This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by promoting equitable social, economic, and environmental conditions to achieve optimal health, mental health, and well-being for all through climate change-related activities.
The Health Program Manager III (HPM III) Climate Change and Health Equity Branch Manager position is an opportunity to lead a public health program and team of staff working to advance health and racial equity to address the greatest health challenge of the 21st Century: climate change. Put your lived expertise and passion for climate justice to work with a team that appreciates your unique contributions. We are a team that works hard, supports each other, and strives to build a culture of racial equity, care, and transparent collaborative decision making.
The HPM III works under the direction of the Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity (OHE), within CDPH. The HPM III provides a high degree of expertise in developing major new climate and health programs of cross-agency scope. The HPM III provides strategic, administrative, and programmatic direction and supervision of Branch staff and programs to achieve population-level health equity goals. The HPM III serves as manager of the Climate Change and Health Equity Branch and will coordinate and collaborate across CDPH Centers and programs, as well as State agencies and strategic committees and task forces, to inform climate change and health equity planning, program implementation, monitoring and evaluation, research, and communications for the State of California.
The HPM III serves as a strong administrative, programmatic, strategic leader, and spokesperson for the Branch, OHE, and CDPH regarding climate change, health equity, and racial equity.
This position is 100% telework, with the option to go into the office. Up to 5% travel may be required.
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