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Executive Management Officer

Salary

$4,387.00 - $8,608.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OS/SP/216584

Department

LDH-Office of Secretary

Opening Date

01/16/2026

Closing Date

1/26/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health (https://ldh.la.gov/)

This Executive Management Officer position offers a unique opportunity to work at the executive level in advancing rural health initiatives across Louisiana. Reporting directly to the Executive Director of the Louisiana Office of Rural Health, the role serves as a trusted advisor and special assistant, providing high-level analysis on complex operational, policy, and outreach issues. The position plays a key role in stakeholder and legislative engagement, supports the implementation of strategic policies and processes, and serves as a lead coordinator and member of the Office for Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability Executive Management Team. This role is ideal for a strategic, detail-oriented professional seeking to make a statewide impact through executive leadership and collaboration.

Minimum Qualifications

Six years of experience in administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus three years of experience in administrative services; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus three years of experience in administrative services; OR

An advanced degree or a Juris Doctorate plus two years of experience in administrative services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=173450) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Management of Office Operations and Policies

+ Directs the identification of Office operations in broad and specific categories ensuring compliance of federal regulations, legislative acts, executive orders, budgets, and special commission reports.

+ Serves as the Human Resources (HR) Liaison for the Office, coordinating all postings of positions, hiring paperwork and recommendations for hires, separations, and updates to position descriptions.

+ Coordinates and participates in Office of Rural Health Transformation and Sustainability Executive

+ Management Team meetings, ensuring all operational issues, policy matters, and stakeholder engagement opportunities are addressed in meetings.

Communications/Media Coordination

+ Coordinates with LDH Bureau of Media and Communications to ensure any media, communication, and outreach messages specific to the office and its programs are appropriate.

+ Interacts with top level Department staff, other office communication officials, legislators, and federal agency representatives on issues relating to the office.

+ In conjunction with programmatic staff, researches and develops news releases, fact sheets, media advisories, brochures, posters, articles, social media messages, and other communications specific to Office initiatives.

Policy and Procedure/Program Integrity

+ In partnership with the Executive Director and Deputy Director, establishes procedures to ensure compliance with current federal and state regulations and implementation of new regulations and policies.

+ Directs policy research projects involving needs assessment surveys and stakeholder outreach.

+ Initiates quality improvement activities and coordinates office-wide procedures and work to improve existing processes for maximum clarity, efficiency, and success.

Training and Technical Assistance

+ Oversees processes for technical assistance offerings for sub-grantees and other rural health partners.

+ Serves as the Training Liaison for the Office.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary appointment, Promotional appointment, or Job appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months).

Cost Center: 30710003000010

Position Number(s): 50693111

How To Apply

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Shambrielle Pooler

[email protected]

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here (https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs\_rehabilitation.asp) .

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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