health system initiatives and strengthen PHIs to promote multi-sector activities resulting in measurable improvements of public health structures, systems, and outcomes.

NNPHI members are active at the national, state, and local levels in developing and implementing programs that address health disparities and promote health equity. NNPHI established its programming on health disparities and health equity with the launch of a cooperative agreement from the Office of Minority Health within the Department of Health and Human Services in 2010. In partnership with the Prevention Institute, NNPHI is developing training opportunities for its members to aid their work in reducing health disparities in underserved and minority communities across the United States.

As part of this new health disparities and health equity program, NNPHI will host a training workshop on the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE), which is a health disparities toolkit developed by the Prevention Institute. The training workshop will target NNPHI members attending the NNPHI Annual Conference, May 21-23, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NNPHI will also manage the selection of pilot sites that will implement the developed toolkit within their communities. In collaboration with Prevention Institute, NNPHI will provide technical assistance to the pilot sites and other NNPHI members in relation to utilizing the developed toolkit.

Visit http://www.nnphi.org/members/membership-benefits for more information on NNPHI’s member services and http://www.preventioninstitute.org/component/jlibrary/article/id-96/127.html for more information about Prevention Institute’s health disparities toolkit.

Position Summary:

The Health Disparities and Health Equity Intern will work closely with the THRIVE program management team to support the coordination of the THRIVE activities support NNPHI leadership with developing NNPHI’s health disparities and equity programs. The Health Disparities and Equity Intern will report to the THRIVE project manager and also work closely with the Member Services Program Manager and NNPHI’s Associate Director for Program.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (current enrollment in MPH, MSW, MHA or MPA preferred)
• Interest in health disparities and health equity on the national, state, and/or local levels (demonstrated through having enrolled in a course in community health; and/or related job/volunteer experience)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Support training opportunities for all NNPHI members related to health disparities and health equity. Assist in the development of educational webinars and annual THRIVE training workshop at the NNPHI Annual Conference. Support the coordination of monthly THRIVE project calls with Prevention Institute, including supporting the development of meeting materials, document proceedings, and support follow-up activities.

Support data collection to catalog the capacity of members in health disparities and equity. In close coordination with the NNPHI Program Coordinator and Communications Manager, post appropriate materials on the NNPHI website and develop communications collaterals related to health disparities and equity capacity among NNPHI members. Support the development of the selection process of THRIVE pilot sites, including criteria and RFP development, coordination of pilot site selection committee, provision of technical assistant to potential applicants and development of related communications. Support the THRIVE project team with technical assistance requests, working with NNPHI members and NNPHI funders as well as researching other national resources from organizations. Support THRIVE project team in OMH reporting requirements. Support the development of NNPHI health disparities and health equity programming.

Desired Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Excellent skills in written and oral communications. Proficiency with managing teleconferences and webinars (through Microsoft Live Meeting and other platforms) a plus
• Ability to think proactively and function as a team member
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience working with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to manage many interrelated tasks at once
• Ability to learn new subject areas quickly
• Experience with proposal development (e.g., grant writing)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint. Knowledge of social networking tools such as wikis, blogs, Ning/Facebook
• Experience planning national events
• Familiarity with online workspaces (wikis, SharePoint, etc)

 Salary/Benefits:

• Paid Internship dependent on education and experience

Please send CV, cover letter, salary requirement and a list of three references to:

• Subject line: NNPHI Health Policy Intern

Position Description:

The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) is seeking its first full-time President and Chief Executive Office (CEO) to build and expand on the tremendous success achieved by the organization since being established in 2001. NNPHI is a member organization representing the nation’s growing number of public health institutes at state and regional levels. 

Since its founding in 2001, the NNPHI has been supported administratively by the staff of the Louisiana Public Health Institute and Joseph Kimbrell, CEO of the Louisiana Public Health Public Health Institute, has also served as President and CEO of NNPHI. The growth of NNPHI and the increase in its reach support the decision to move to a full-time CEO. The Board of Directors is launching a national search for NNPHI’s first full-time CEO, an indication of NNPHI’S increased strategic position within the public health infrastructure as well as a means to further increase NNPHI’s place and visibility as a national resource. The recruitment of the new NNPHI’s President/CEO will occur during one of the most exciting and challenging times within public health and healthcare and in the history of NNPHI. The challenge for the next President/CEO will be leading the organization during a period of rapid growth and expansion, meeting the expectations of a growing membership, ensuring sustainability of NNPHI and its members, and developing/managing a growing portfolio of projects and initiatives. The new President/CEO will be challenged to further actualize the organization’s leadership at a national level and in collaboration with members, government agencies, foundations and other organizations seeking to improve public health.
 

Qualifications:
The Board of Directors is seeking candidates of compelling vision, dynamic presence, and unquestioned integrity. The ideal candidate will have a distinguished record of accomplishment with demonstrated understanding of current national, state and local policy issues, challenges and opportunities. This leader should be entrepreneurial, highly energetic, and strategic – one who can successfully lead large multi-stakeholder initiatives, foresee opportunities, define plans, and marshal resources to achieve goals. The President/CEO will lead NNPHI to realize its ambitious vision of innovation – fostering public health Institutes across the nation and collaborating to improve population health.

The full leadership statement may be accessed online at: http://www.wittkieffer.com/file/NNPHISpecs.pdf 
 

How to Apply: E-Mail
Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Nominations, applications and inquiries may be sent electronically to the consultants assisting NNPHI in this search at: .

Organization: National Network of Public Health Institutes
NNPHI is a member organization representing the nation’s growing number of public health institutes at state and regional levels. www.nnphi.org

Job Contact: 
 
http://www.wittkieffer.com/file/NNPHISpecs.pdf

The Kansas Health Institute (www.khi.org) is an independent, nonprofit health policy and research organization that informs policymakers about important issues affecting the health of Kansans. Our mission is to inform policymakers by identifying, producing, analyzing and communicating information that is timely, relevant and objective. 

The Kansas Health Institute has its primary office adjacent to the State Capitol in Topeka, Kansas. A family-oriented community of 120,000 in northeast Kansas, Topeka is located near the University of Kansas in Lawrence (www.ku.edu), and an hour from both the Kansas City metropolitan area (www.kcchamber.com) and Kansas State University in Manhattan (www.k-state.edu).  

Summary: The Director of Public Health Policy at HRiA is a senior leadership and management role.  The position seeks an individual who can help increase the organization’s capacity to identify and support policies, environmental strategies, advocacy and systems approaches that will help improve the public’s health and promote health equity. HRiA seeks an individual who has vision, passion, and a commitment to health equity and to working with a diverse cross-section of stakeholders to develop advocacy and policy approaches to improving health outcomes, particularly among diverse populations. The Director reports to the Vice President of Community Health Programs.  It is a full time position within HRiA, a national, non-profit organization. For more information about Health Resources in Action, Inc., please visit www.hria.org.

Please visit Louisiana Public Health Institute’s website http://lphi.org/home2/section/2-119/career-opportunities to view available career opportunities and for information on how to apply. 
 

Oakland, CA

The Public Health Institute offers a wide array of career opportunities both in administrative offices and in many programs sites. Due to the diversity of Public Health Institute's program areas, the disciplines and skills necessary to carry out the important work of these programs are wide-ranging. Staff positions range from senior research scientist to accountant and from technology specialist to human resource generalist, among many others.

Visit Public Health Institute's website at http://www.phi.org/about/employment_current_positions.cfm,  to view available career opportunities and for information on how to apply.