Senior Program Officer

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process. Senior Program Officer Programs Georgia 4 days ago Requisition ID: 2780 Salary Range: $90,000.00 To $105,000.00 Annually Position Highlights Location: This position is based in Atlanta, GA, and follows a hybrid work schedule. While candidates located in the Atlanta area are preferred, remote candidates may be considered. Relocation assistance is not provided. Salary Range: $90,000-$105,000, plus benefits Position Type: Grant funded, limited-term opportunity contingent upon funding Position End Date: August 31, 2027 Overview The Senior Program Officer leads and implements outcome-driven, complex public health programs composed of multiple, time-bound, and interrelated projects. The programs the Senior Program Officer will support include a program to advance maternal and neonatal health in sub-Saharan Africa, including Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania, and a program to build the evidence base to inform drowning prevention strategies in the United States. The Senior Program Officer serves a strategic function, translating insights and experience from individual projects into improved program quality, stronger implementation practices, and broader contributions to public health. This position requires strong partnership development, leadership, and program management skills, combined with an entrepreneurial and mission-driven approach to advancing collaboration across philanthropies, private sector partners, and individuals to protect and improve public health, safety and security. This position is based in Atlanta, GA, and relocation expenses are not provided. Duties and Responsibilities

1. Leads the coordinated management of multiple, time-bound, unique and related projects to advance excellence in program implementation and public health practice.
2. Formulates program-related goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic plans, guidelines, governance, standards and priorities to ensure consistency with organization, department and division standard operating procedures.
3. Builds strong partnerships and provides strategic implementation expertise that ensures impactful, efficient and effective program implementation.
4. Hires, recruits, supervises, mentors and serves as a technical partner for employees, including up to 10 field staff.
5. Serves as project liaison for and between internal and external stakeholders.
6. Manages significant matters such as project implementation, reporting, contracting, technical content, budgeting and evaluating project impact and performance.
7. Contributes to resource mobilization efforts for the assigned project.
8. Represents the CDC Foundation at technical, financial, strategic and/or operational meetings focused on the project.
9. Travels as needed to represent the designated project and the CDC Foundation (up to 20 percent annually).
10. Participates in and/or leads special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualities and Necessary Skills

1. Master’s degree in public health or related field from an accredited college or university required.
2. Minimum of 10 years of public health and related professional experience required with direct experience in tobacco control, injury prevention and/or collaboration with state health departments strongly preferred.
3. Experience with enterprise resource planning systems and software packages used to manage day-to-day business activities such as program management and budgeting strongly preferred.
4. Knowledge and skills needed to be effective in the public-private partnership, program, donor, and partner environments in the NID context.
5. Ability to make decisions that accomplish department and project strategic objectives.
6. Advanced skills in program management, budget management, cross-cultural awareness, communication, influence, negotiation, conflict resolution and creative problem solving.
7. Experience and proficiency handling public-private partnerships (or functional equivalent collaborations).
8. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing, writing and editing complex documents such as detailed reports to donors; briefing documents for CDC, donors, and other partners; and peer-reviewed articles.
9. Strong technical skills including word processing, spreadsheet and database management.
10. Ability to represent the CDC Foundation and its partners, leading discussions and negotiations concerning program planning, implementation and evaluation.
11. Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; collegial, energetic and able to develop productive relationships with colleagues, donors, stakeholders and partners.
12. Sound judgment and maturity, exemplified by consistent professionalism in dealing with individuals at all levels both internally and externally.

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr CDC Foundation