The Refugee Health Analyst (RHA) position will work in close collaboration with the State Refugee Health Coordinator (SRHC), in the Office of Global Michigan (OGM), within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).
The position will be responsible for administering all refugee health contracts, ensuring compliance with federal and state policies, and overseeing program budgets and monitoring. This includes communicating with partner contract agencies, processing grants and expenditures, and managing budgets. The RHA will be responsible for contract monitoring for all refugee health contracts, including providing interview questionnaires, summarizing reports, and following corrective actions. The RHA will propose, develop, and prepare program recommendations based on monitoring findings to the SRHC for program improvement or development.
The RHA position will maintain refugee health programming data, including contract evaluation outcomes tracking, overseeing databases, and assisting with state and federal reporting. As it relates to health programming, the RHA position will work on program evaluation and development and set program assessment criteria in coordination with the SRHC and other Refugee Services staff. Additionally, this position will be responsible for assisting the SRHC and other Refugee Services staff in completing relevant reporting requirements to the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
Finally, the RHA will provide training, guidance, and technical assistance to contracted providers as it relates to refugee health contracts. This will include assisting and answering questions regarding data entry and reporting, providing an overview of new policies and procedures, and interpreting existing policies. The RHA will also propose, develop, and prepare policy materials, operations manuals, and supporting instructions for contractors, as needed.
At the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, we are passionate about creating a positive, professional, and supportive work environment where we value our differences and are committed to being open and respectful to all our employees and the public we serve.
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.
Experience:
- REQUIRED: Three years of professional experience, including one year of experience equivalent to the experienced (P11) level in state service.
PREFERRED:
- A minimum of one year of experience working with humanitarian immigrant or refugee populations.
- Cross-cultural experience is required.
Application Process:
Please attach a cover letter, detailed resume, and your official college transcript(s) to your application. For our purposes, "official college transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred, date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal. A scanned or electronic copy is acceptable, if it contains the elements listed above.
Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test prior to their actual appointment. Certain positions within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity may also require state criminal, fingerprint-based, and driving record background checks. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the background checks and drug test indicate eligibility for employment.
Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV.
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