Ors Program Assistant Jobs

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The Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) is an initiative designed to enhance public health-public safety collaboration and strengthen efforts to reduce drug overdose deaths. The ORS is funded by CDC and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to help communities reduce fatal and non-fatal drug overdose rates by improved information sharing across public health and public safety agencies, and by supporting evidence-based interventions.

Each state in the ORS receives funding for one Public Health Analyst (PHA) position and one Drug Intelligence Officer (DIO) position. DIO positions are funded by ONDCP through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program. The ORS is a national program operating in 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

CDC provides overall program guidance, direction and management to the public health arm of the ORS. CDC also provides technical support to PHAs in their efforts to enhance drug overdose reporting and public health data collection systems, develop and disseminate reports on trends in substance use and overdose, integrate public health and public safety data, and develop overdose response protocols.

The CDC Foundation seeks a full-time ORS Program Assistant to provide administrative, logistical, and tactical support for the ORS program. The ORS Program Assistant will support the work of the ORS National Coordination Team.

The ORS Program Assistant role will be full-time remote with periodic travel to Atlanta, Georgia and other locations as needed for regional meetings, site visits, and team meetings.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support systematic and standardized use of efficient filing and tracking systems
• Lead efforts to obtain new staff headshot and biographies and create staffing announcements
• Identify trends and communicate potential issues to promote continuous process improvement and the successful execution of the ORS program
• Manage shipping and supply requests to support staff with tabling and presentation opportunities
• Develop materials to assist the team in program enhancement activities
• Maintain an inventory of resources and store information in accessible resource library for technical assistance
• Maintain survey request forms to provide resources and materials for staff
• Assist with the development of onboarding materials for new staff and partners
• Support the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the ORS program
• Provide administrative assistance to the ORS team through scheduling and taking meeting notes during regular check-in calls, learning community calls, office hours, conferences and other meetings

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working with remote partners and teams
• Ability to make decisions that accomplish organizational and programmatic strategic objectives
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with emphasis on business administration, public health or other closely related field
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite of programs (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), Google suite of programs (e.g., Google Drive), Adobe, Zoom, and other database systems
• Excellent keyboard typing skills
• Experience with note-taking, scheduling, and programmatic support, such as organizing documents and processes and/or planning meetings
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills with experience in reviewing and editing documents
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within diverse teams
• Demonstrated high degree of initiative and flexibility
• Minimum of 2 years of administrative work experience
• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; collegial, energetic, and able to develop productive relationships with diverse colleagues, stakeholders and partners

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in non-profit or public health settings
• Ability to take direction from multiple leads
• Experience utilizing Smartsheet application tool

Job Highlights

• Full Suite of Benefits Offered
• Remote/Hybrid/Onsite: Remote
• Position Dates: 08/01/2023 - 07/31/2024
• Position Type: Term Position, contingent on new grant award

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.