Policy and Program Branch Supervisor, Office of Policy and Planning

Job Description and Duties

The Policy and Program Branch (PPB) Supervisor, Office of Policy and Planning (OPP) is responsible for providing strategic leadership and programmatic and operational oversight to support the PPB activities to implement statewide initiatives and policy strategies focused on advancing population health and equity. The Branch Supervisor is responsible for collaborating closely with Section and Unit Supervisors and project leads to co-develop the vision, goals, and strategies and to align efforts across the five sections of the PPB: Research and Analysis, Decision Intelligence, Integrated Planning, Policy, and Community Health Investment. In partnership with the Deputy Director, Lean Transformation Branch Supervisor, Organizational Capacity Branch Supervisor, OPP Supervisors, Equity Liaison and other project leads, the Branch Supervisor serves as part of the OPP Leadership Team engaging in strategic and operational planning for all areas of OPP.

The Branch Supervisor is responsible for ensuring effective execution of program objectives in a complex administrative environment, managing activities within the context of state government policy and procedures while leveraging resources and addressing requirements of multiple funding sources. The Branch Supervisor supports the CDPH Strategic Priority to Tackle Key Public Health Issues by capitalizing on existing collaborative efforts that expand CDPH opportunities to address emerging crosscutting public health issues and priorities, promote cross-sector collaboration, advance strategic public health policy, and expand the use of data to promote informed public health action, impact, and accountability. This position will help to build a culture that encourages innovation, builds partnership across government and community partners, and supports ongoing advancements in addressing continuous improvement and health equity. The mission of OPP is to advance transformative policy and systems change that will promote state and community health improvement through prevention, equity, and collective action. OPP promotes public health policy priorities and supports CDPH capabilities for community health improvement, policy development, research and analysis, integrated planning, decision intelligence, lean transformation, and grants management.

Under the direction of the OPP Deputy Director, the Branch Supervisor will ensure that OPP develops a strong team and fosters productive collaborations within CDPH, throughout government, and with community partners that support the achievement of shared priorities and promote improved population healt

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Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Team Leadership and Organizational Culture: Experience bringing together diverse, multidisciplinary teams to align a shared vision and common priorities.  
• Collaborative Partnerships: Experience building partnerships with government and community partners. 
• Strategic Vision: Experience defining strategic outlook to address priorities in the policy landscape.  
• Planning and Implementation: Experience leading planning and implementation efforts for public health and policy initiatives, including experience overseeing or leveraging data and evaluation activities as well as engaging communities and cross-sector partners to inform decisions. 
• Administrative, Fiscal, and Government Operations: Experience overseeing administrative, fiscal, and operational functions within a state or public agency.  

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications - Is a narrative discussion regarding how the applicant’s education, training, experience, and skills meets the minimum qualificationsfor the position. In addition, the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) serves as documentation of each applicant’s ability to presentinformation clearly and concisely in writing. Cover letter and resume do not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications. Please see instructions below.