Associate Program Director, Link/UKHCUniversity of Kentucky

MS

3 yrs

None

This position requires driving across the state to meet with program staff and includes desk work that requires sitting for long periods of time.

This position must be willing to work in different environments (both office-based and on the ground), at times best suited to the community (including some evenings and weekends). This includes hours outside of traditional office hours (i.e., 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.).

The Associate Director of Linkage to Care provides strategic and operational leadership for HIV linkage to care services across clinical, community-based, and outreach settings throughout Kentucky.

This role oversees program design and implementation to ensure timely, client-centered, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed linkage, engagement, and retention in care. Responsibilities include supervising managers and field staff, developing and monitoring workflows and policies, managing budgets and grant-funded activities, ensuring regulatory compliance, and leading quality improvement and performance monitoring efforts. The Associate Director builds strong partnerships with healthcare providers and community organizations to reduce barriers to care, strengthen referral networks, and improve continuity and outcomes for individuals living with HIV.

Why Work Here:
This role offers the opportunity to lead a high-impact, statewide program that directly improves access to life-saving HIV care for underserved communities. You’ll join a mission-driven team within UK HealthCare that values innovation, collaboration, and equity, while providing the scale, resources, and partnerships needed to drive meaningful systems-level change. If you are motivated by public health impact, staff development, and improving care delivery across complex systems, this position offers both purpose and professional growth.

Supervision, Leadership, HIV Systems and Care Management, Microsoft Windows Suite

Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Education, Social Work, Social Services, or Human Development; Supervisory and Leadership experience

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