Division Director, Administrative Operations (Div Dir Public Health Strategic Ops) - Fairfax County

The Fairfax County Health Department is a progressive, leading public health agency that aims to protect, promote and improve health and quality of life for all who live, work and play in Fairfax County. The Department is undergoing an unprecedented transformation to meet the complex and evolving health needs of our diverse community in the face of 21st century public health challenges. Advancing a strategic framework that aligns department policy, funding, and human capital management in support of this ongoing organizational transformation is an integral part of the department’s on-going work. The Health Department looks to enhance its strong employee base with a dynamic and innovative leader to fill the position of Division Director for Administrative Operations (class specification of Division Director, Public Health Strategic Operations).

Reporting to the Deputy Director for Public Health Operations, the Division Director works with agency leadership to facilitate the integration of functional areas across the disciplines of finance and human resources. Leads strategic activities related to resource allocation, to include finance, budget and procurement and oversight of the agency’s human resources function. Partners with agency Senior leadership, and liaises with Central Services agencies, including: Department of Management and Budget (DMB), Department of Human Resources (DHR), Department of Procurement and Materials Management (DPMM), and coordinates various operational activities ensuring effective interface across divisions, and internal and external community partners.

The Division Director will:

• Provide leadership, professional guidance, supervision and oversight directly and indirectly with approximately 30 professional and paraprofessional staff.
• Develop operational objectives, set functional area performance measures, monitor progress and analyze functional area effectiveness. Make recommendations for process improvements to improve both efficiency and effectiveness.
• Oversee the development of departmental policy and process for key administrative functions such as finance and billing, procurement and contract management, human resources, contracting and procurement practices. Participate in the preparation of workforce planning proposals; prepares reports and presentations regarding operations activities; oversees audits and develops recommendations for improvements.
• Facilitate the agency’s annual budget development process and identify and recommends strategies to address resource gaps or improve effectiveness of current resource allocations.
• Utilize sophisticated quantitative and analytical methods to collect and analyze complex financial and program data to identify and evaluate resource trends and resource allocations.