Tribal Relations Coordinator

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by promoting equitable social, economic, and environmental conditions to achieve optimal health, mental health, and well-being for all.

THERE IS ONE VACANCY BEING ADVERTISED ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTIES. THE CANDIDATE  WILL BE HEADQUARTERED IN THE COUNTY NEAREST THE RESIDENCE OF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE. THE COUNTIES ARE: * Contra Costa or Sacramento *

The Health Program Specialist II (HPS II) serves as the Department's Tribal Relations Coordinator. The Tribal Relations Coordinator will serve broadly as a subject matter expert on Tribal & American Indian/Alaskan Native Communities (AI/AN) population health, leading activities that include relationship building, project guidance, direction and oversight, training, coordination, technical assistance to support CDPH’s outreach to Tribes and AI/AN communities. The Tribal Relations Coordinator will act as a bridge between CDPH’s OHE and the Department’s Tribal health partners, providing technical consultation to support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects and activities designed to continue to improve public health response and recovery among California Tribes and Tribal communities.

The ideal candidate will be a trusted messenger and possess knowledge, passion and experience working with Tribes and Indian health care providers. The ideal candidate will carry empathy and understanding of protocol when working with Tribes to support CDPH in recognizing diverse ways of knowing about health and healing. Organizational skills and flexibility to the changing needs and demands of the program are preferred.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Knowledge of and sensitivity to the history and current ecosystem of Tribes, Indian health care providers, and Indigenous peoples’ organizations and groups in present-day California.
• Ability to cultivate positive working relationships with key partners within CDPH, state and local governments, community-based organizations, Tribes, and Tribal health programs.
• Demonstrated experience in program planning, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring.
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills, active listening, critical thinking, conflict resolution, persuasiveness, advising and counseling skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and assignments with competing deadlines.
• Experience planning and facilitating multidisciplinary meetings with both colleagues and community stakeholders.  
• Knowledge and experience of the broader equity landscape.
• Passion and commitment to increasing health equity and social justice

How To Apply

Completed Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. A completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included, when submitting your application in hard copy.

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.