Santé publique France is France’s national public health agency. A public institution under the authority of the Minister of Health, formed through the merger of several public institutions and established by Ordinance 2016-246 of April 15, 2016, the agency works to promote public health. As a scientific, expert, and public health safety agency, its missions include:

1. Epidemiological observation and surveillance of the population’s health status;
2. Monitoring health risks threatening the population;
3. Promoting health and reducing health risks;
4. Developing prevention and health education;
5. Preparation for and response to health threats, alerts, and crises;
6. Issuing public health alerts.

The agency is organized into 12 departments—some scientific, some cross-functional, and some providing operational support.

The agency’s strategic priorities and work program, established by its Board of Directors, are organized into three areas: strengthening the capacity for anticipation and rapid response to health threats; measuring and assessing the extent of diseases and risk factors to guide their prevention and control; and strengthening the health impact of all public policies, as well as health prevention and promotion.

Directorate of Communications and Dialogue with Society (DIRCOM)

Mission

Reporting directly to the Deputy Director of DIRCOM, he is at the heart of the
department’s activities. In this capacity, he ensures the oversight of the department’s cross-functional projects, from the design
of communication plans to their implementation with target audiences. He also develops a collaborative approach to creating 360° communication plans and takes primary responsibility for certain communication
plans with the support of the directors.

Responsibilities 

Project management for DIRCOM: 

• Organizes cross-functional discussions on the development of the department’s 360° communication
  plans, proposes communication initiatives, and formalizes action plans.
• Supports the department in ensuring the consistency of communication plans and their alignment with the DIRCOM strategy.
• Monitors the implementation of 360° communication plans in collaboration with unit managers
  . Formalizes progress reports and lessons learned.
• Monitors the impact metrics for the Communications Department’s activities and prepares reports
  for governing bodies and senior management, in collaboration with the Directors and Unit Managers
  .
• Ensures that schedules and dashboards for DIRCOM activities are kept up to date (project planning, editorial calendar, bilateral meetings with departments), and monitors deadlines and progress in collaboration with Unit Managers.
• As a member of DIRCOM’s Executive Committee, he attends the department’s executive committee meetings and coordination
  meetings with the agency’s other departments. He prepares meeting minutes and follows
  up on decisions in collaboration with the directors.
• He helps draft strategic and analytical memos, policy documents, and institutional statements on behalf of senior management.
• He helps prepare DIRCOM seminars and management meetings.
• He ensures the rollout of the department’s collaborative tools and promotes their adoption
  by staff by offering change management support. He proposes improvements to address evolving usage patterns.
• Manages the budgetary and administrative oversight of several cross-functional projects led directly
  by the directors or for which he is responsible: from recording purchase
  orders to tracking completed services (via Qualiac), as well as drafting official correspondence (via
  Elise).