Total 2 Junior Executive level Administrative / Clerical job vacancies in Silver Spring, Maryland

Office Support

• Purchasing supplies and equipment utilizing purchasing guidelines and procedures, timekeeping functions, and preparing / processing documents associated with travel and timekeeping of staff.
• Schedules appointments, coordinates meetings, and/or conferences.

• Receives, accesses, routes or otherwise handles incoming and outgoing materials such as controlled or routine correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other forms of written communication.
• Tracks controlled correspondence, composes and edits correspondence, letters and reports, reviews correspondence and other written documents for accuracy.

• Performs office automation duties to prepare and create documents such as correspondence, forms, and reports which can include technical material, graphs, and charts.
• Enters information into established databases and similar systems which track various administrative activities of the organization.

• Receives and direct phone calls and interact with persons from within and outside the immediate organizational unit.

ABOUT THE POSITION
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health provides executive leadership, guidance, and oversight on a range of processes and functions across DHHS that relate to minority health. These processes and functions include review, analysis, and evaluation of policies, programs, and activities addressing minority health. Provides executive leadership, management, and direction of procedures, programs, activities, and resources across DHHS relating to minority health.

Serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary and ASH and serves as a spokesperson on minority health issues. Advises on activities, programs, and policies across DHHS. Directs, influences, and assists in evidence-based policy development related to minority health. Stays informed about advancements in biomedical, behavioral, and public health sciences and health policy, reporting to the Secretary and ASH on developments that may be long-range but of potential interest and applicability to minority health.

Maintains ongoing, close, and effective liaison and communications with the heads of appropriate minority serving organizations and individuals in the public and private sectors, with the goals of both communicating DHHS policies, goals, priorities, and programs, as well as conveying to the Secretary and ASH feedback and insights from these sectors. Ensures adherence to DHHS guidelines by all OMH communications tools, including print and electronic media.

Participates with DHHS-wide efforts such as Healthy People to ensure representation, measurement, and communication of racial, ethnic, and Tribal disparities in health status and other indicators of well-being. Oversees Federal task forces and advisory committees (e.g., the Advisory Committee on Minority Health) and actively engages in Tribal consultations and listening sessions. Serves as the DHHS representative for multiple working groups related to the health of racial and ethnic minority and AI/AN populations, including the Secretarial Tribal Advisory Committee.

Leads in a proactive, customer-responsive manner consistent with DHHS vision and values, effectively communicating program issues to external audiences. Ensures financial and managerial accountability by acting with prudence when executing fiduciary responsibilities. Demonstrates high integrity and adheres to the highest ethical standards of public service. Uses effective business practices including balanced measures of results, values, and invests in each employee; emphasizes empowerment and two-way communication.

Fosters collaboration within OMH and the Department and demonstrates a commitment to Departmental initiatives. Takes a leadership role in advocating for and advancing the priorities of the Department. Serves as a role model for leadership by encouraging teamwork and a collaborative approach. Timely notifies Agency officials of all significant actions and developments, including but not limited to those related to regulatory matters, legislative matters, budget matters, reports, initiatives, and events and ensures subordinate managers do the same.

Exercises leadership to ensure that all programs under their direction reflect the principles of workforce diversity in their management and operation in such areas as recruitment and staffing, employee development, staff assignments, and communications. In addition to demonstrating personal commitment to the objectives of workforce diversity, the executive ensures that subordinate supervisors and managers recognize the importance of their diversity enhancement responsibilities and applies principles that will result in an inclusive and diverse workforce. Provides reasonable accommodations needed to best utilize qualified people with disabilities.