Chronic Disease Prevention & Control Program Manager - Public Health

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Hiring Agency:

Health & Human Services - Agency 25

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$31.186

Job Posting:

JR2026-00027410 Chronic Disease Prevention & Control Program Manager - Public Health (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

07-07-2026

Job Description:

The DHHS Public Health Division is seeking a Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Program Manager to support health initiatives throughout Nebraska.

Chronic diseases--in particular heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and hypertension--are among the top 10 causes of death in Nebraska. The impact of these chronic diseases can be lessened or eliminated through awareness, screening, intervention, and treatment.

This position is one way the Public Health Division helps Nebraskans live better lives.

 

Job Duties:

The Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Program (CDPCP) Manager, a DHHS Program Manager II, is essential to provide support and guidance to front-line staff and to handle administrative responsibilities such as managing contracts and associated budgets.

This critical position ensures appropriate and sufficient oversight of program operations and DPH front-line teammates - necessary activities to help Nebraskans live healthier, better lives and to save taxpayer dollars through prevention, screening, and early detection and treatment. 

The Program Manager II position is 100% grant-funded through multiple federal grants with the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), the Administration for Community Living-Administration on Aging (ACL-AOA), and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA).

 

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, social/behavioral sciences, education, health sciences, public health, education, law or related field and one year experience in program planning, implementation, budgeting, monitoring, evaluating, marketing a program or service and supervising/managing staff. Related coursework, training and/or education may substitute for the Bachelor’s degree on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent and proven leadership in developing effective work teams, managing federal grants, and budgeting and resource allocation. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of and ability to apply the 10 Essential Public Health Services within an equity framework.
• Knowledge of chronic diseases and evidence-based strategies to prevent and/or address them from a public health perspective.

Skills: The successful candidate will possess all or some of the following:

• Computer skills, especially working with Microsoft Office programs such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and Webex;
• Emotionally intelligent people skills;
• Excellent communication skills, including writing and public speaking;
• Budget and resource allocation skills;
• Policy development and adherence skills.

 

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Benefits

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