Health Improvement Strategic Support Coordinator - State Program Administrator Coordinator

Health Improvement Strategic Support Coordinator

Job Class: State Program Administrator, Coordinator

Agency: Health Department

Job ID: 96838

Location: St. Paul

Telework Eligible: Yes / Hybrid 50%

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Unlimited

Who May Apply: This vacancy is open for bids and for all qualified job seekers simultaneously.

Closing Date: 09/15/2026

Hiring Agency: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)

Division: Executive Office

Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift / 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Days of Work: Monday - Friday

Travel Required: Yes - Up to 25% of the time

Salary Range: $37.91 - $56.39 / hourly; $79,156 - $117,742 / annually

Classified Status: Classified

Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)

FLSA Status: Exempt - Administrative

Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join our dynamic team at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), where your passion for public health can make a tangible impact on the well-being of all Minnesotans. The Health Improvement Strategic Support Coordinator provides strategic coordination, analysis, and project leadership for the Health Improvement Bureau (HIB), which spans the Child and Family Health, Injury Prevention and Mental Health, and Health Promotion and Chronic Disease divisions. Advancing health equity is a core value that guides every element of this work.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Overseeing the bureau's strategic dashboard and performance measurement
• Leading risk assessment and mitigation planning
• Advancing foundational funding and legislative initiatives across the three divisions
• Steering strategic planning at both bureau and division levels, fostering team cohesion, and strengthening local partnerships in coordination with the PHSP division
• Assisting the Assistant Commissioner with bureau-related, multi-layered leadership engagements and other executive priorities.

In accordance with HR/LR Policy #1422 Telework, this position is eligible for up to 50% telework for applicants who live in Minnesota or in a bordering state within 50 miles of the assigned work location. Candidates residing outside of Minnesota further than 50 miles of the assigned work location at the time of application must be able to relocate to Minnesota within 30 days of their start date. The telework policy may exempt employees who live more than 50 miles from their primary work location from the 50% in-office requirement, depending on job requirements, helping the State of Minnesota access top talent across the state.

Minimum Qualifications

Four (4) years of strategic coordination experience including:

• Designing performance measures, building and maintaining a strategic dashboard, and evaluating program results
• Data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Excel, SharePoint, Smartsheet)
• Risk assessment and mitigation-planning
• Grant development and coordination
• Strategic Planning

A bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, or related field can substitute for 1 year of experience. A master's degree in business administration, public administration, or related field can substitute for 2 years of experience.

Qualifications to be further assessed during the interview process:

• Human relations sufficient to build networks of colleagues throughout the public and private sectors and to effectively persuade partners, officials, and interested parties who hold complex and sometimes competing agendas.
• Ability to communicate orally sufficient to mobilize action, advise and coach staff, resolve differences of opinion, and present to leadership and at public forums.
• Ability to adapt to continuous organizational and program change, and to work constructively under pressure and cope with ambiguity and setbacks.
• Ability to lead cross-division work and secure the engagement of others without direct supervisory authority.
• Interest and ability to apply diversity, equity, and inclusion principles across all initiatives and projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with public policy principles and public administration theory sufficient to oversee the design, implementation, and evaluation of public program and reporting systems.
• Experience with public health programming and Minnesota's public health infrastructure.
• Experience writing reports, briefings, proposals, legislative or budget language sufficient to describe, promote, and justify current and future bureau initiatives and outcomes.
• Experience using the principles for advancing health equity.

Additional Requirements

• This position requires successful completion of a background check and employment reference check.
• MDH does not participate in the federal E-Verify program and is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions, and cannot complete Form I-9 or any other documentation requiring employer participation in E-Verify. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us. Please indicate what assistance is needed.