Public health Jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Position Description

The Neighborhood Safety Department oversees the City's violence prevention / intervention initiatives and other prevention, response, and restoration services needed for community safety delivery in the City. This position would support data driven initiatives around community safety matters that relate to violence prevention / intervention and response options that are not provided by Police and Fire. This position will work to reduce violence and increase neighborhood safety by analyzing and visualizing data. This position will work to expand Minneapolis' community safety ecosystem, encouraging collaboration and new solutions to the root causes of safety challenges.

This position will perform program development, research, evaluation, and surveillance activities of critical importance and considerable difficulty in the practice of population-based public health. Under limited supervision, initiates and leads the planning, design, and implementation of epidemiologic, research, evaluation studies, and investigation s, including analysis, and reporting of findings. They will work on a wide variety of violence prevention and community safety issues with the goal of reducing racial / ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities and helps to track progress toward department and city goals.

Salary

Anticipated salary range for this position is : $75,625 - $104,462 / annually, depending on qualifications.

Work Location

This position may be eligible for flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work with some days working remotely and some days working in the office.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Research, Planning, and Program Development

• Initiate, develop, design, and coordinate sophisticated epidemiologic studies on locally relevant violence prevention and community safety , including defining the research questions, reviewing appropriate literature, selecting appropriate design methodology, identifying or developing tools, monitoring and evaluating the project, and reporting on results.
• Lead all aspects of program and community impact evaluations including community engagement, defining the evaluation questions, evaluation design and identifying or developing tools; data gathering, site support, analysis, reporting of results.
• Participate in the development of department priorities for research projects, studies, grant proposals, and program development to address specific community safety topics
• Develop and implement community safety monitoring systems to identify trends , behaviors, and risk factors that influence the safety of individuals and families at city, community, and neighborhood levels.
• Collaborate with policy and program staff and community partners on innovative projects.

Policy Development and Evaluation

Contract and Grant Management

Database Development and Maintenance

Data Analyses

Reports and Presentations

Serve as Expert Resource

Emergency Preparedness

Required Qualifications

MINUMUM EDUCATION :

Masters Degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, a closely related Research Field, or equivalent.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE :

Two years experience performing duties similar to those listed above.

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS :

N / A.

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS :

In addition to your resume, please upload an example of your previous work, limited to 5 pages. If your project was longer than 5 pages, please pick a sample of 5 pages from your work. Some examples of previous work are maps, abstracts, reports, dashboards, PowerPoints.

Selection Process

The selection process will consist of one or more of the following steps : a rating of relevant education and experience and / or an oral examination (100%) . It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. This information will be used to determine which candidates will proceed in the selection process. A submitted application is also used to verify the answers to any supplemental questions. Only those candidates who attain a passing score (70%) on each step in the selection process will be placed on the eligible list. The City of Minneapolis Human Resources Department reserves the right to limit the number in any phase of the selection process.

Background Check

The City has determined that a criminal background check and / or qualifications check may be necessary for certain positions with this job title. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the City to obtain their criminal history and / or verify their qualifications in connection with the position sought. Applicants who do not sign the informed consent form will not be further considered for the position.

Union Representation

This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Minneapolis and the [ MPEA (CPE) ] . For more information on the terms and conditions of this agreement please visit our website.

Eligible List Statement

The names of applicants who meet minimum qualification and who pass the screening process shall be placed on the eligible list for employment consideration. This list will be certified to the hiring manager who may use the list to fill a vacancy of the same job title. his eligible list will expire one month after it has been established.

Interview Selection

The hiring authority reserves the right to determine the maximum number of candidates to interview from the established eligible list. If the hiring authority decides to interview other than by exam score order, they may select additional people to interview based on a candidate's education or experience related to the field, work history, or skills uniquely related to the operational needs of the position.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

As the largest and most vibrant city in the state, Minneapolis depends on purposeful, dedicated and innovative employees. Minneapolis has a large variety of careers for people of all experiences and backgrounds who come together for a singular purpose-serving the residents, businesses and visitors of Minneapolis.

The City of Minneapolis is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.