Search Support for Organizations Advancing Public Health
The Public Health Network partners with organizations working to improve health, strengthen systems, and serve communities through public health practice, policy, research, funding, advocacy, and workforce development.
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We support clients seeking executives, senior professionals, and specialized talent for roles that require public health understanding, sound judgment, and strong alignment with the organization’s mission and context.
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Whether you are preparing for a transition, filling a critical vacancy, or thinking through a difficult-to-fill role, we help bring clarity, structure, and focus to the search.
Every Organization Hires Differently
A health department hiring a new Director has different needs than a public health institute recruiting an Program Manager or a Foundation seeking someone who can manage partnerships, strategy, and community-facing work.
That is why our approach is shaped around the organization, the role, the decision-making process, and the environment the selected candidate will enter.
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We work with organizations across the public health field, including health departments, institutes, nonprofits, foundations, associations, coalitions, and national networks.
Health Departments
Health departments operate in complex environments shaped by community expectations, public accountability, funding realities, workforce needs, and governing structures.
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We support local, county, regional, state, and territorial health departments preparing for executive transitions, senior-level recruitment, and difficult-to-fill public health roles.
Public Health Institutes
& Nonprofits
Public health institutes and nonprofits often manage programs, grants, partnerships, technical assistance, research, evaluation, policy, and systems-change work.
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We support organizations seeking senior talent who can pair public health knowledge with strategy, execution, collaboration, and strong organizational fit.
Associations, Foundations
& National Networks
Associations, foundations, coalitions, and public health networks often need senior professionals who can build trust, manage relationships, represent the organization well, and move shared priorities forward.
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We support searches for roles requiring credibility, judgment, external presence, and the ability to work across funders, members, grantees, partners, and communities.
The Right Fit Depends on More Than Qualifications
Public health roles often sit at the intersection of technical knowledge, organizational context, relationships, funding, communication, operations, and community trust.
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A strong candidate needs to understand the work and be prepared for the environment they are entering.
That is why we help clients think carefully about:
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What the role truly requires
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What success should look like in the first year
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What challenges the selected candidate may inherit
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Which experiences and qualities matter most
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How to position the opportunity honestly and compellingly
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How to evaluate candidates with consistency and care