Program Specialist Jobs

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.9 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.

The Program Specialist (PS) for Non-Infectious Disease Programs implements output-driven public health projects in domestic and global settings. Implementation is done in collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), donors and other internal and external partners. With discretion and professionalism, the PS is responsible for the coordinated management and support of projects directed toward the CDC Foundation’s strategic and business objectives.

This is a hybrid position based in Atlanta, GA and relocation expenses are not provided. This is a grant funded position ending on July 31, 2024.

Qualifications And Necessary Skills

• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; resourceful and efficient; collegial, energetic and able to develop productive relationships with colleagues, donors and partners
• Skills in project management and budget management preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing, writing and editing complex documents such as reports and briefing documents; and concise presentation of information using data and science to drive messaging
• Minimum of 1 year of public health or related professional experience required
• Master’s degree completed or nearing completion in public health or related field from an accredited college or university required
• Experience with enterprise resource planning systems and software packages used to manage day-to-day business activities such as program management and budgeting preferred
• Maternal and child health experience preferred, but not required
• Sound judgment and maturity, exemplified by consistent professionalism in dealing with individuals at all levels both internally and externally
• At least intermediate level experience navigating federal procurement processes
• Experience managing partnerships among tribal serving health organizations preferred, but not required
• Ability to make decisions and seek advice to achieve project strategic outputs
• Strong technical skills including word processing, spreadsheet and database management

Duties and Responsibilities

• Executes, monitors and closes projects that span internal departments, organizations, geographic regions and cultures for the designated division
• Supports CDC Foundation colleagues at technical, policy and strategic planning meetings with internal and external partners
• Travels domestically or internationally as needed to support the designated projects and other CDC Foundation team members (up to 5 percent annually)
• Participates in and/or supports special projects and other duties as assigned
• Prepares drafts of narrative and financial project-related reports or updates to donors in collaboration with internal and external partners
• Schedules and moderates meetings and calls, prepares meeting materials in collaboration with internal and external partners, takes meeting notes and minutes and conducts necessary follow up
• Fosters and maintains working relationships with subject matter experts, donors, field employees and partners aimed at efficient and effective project implementation
• Contributes to the development of project-related goals, objectives, operating policies, guidelines, standards and priorities to ensure consistency with departmental standard operating procedures
• Prepares and monitors project-related contracts and agreements
• Serves as project liaison for and between internal and external partners

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.