1.      Qualified to serve as the local health officer (Level III), as established by Wis. Stat. § 251.06 (1) (c).  Accordingly, qualified candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

A.    A master’s degree in public health, public administration, health administration or, as defined in rules promulgated by the department, a similar field and three years of experience in a full−time administrative position in either a public health agency or public health work.

B.     A bachelor’s degree and 16 graduate semester credits towards a master’s degree in public health, public administration, health administration or, as defined in rules promulgated by the department, a similar field and five years of experience in a full−time administrative position in either a public health agency or public health work.

C.     A license to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448 and at least one of the following:

i. Three years of experience in a full−time administrative position in either a public health agency or public health work.

ii. Eligibility for certification by the American board of preventive medicine in public health or general preventive medicine.

iii. A master’s degree in public health, public administration, health administration or, as defined in rules promulgated by the department, a similar field.

iv. Notwithstanding pars. (i) to (iii), relevant education, training, instruction, or other experience that an applicant obtained in connection with military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g), counts toward satisfying the requirements for education, training, instruction, or other experience to qualify as a public health officer if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the education, training, instruction, or other experience that the applicant obtained in connection with his or her military service is substantially equivalent to the education, training, instruction, or other experience that is required to qualify as a public health officer.

2.      Five years of progressively responsible experience in public health care program planning, policy development, community health assessment or administration, including management of staff. 

3.      Valid driver's license at time of appointment and throughout employment.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may also be considered.

Technical

·         Ability to lead or support community health assessments and community health improvement planning.

·         Knowledge of public health priority-setting, the socioecological model and the county health rankings model.

·         Knowledge of health equity concepts and the social determinants of health.

·         Knowledge of the public health science and best practices related to community health issues.

·         Ability to perform statistical analysis related to public health issues.

·         Ability to maintain and oversee data management systems related to the evaluation of outcomes, expenditures and revenues.

·         Ability to serve as the media contact relative to community health issues.

·         Knowledge of grant application and monitoring practices.

·         Ability to formulate policies related to community health issues.

·         Thorough knowledge of prevention-focused public health practice and of applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

·         Knowledge of the principles and practices of public health administration.

·         Ability to read and understand documents such as laws, policies and technical publications.

·         Ability to make decisions and recommendations to further the public health of the community that are based upon research and known mitigation strategies.

·         Ability to identify and interpret emerging trends in public health and to provide information, analysis and interpretation to stakeholders and community partners. 

·       Ability to learn the components of implementing a trauma-informed care model.

·         Ability to articulate and promote a vision for public health.

·         Ability to create a sense of mission by articulating and modeling professional values and ethics.

·         Ability to develop policies and processes that translate mission and vision into action.

·         Ability to facilitate and encourage the application of systems thinking.

·         Ability to develop and implement performance management strategies and measures and to facilitate assessment and planning.

·         Ability to facilitate and promote individual staff accomplishments toward organizational objectives, including shared responsibility, teamwork and acceptance of change.

·         Ability to develop and implement strategic public health policies through effective delegation, persuasion and negotiation skills.

·         Ability to translate policy decisions into organizational and community programs and services.

·         Honesty, integrity, the ability to maintain confidentiality and responsible stewardship of City resources.

Organizational Skills/Strategic Management

·         Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, robust organization.

·         Ability to effectively plan, organize and manage competing priorities and challenges under pressure.

·         Skill in short and long-term strategic planning.

·         Ability to assess the organizational assets, resources and opportunities and to develop new organizational structures, systems and metrics that support accountability and efficiency in the delivery of public health.

Communication

·         Strong communication, public speaking and presentation skills.

·         Written communications skills to craft policies and procedures, reports and correspondence.

·         Ability to direct the utilization of media advocacy to communicate the public health mission to stakeholders, including the effective use of social media. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, boards of directors, media and legislative bodies.

Relationship Building

·         Ability to establish and maintain collaborative partnerships with private providers, community partners, and federal, state and local officials.

·         Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, elected officials, representatives of City departments, community organizations and other stakeholders in public health, including citizens.

·         Ability to engage key stakeholders in collaborative ventures, to develop partnering strategies and to develop strategic plans that involve the input and engagement of stakeholders.

·         Ability to ensure that the MHD has mechanisms for obtaining feedback and input from persons with diverse backgrounds and to ensure the consideration of the role of cultural, social and behavioral factors and in the accessibility, availability, acceptability and delivery of public health services.