Job Information
Kansas Employer Public Health Specialist in Wichita, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13033148
University Overview
Wichita State University has a long tradition of innovation and entrepreneurship that spurs the economy and serves the needs of the local community. This is the place where anything is possible. Where collaboration and innovative ideas shape the future, and entrepreneurship is in our bones. If you have the creativity, passion and insight to help us build a brighter future for our city, state and worldthis is the place where you belong.
Position Specific Responsibilities
If you are passionate about public health, have experience building and supporting community coalitions focused on improving health and quality of life, and are ready to lead impactful projects, we want to hear from you. We are looking for a dynamic individual to hit the ground running to leverage their public health expertise to inform and guide coalition-connected activities, ensuring alignment with the latest trends, issues, and services. In this role, you will have the opportunity to inspire and energize others to reimagine and engage in a new way for health-focused coalitions in Kansas. You will collaborate and interact with funders and other partners to make systems level changes in how public health occurs in the state. You will be responsible for monitoring and tracking multiple project budgets and deliverables to ensure successful outcomes. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential as you coordinate efforts across diverse stakeholders. Additionally, you will engage and mobilize external partners to address challenges and advance coalition goals, utilizing your facilitation skills to guide discussions, build consensus, and drive collaborative action.
Summary of Responsibilities
Designs, develops, and proposes public health capacity-building or related processes to proposed clients. Manages all aspects of the project, responding to client needs and expectations, and fulfilling agreed-upon commitments. Manages multiple clients simultaneously.
Essential Functions
Proposes, secures and delivers work with public health related clients. Manages external partner relationships to ensure the fulfillment of expectations.\ Supports the conceptualization, design, and delivery of work related to ongoing public health related projects, working primarily in a team environment.\ Addresses and resolves public health project issues to ensure goals remain on track.\ Coordinates and prepares reports, materials and presentations to support leaders.\ Coordinates and/or facilitates project tasks as assigned.
Commitment
Wichita State University is the only urban-serving public university in Kansas and has the most diverse student body of all the Kansas state universities. Wichita State recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran. Wichita State University has a clear goal in this regard: to be a university that promotes inclusive excellence at every level of our organization. We pride ourselves on being the most innovative university in Kansas, delivering the best educational experience to our students with the distinction for opening pathways to real-life learning, applied research and career opportunities that make people want to stay in Kansas. Our campus provides an experience that promotes all forms of inclusive excellence; a place to learn, work, live and play.
