Assistant Director; Exe Lev), Organizational Governance Strategy

Position Overview

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FROM: CURRENT HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ONLY

DIVISION: ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE, PERFORMANCE & STRATEGY

REPORTING

LOCATION:

8000 N. STADIUM

WORKDAYS &

HOURS:

MONDAY - FRIDAY 8AM - 5PM

ABOUT HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT – ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE, PERFORMANCE & STRATEGY DIVISION

The Organizational Governance, Performance & Strategy Division strengthens the Houston Health Department’s ability to achieve its mission through effective governance, accountability, compliance, performance management, and strategic planning. The division provides the frameworks, systems, and resources necessary to support operational excellence, informed decision-making, and continuous improvement across the department.

The division oversees organizational governance, legal services, compliance, performance management, quality improvement, public health accreditation, workforce strategy, and organizational effectiveness initiatives. Through data-driven decision-making and strategic alignment, the division supports a culture of accountability, innovation, transparency, and service excellence.

The Houston Health Department is seeking an experienced and strategic executive to serve as Assistant Director of the Organizational Governance, Performance & Strategy Division. This executive-level position provides leadership and oversight for enterprise governance, compliance, performance management, accreditation, workforce strategy, and organizational improvement initiatives.

The Assistant Director serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership by strengthening organizational accountability, managing enterprise risks, improving operational performance, and ensuring alignment between departmental priorities, public health goals, and community outcomes.

• Develop and implement governance structures, policies, and frameworks that promote accountability, transparency, effective decision-making, and organizational sustainability.
• Provide executive oversight of Legal Services and Compliance functions, ensuring adherence to applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and organizational requirements.
• Lead department-wide performance management systems, including key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, reporting structures, quality improvement initiatives, and organizational effectiveness strategies.
• Facilitate a “no wrong door” access to services or support where customers can get help, information or referral regardless of which office or program they contact first.
• Provide executive oversight for public health accreditation activities and ensure continued alignment with national standards and best practices.
• Lead workforce planning, organizational development, workforce analytics, hiring strategies, employee accountability systems, and leadership development initiatives.
• Advise executive leadership on organizational risks, opportunities, strategic initiatives, and transformation efforts while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and service excellence.
• Serve in leadership roles during public health emergencies and Incident Command System activations, including extended or non-traditional work hours as needed.
• Direct and evaluate bureau managers and leadership staff through coaching, performance management, succession planning, and professional development.
• Oversee additional programs and functions as assigned based on departmental priorities and evolving community needs, ensuring the division remains responsive and positioned to effectively serve the community.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

This position is physically comfortable; the individual has discretion about walking, standing, etc.…