00084 -MPH Program Coordinator

Title: 00084 -MPH Program Coordinator

State Role Title: Program Administration Specialist I

Hiring Range: $41,655 - $60,000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website: WWW.NSU.EDU

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The NSU Department of Nursing and Allied Health, centrally located on NSU’s main campus in the state-of-the-art Nursing and General Education Building, has an immediate opening for a full time Master of Public Health Program (MPH) Coordinator. The Program Coordinator will work with the Program Director and faculty to manage NSU’s MPH Program. The primary focus of this position is to provide administrative and programmatic support, including coordination with similar roles at ODU (as part of the ODU-NSU School of Public Health). This inaugural position will also help build the program for the first cohort of students (fall 2024). Application reviews will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Core Responsibilities:

• Administering the day-to-day activities of the program, including answering the phone and emails for the program
• Interpreting policy and developing administrative procedures
• Organizing and managing meetings
• Performing research and analysis on specific issues, as required, and independently preparing non-routine letters and/or reports
• Establishing efficient office / business practices and procedures
• Facilitating training in administrative practices and procedures
• Planning, implementing and coordinating special projects
• Preparing forms and reports
• Assuring accuracy of program data by creating a data repository for the program

Minimum Qualifications

1. At least five (5) years of experience coordinating programs or completing administrative duties

Additional Considerations

1. An undergraduate degree or higher in business or a related field
2. Experience working in higher education
3. Experience setting up a new office or program
4. Training in public health
5. Experience creating simple databases

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.

Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Application Instructions:
Candidates may show interest by submitting online via: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/search?query=norfolk+State+university

1. A statement of your Philosophy of Teaching, research interest and experience (via cover letter).
2. A current Curriculum Vitae (via resume).
3. Complete Commonwealth of Virginia State Application.
4. Graduate and undergraduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts accepted, however, official transcripts are required of finalist) (via transcripts).
5. Three letters of recommendation prior to hire
6. A Diversity Statement (via “other”).

Contact Information

Name: Office of Human Resources

Phone: 757-823-8160

Email: NO EMAILED DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.