Program Manager

Summary

Join the CDC Foundation as a Program Manager and contribute to impactful public health initiatives. This remote position (with travel to Wisconsin) offers a competitive salary and benefits package. You will collaborate with jurisdictional staff, manage project budgets, and evaluate program performance. The role requires a Bachelor's degree, eight years of relevant experience, and strong project management, communication, and collaboration skills. A Master's degree and immunization program experience are preferred. The position is temporary, ending on 9/30/25.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution required
• Eight years of experience in research administration, project management report writing management complex study design or public health administration
• Skill in managing a staff of professional and support positions to achieve program goals
• Skill in program analysis and evaluation
• Self-motivated with exceptional organizational skills and high attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively with technical experts, administrators, external partners, and the public
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
• Exceptional oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong cultural competency and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in an environment with diverse cultures, multiple perspectives, and competing needs
• Ability to anticipate roadblocks and independently resolve
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple facets of project development and implementation

Responsibilities

• Work with jurisdiction staff to develop and implement/enhance systems and processes to ensure consistent, high-quality project management
• Foster and maintain peer-to-peer relationships with subject matter experts, donors, partners, and other stakeholders aimed at efficient and effective program implementation
• Serve as programmatic liaison for and between internal and external stakeholders
• Manage significant matters such as project development, project budgeting, and auditing/evaluating project impact and performance
• Formulate project-related goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic plans, guidelines, governance, standards, and priorities to ensure consistency with departmental standard operating procedures
• Contribute to resource mobilization efforts for the assigned project in consultation and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare, finalize, and submit narrative and financial reports or updates to donors in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare, negotiate, and monitor project-related contracts and agreements
• Serve as the contact person in the absence of team members, in this capacity
• Represent the CDC Foundation and jurisdiction at technical, policy, and strategic planning meetings with internal and external stakeholders and evaluate strategies that meet public health missions and goals
• Support projects that enhance public health/public safety collaborations through the identification of appropriate local partners, qualitative and quantitative data collection, and dissemination of project findings

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree is preferred
• Immunization program experience preferred

Benefits

$98,000 plus benefits