Division Manager - Healthy Beginnings

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department has an exciting full-time opportunity for a Division Manager in our Healthy Beginnings Division due to retirement! The Healthy Beginnings Division supports families, especially maternal and child health, by facilitating a wide variety of programs and services including the Western Wisconsin Nurse-Family Partnership Consortium (NFP) and the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program. With exceptional maternal and child health (MCH) programs and a collaborative, dynamic and work environment, we encourage your application for this leadership position. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/eauclairehealth. 

The beautiful and historic city of Eau Claire is nestled in the heart of the Chippewa River with endless recreation activities that span all four seasons! Life here moves at a family-friendly pace but still manages to embrace the culture and energy of a progressive college town thanks to a very active theatre, art and music scene inspired by the UW-Eau Claire. Please visit https://www.thinkeauclaire.com/ to learn even more.

The Department provides a full range of public health programs and services for a population of approximately 106,000 in beautiful western Wisconsin. This position is responsible for leadership and management of a strong team of professionals in Healthy Beginnings. This division is focused on MCH programs and services including farmers market nutrition program, NFP home visitation, prenatal care coordination benefit services, WIC services, vision screening for elementary kids, breastfeeding peer counseling, and child passenger safety. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong leadership skills, who takes initiative, and has a passion for public service to make a difference in the community! 

This position reports to the Assistant Director and primary duties include: 

• Providing leadership and supervision to division staff assuring high-achieving programming related to family and child health services.
• Developing, managing, evaluating, and prioritizing family and child health programs, budgets, and department policies in accordance with state, federal and model policies. 
• Providing leadership in community collaboration and regional service delivery.
• Assuring internal and external communication on key family and child health issues.

Your minimum qualifications must include:

1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in relevant field. 
2. At least 3 years relevant work experience or a master’s degree and at least 1-year relevant work experience.
3. Successful supervisory or leadership experience is preferred.
4. Experience in public health or community-based setting preferred.
5. Knowledge of NFP, WIC, or Maternal-Child Health (MCH) programs preferred.
6. Strong written and verbal communication skills.

This full-time position has a competitive salary starting at $ 85,000 annually. We also offer an excellent benefits package consisting of health, dental, vision, and life insurance, matched contributions into a retirement fund, paid holidays, and generous vacation and personal leave. 

Additional information and application can be found at http://jobs.echealthdepartment.org.

This position will be open until filled – apply by November 1, 2026 for first application review.