DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
NOTICE OF PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
STAFFING OPPORTUNITY
TYPE OF
APPOINTMENT:
PERSONAL
SERVICES CONTRACT
DIVISION:
Office of
Special Projects
POSITION:
PLANNER IV, SR-22 (full or half-time)
SALARY:
$3,798 full
time, $1,899 half time, per month
DUTIES
SUMMARY:
Under the general direction of the Executive Assistant II of the
Office of Special Projects, Department of Community Services, this position is
responsible for developing and writing the Strategic Prevention Framework State
Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) plan for Honolulu County; directing the project's
resources; and ensuring that the project meets Community and State outcomes and
is completed on time and within budget. This position is required to attend all
SPF-SIG related meetings and is responsible for communicating progress and
updates to other project stakeholders including but not limited to, the Grants
Manager, the Director of Community Services and the County Advisory Council.
TRAINING
AND EXPERIENCE: A
combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to
graduation from an accredited college or university with major work in social
planning , health education, psychology, community leadership development,
marketing, grants management, sociology, public administration or related field
and, three years of professional work experience in socio-economic research,
including or supplemented by one year of professional work experience in
epidemiology, which must have included the planning and development and
formulation of social or community action projects and programs. Bachelor’s
degree in Health Education, Social Sciences (e.g., Sociology, Psychology), or a
related field, or, at least four years’ professional experience related to one
of those fields of study, preferred. Experience in project management and/or
strategic planning such as program development, developing and evaluating
outcomes, conducting data analysis and evaluation, developing operations and
marketing plans, and developing timelines; experience with preparing grant
applications and concept papers; and, experience with youth-focused,
community-based prevention efforts.
LICENSE
REQUIREMENTS:
State of Hawaii Driver’s
License, Type 3.
KNOWLEDGE OF: the principles, practices, purpose, scope and
techniques of the various phases of social planning trends in Federal, State
and local planning as they affect social planning; research methodology and
statistical procedures; sources and uses of socio-economic information; State
and local laws and ordinances related to social planning. Current research and
developments in substance abuse prevention practice; familiarity of the
five-step Strategic Prevention Framework (beneficial but not required);
evidence-based programs, practices, or policies that can impact youth alcohol
consumption in communities; and, knowledge of techniques for determining
community norms and knowledge of evidence-based programs, practices, and
polices that can affect community norms.
ABILITY
TO: form relationships with strategic
partners, e.g., government agencies, non-profit agencies, schools, business and
faith-based communities; ability to identify problems, develop solutions and
take the lead in solving problems; ability to speak effectively and
professionally in public to a variety of audiences. Must possess a professional
demeanor; be able to write clear, concise and grammatically correct letters,
reports and other forms of communications; have excellent organizational and
multi-tasking skills; be self-directed; and, work well within a team.
RESUMES: Resumes for the above
position are to be submitted to the Department of Community Services,
Administrative Services Office, Administrative Services Officer, Standard
Finance Bldg, 715 S. King Street,
Suite 311, by July 10, 2009, 4:30p.m. [still seeking someone
to fill position]
The City
and County of Honolulu is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
Please
e-mail Alison Lum at alum2@honolulu.gov
or call her at 768-7759 if there are any questions.