Job Title: Public Health Program Director 1

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Duration: 5 months (can extend long term)

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:
Provide subject matter expertise related to the identification, implementation, and evaluation of tobacco and vaping cessation programs.
Supervise the Pregnancy Smoking Cessation Program Director 1
Develop and deliver training and orientation for new program staff.
With guidance, grow and support the implementation of the nicotine replacement therapy program in the local and metro health departments, and other funded partners.
Oversee, manage, and develop contracts with the Quitline service provider, the Tennessee Primary Care Association, and other new cessation-related contracts.
Participate in budget development and monitoring to ensure appropriate expenditure of funds.
Provides technical assistance to grantees and partners across the state that are delivering evidence-based tobacco and vape use cessation programs.
Communicate program procedures to staff and stakeholders.
Plan and implement diverse professional development opportunities that meet grantee needs.
Collect and maintain accurate grantee data and other related statistical information for state and federal reporting.
Produce and disseminate tobacco control resources and materials
Work with the Tobacco epidemiologists to use data to enhance community tobacco control program planning.
Engage community stakeholders in tasks related to accomplishing goals and objectives of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program.
Participate in regular division, section, and TUPCP program meetings.

Education and Experience:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in public health, education, or a related field and experience equivalent to five or more years of full-time, increasingly responsible professional health program work, including at least two years of full-time supervisory work or statewide program oversight.

This hybrid position has in-person attendance expected for the first day of employment for laptop deployment and onboarding in Nashville, TN. Required in-person attendance for quarterly meetings, and other in-person may be required for other meetings and professional development opportunities.