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Department

OPH-BCDPHA

Job Summary

Job Description

• Supports the creation and executions of annual evaluation plans for the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Healthcare Access (BCDPHA), in collaboration with the Division Manager, Evaluation Supervisor and/or Epidemiologist, to inform and engage program staff and diverse stakeholders.
• Helps manage and upgrade current databases in use.
• May conduct routine analysis of program process and outcome data.
• Helps identify key process and performance indicators with guidance from CDC and in consultation with appropriate stakeholders
• Assists with conducting key informant interviews with program staff and partners to identify topics for success stories, program strengths and limitations, and other essential information related to grant activities and evaluation.
• Supports the creation and maintenance of the database to track program implementation progress and report activity status to appropriate grant manager(s).
• Monitors activity efficiency, efficacy, barriers, and facilitators and report findings and recommendations to appropriate grant manager(s).
• Evaluates health equity in programmatic work and ensure best practices are implemented to the extent feasible.
• Identify benchmarks for closing gaps for population groups experiencing health disparities to improving health equity in programs.
• Engages members of population groups affected by health disparities in the formation of evaluation inquiries and coordinate with the Health Education and Community Engagement team to share evaluation results with individuals reached.
• Completes all other required evaluation and reporting deliverables within grant timelines.
• Collaborates with partners, external stakeholders, and relevant coalitions on special projects.
• Provides evaluation support for new grant applications by participating in grant planning meetings and calls, identifying priority populations, designing evaluation plans for future grant submission, and completing evaluation components of grant program narratives.
• May participate in team meetings for the Surveillance and Evaluation Division.
• May participate in grant writing.
• May travel within Louisiana and out of state as necessary to fulfill job duties and support program deliverables, including but not limited to conferences, seminars, meetings, summits, trainings, emergency preparedness assignments, etc.
• Other tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree, or Associate’s degree plus 3 years of professional experience, or 6 years of professional work experience.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills; effective organizational and time management skills.
• Great attention to detail and follow up.
• Ability to manage projects, assignments, and competing priorities.
• Proficient in the use of Zoom, Teams, and Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel.

DESIRED:

• Advanced degree in public health or social sciences.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience with grant writing or grant management.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience creating and maintaining databases.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience conducting program evaluation of public health programs.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience with Tableau, ArcGIS, or other data visualization software.

Required Attachments

Please upload the following documents in the Resume/Cover Letter section. 

• Detailed resume listing relevant qualifications and experience;
• Cover Letter indicating why you are a good fit for the position and University of Louisiana Systems;
• Names and contact information of three references;

Applications that do not include the required uploaded documents may not be considered.

Posting Close Date

This position will remain open until filled.

Note to Applicant:

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions at the University of New Orleans may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

The University of New Orleans is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected Veteran status, age if 40 or older, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.