Health Equity Strategist - Planner Principal State

• Telework Eligible:
  Yes

Working Title:
Health Equity Strategist
- Planner Principal State

Job Class:
Planner Principal State

Agency:
Health Department

• Job
• Location:
  
  St. Paul
• Telework Eligible:
  Yes
• Full/Part Time:
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary:
  Temporary
  - Anticipated to last through 11/30/2027
• Who May Apply:
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 08/07/2026
• Closing Date: 08/13/2026
• Hiring Agency:
  Health Department
• Division/Unit:
  Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity Strategy Division/ Health Equity Strategists Team
• Work Shift/
  
  Work Hours:
  
  Day Shift / 8 a.m.
  
  - 4:30 p.m.
• Days of Work:
  Monday
  - Friday
• Travel Required:
  
  Yes
  - Up to 25% of the time
• Salary Range: $32.97 - $48.60 / hourly; $68,841 - $101,476 / annually
• Classified Status:
  Unclassified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Association of Professional Employees/MAPE
• End Date: 11/30/2027
• FLSA Status:
  Nonexempt
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities:
  No

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well‑being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Come join the Health Equity Bureau at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) as a Health Equity Strategist! As an integral part of the organization, the health equity strategist will work with division leadership to support them as they integrate, implement, and track progress on strategic health equity goals, with a focus on building capacity in the public health system and community organizations.

• Provide strategic equity direction, input, and information to the Division and program‑level leadership; support and guide division‑level equity strategic plans and implementation of public health programs through an intersectional, disability justice, environmental justice, and racial justice lens to ensure robust population health initiatives with impactful community outcomes.
• Provide focused content expertise, insight, and capacity to assigned divisions to ensure communities most impacted by inequities across Minnesota are the center of MDH divisions’ public health interventions. The priority communities include Black/African American, Latino, Asian American & Pacific Islander, LGBTQ+, Immigrant and Refugee, people with disabilities, and Tribal communities.
• Provide training, coaching, and tolls to center a racial equity lens and to center an economic equity lens.

This vacancy is temporary in nature and is anticipated to last through November 30, 2027. Due to the temporary nature of the positions, they can be ended at any time.

In accordance with HR/LR Policy #1422 Telework, this position is eligible for up to 50% telework for applicants who live in Minnesota or in a bordering state within 50 miles of the assigned work location. Candidates residing outside of Minnesota further than 50 miles of the assigned work location at the time of application must be able to relocate to Minnesota within 30 days of their start date.

The telework policy may exempt employees who live more than 50 miles from their primary work location from the 50% in‑office requirement, depending on job requirements, helping the State of Minnesota access top talent across the state.

To be considered for this position, the minimum qualifications listed below must be clearly identified on the applicant's resume/application.

• Experience facilitating meetings, committees, and/or trainings.
• Project management which includes tracking project progress, assigning tasks and providing feedback.
• Experience communicating and working with various stakeholders, government agencies, community organizations, health systems, local public health, and/or colleagues.

• Strong written and oral communication skills, sufficient to translate technical information into plain language for a variety of audiences.
• Ability to multi‑task in a fast‑paced…