Deputy Secretary for Human Services

Dept of Health and Human Services

Secretary's Office

Deputy Secretary/Commissioner III (NS)

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60% Strategic Planning, Leadership, and Administration
• Provide overall administration, direction, and leadership to the management and their staff of directed divisions, offices, and programs.
• Oversee the development of long-range comprehensive, strategic plans involving programs, missions, goals, strategies, and accountability standards and reporting mechanisms.
• Direct the accomplishment of goals and objectives through the evaluation of overall success and deficiencies, work plans and in directing corrective actions, remedies, or adjustments as necessary.
• Develop innovative approaches for improving services and streamline operations through leadership of professionals and other human resources throughout the divisions, research trends and changes in human service delivery systems.
• Hold DHHS executive management authority for budget, human resources, and physical resource allocation. Develop long-range plans, establish priorities, evaluate utilization of services and programs and future needs, and develop legislative budget proposals for considerations and requests.
• Identify opportunities and address any barriers to success that may arise across the portfolio and provide support to division directors in problem solving and developing effective and sustainable solutions.
• Represent[JS3.1] the programs in the Human Services portfolio at the North Carolina General Assembly and across a wide range of external stakeholders as well as serve as a spokesperson in response to media inquiries.
• Work with peer leaders in other states and among federal agencies to identify best practices and build relationships that can help advance the goals of the Human Services Portfolio and DHHS.


20% Consultation to Secretary and Executive Leadership
• As Deputy Secretary, this position will be a constant resource to the DHHS Secretary. The Deputy Secretary will provide consultation to the Secretary on the mission, long and short-range plans and continued work of the agency.
• The Deputy Secretary will work closely with other Deputy Secretaries and key staff in department-wide, broad-based planning and strategies, and in departmental policy development.


20% Policy and Regulatory Compliance
• Ensure federal and state mandates, legislation, regulatory requirements, and the Administration’s goals/missions are incorporated within the divisions/offices/programs directed.
• Provide leadership and direction in responding to federal corrective actions.
• Work with key DHHS legislative liaison staff and with legislators on proposed bills and existing legislations which impact programs, services, and budget allocations among the divisions/offices/programs directed.
• Provide oversight in the formulation of policies and procedures within each division/program.

Dreisa Yvonne Johnson