Prevention Coordination Specialist (Management Analyst III)

Salary : $77,640.16 - $129,399.50 Annually
Location : FAIRFAX (EJ27), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 25-00906
Department: Neighborhood & Community Svcs
Opening Date: 04/26/2025
Closing Date: 5/2/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S27
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

Are you passionate about equity and eager to drive system change to create a healthier community? Do you thrive on collaboration and enjoy engaging with youth, adults, professional networks and community members to achieve a shared goal? Our unit adopts an upstream approach, striving to integrate prevention practices and principles across health and human services and community sectors, to address the root causes of adverse outcomes.

What you will do in this role:
Under the direction of the Prevention Manager, this position is instrumental in developing and implementing comprehensive prevention strategies to address a range of public health and social challenges by working across the health and human service sectors. This position is anchored in a collective impact framework, prioritizing the reduction of risk factors and enhancement of protective factors to promote the overall well-being and success of the community. You will work beyond individual behavior, addressing broader social, organizational and policy contexts. The Specialist's efforts should align with established cross-system prevention goals, be grounded in prevention science and best practices, and work along the six levels of the prevention spectrum.

To excel in this role, the Prevention Coordination Specialist should also possess a wide range of knowledge of various health promotion and prevention topics and a deep understanding of the spectrum of prevention and prevention science.

Successful performance of this work requires initiative, creativity, attention to detail, technical skills, flexibility, and the exercise of independent judgment.

Key responsibilities include leveraging both new and existing frameworks, as well as cross-sector teams, to identify, develop and sustain training and best practices. The Specialist will provide expert facilitation and foster cross-sector collaboration to drive impactful prevention initiatives and practices. This includes active coordination of or engagement with targeted networks such as the Trauma-Informed Community Network (TICN), Consolidated Community Funding Pool (CCFP), Partners in Prevention Programming (PIPP), and various prevention focused coalitions. Through these efforts, the Specialist will ensure cohesive and effective prevention strategies that are integrated and resonate across various community sectors, systems and networks.

Note: The assigned functional areas of the position include program development/evaluation, cross-sector collaboration, and/or human service program delivery.

Occasional evenings and weekends may be necessary to meet programmatic needs.

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)
Independently designs, develops, and coordinates ongoing department programs and special projects;
Performs a wide range of professional-level management work for more than one broad administrative function including complex analysis and diverse project management in a lead capacity;
Coordinates and manages the work of administrative, para-professional, and/or professional-level staff in the day-to-day activities of selected projects. Plans, organizes, and coordinates changes to the policies, procedures, or processes related to multiple administrative functions (financial, procurement, budget, human resources, contract or grants administration, information technology systems, etc.);
Plans and conducts or oversees studies or research activities to ensure program quality, determine unmet needs or ensure efficacy of existing programs;
Provides guidance, recommendations, and advice to departmental managers;
Serves on committees, task forces, and management teams to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of existing management/administrative systems;
Writes, edits, and finalizes reports and presentations and presents findings and recommendations to department senior managers.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an-all inclusive list).
Considerable knowledge of mission, goals, and objectives of the organizational unit, program, or activities to which incumbent is assigned;
Considerable knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques relating to the functional area of business operation (e.g. personnel, budgeting and financial management, contract administration and management);
Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques governing management, organization, operations and programmatic services;
Ability to identify possible solutions for solving business problems;
Ability to evaluate proposals and solutions in terms of benefits, costs, and overall impact on the project, program, or organization;
Ability to make oral presentations to department management, other departments, or the public;
Ability to write detailed, accurate reports, grants, or solicitations for pertinent areas of administration;
Ability to use word processing and presentation software to prepare documents, and to use spreadsheet and statistical analysis software packages to store, manipulate, analyze and present data;
Ability to supervise and train staff;
Ability to lead assigned employees, including delegating and reviewing work assignments, providing coaching and guidance, monitoring and evaluating performance, and supporting training and development planning.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in field related to the assigned functional area; Plus four years of professional work experience within the functional area.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, and a driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

Additional Work Schedule Requirements: Occasional evenings and weekends may be necessary to meet programmatic needs.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree in public health, social work, community development, mental health, public administration or a related field.
• Experience assisting with cross-system and cross-sector project coordination, message development, facilitation support, and contribution to strategic planning and best practice development.
• Experience leading prevention-oriented strategies to focus system and public attention on solutions to health and human services issues.
• Experience with community-based human service delivery, project design and management.
• Experience leading program development and evaluation.
• Experience working in the prevention field with emphasis on network facilitation and coalition engagement and coordination.
• Knowledge of the fields of human services and the prevention scope therein, prevention science, and education.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of collective impact, performance accountability, community building and engagement
• Experience facilitating networks and capacity building of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating program efforts with other agencies, community-based organizations and the public.
• Experience providing technical assistance and support services to partner agencies, community-based organizations and the public.
• Experience working with community organizations or coalitions addressing community concerns using public health prevention approach.
• Experience providing trainings and presentations to communities, agencies, and diverse populations.
• Health and human service project management.
• Significant experience in developing, implementing, and/or evaluating programs, policies, and other interventions focused on primary prevention and public health.
• Ability to monitor contracts and hold partners and vendors accountable. Ability to conduct research and to analyze and interpret data to guide decisions.
• Experience supervising staff; managing budget; developing and/or overseeing the application of policies; managing protocols and practices.
• Strong oral, written and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively independently and with groups.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Forms).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Work is generally sedentary in nature; however, incumbent may be required to do some walking, standing, bending, and carrying items up to 25 pounds. Ability to operate keyboard-driven equipment. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Sufficiently mobile to attend meetings at various locations and make presentations to county staff and community. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home () and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. EEO/AA/TTY.

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• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Commuter Benefit Program
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

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Non-Merit Positions

Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Flexible Spending Program
• Deferred Compensation

Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree

02

Please indicate all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Public administration
• Social work
• Human services
• Public health
• Community development
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not applicable

03

If you selected "Other (related field)" or Other (non-related)" for the question above, please state the major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). If this is not applicable to you, type "Not applicable".
04

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a related degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

05

How many years of full-time equivalent professional-level experience do you have in the functional areas of program development/evaluation, cross-sector collaboration, and/or human service program delivery?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight or more years

06

Do you currently possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

07

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have leading program development and evaluation?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

08

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have facilitating networks and capacity building of internal and external stakeholders?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

09

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have with health and human service project management?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

10

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have leading prevention-oriented strategies to focus system and public attention on solutions to health and human services issues?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

11

Please select the items in which you have professional experience in a coordinating role. Check all that apply.

• Supervising staff
• Developing and/or overseeing the application of policies
• Managing a budget
• Managing protocols and practices
• Developing and/or overseeing the delivery of programs and services
• None of the above

12

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have coordinating program efforts with other agencies, community-based organizations and/or the public?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

13

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have providing technical assistance and support services to partner agencies, community-based organizations and/or the public?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

14

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working with community organizations or coalitions addressing community concerns using a public health prevention approach?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

15

How many full-time years of experience do you have providing trainings and presentations to communities, agencies, and diverse populations?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

16

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have assisting with cross-system and cross-sector project coordination, message development, facilitation support, and contribution to strategic planning and best practice development?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

17

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working in the prevention field with emphasis on network facilitation and coalition engagement and coordination?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

18

Are you proficient in any of the following Microsoft Office Suite applications? Check all that apply.

• Outlook (Composing email messages; sending and receiving email messages; organizing email messages into folders; managing contacts; scheduling appointments & meetings, managing tasks)
• Word (Knowledge of common functions such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; indenting paragraphs; using tabs and tables; inserting a hard page break; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; adding comments and tracking changes)
• PowerPoint (Creating a template and working with a design template; working with graphics, animation and multimedia; building interactive presentations using hyperlinks)
• Excel (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents; creating and modifying pivot tables; using formulas and links to other cells/worksheets)
• Teams (Knowledge of common functions such as creating and managing teams and channels; using chat and video conferencing; scheduling and conducting meetings; sharing and collaborating on files; integrating with other Microsoft applications and third-party apps; managing team settings and permissions; utilizing @mentions and notifications; using features like Planner, Whiteboard and Breakout Rooms)
• Forms (Knowledge of common functions such as creating and customizing forms and surveys; adding various question types, using branching logic, customizing themes, sharing forms for responses, analyzing response data, integrating forms with other Microsoft applications; and collaborating on form creation and analysis)
• None of the above

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