Executive Director

HHS Office of Commissioner is seeking 2 Executive Director positions to work in North Dakota, preferably Bismarck, ND.

The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking two collaborative, results-driven leaders to serve as Executive Director, Family & Community Services and Executive Director, Community Living & Support. As members of the HHS Executive Team, these leaders will guide distinct portfolios of essential services that strengthen families, support independence, and improve the health and wellbeing of North Dakotans. Each will translate agency strategy into action, lead through change, and bring programs together to improve coordination, operational performance, and outcomes for the individuals, families, and communities we serve.

Salary Range: $150,000 - $185,000 per year

Role #1 : Executive Director, Family & Community Services - this role oversees Early Childhood, Economic Assistance, Children & Family Services, Child Support, and Zone Administration

Role #2 : Executive Director, Community Living & Support - this role oversees Aging Services, Developmental Disabilities, DD Council, DDS, Life Skills & Transition Center, Vocational Rehabilitation, Refugee Services

The successful candidates filling these roles will provide strategic direction, division leadership, and operational oversight for a portfolio of programs and services within HHS. They will ensure programs operate cohesively, effectively, and in alignment with the agency's mission, strategic priorities, and commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of North Dakotans.

To be considered for this position, you must have a bachelor's degree and five years of senior/executive management level experience in the administration of health/human service-related programs, or funding/reimbursement of programs such as Public Assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Child Support, etc.;

Experience must have included program implementation and management, supervision of professional level staff, budget development, and people management responsibilities.

Location
These positions require the selected candidate(s) to live in North Dakota, preferably in Bismarck, ND but will consider candidates outside of the Bismarck area. These positions are unclassified and appointed by the Commissioner of the ND Department of Health & Human Services.

About Team ND
The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team members with a strong and competitive benefits package that support you, your health and your family. Benefits include learning and development opportunities, 100% employer paid health insurance for the entire family, generous time-off, career growth, and a sound retirement system.

About HHS
ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

About Team ND


"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt


More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Application Procedures


Your resume must clearly show the months and years of employment for each position listed. This information is required to accurately calculate your qualifying experience and determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Resumes that do not include sufficient employment date may not be able to be fully evaluated. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications, credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).


Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.


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A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.


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Equal Employment Opportunity


The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.