Remote Program Officer

Summary

Join the CDC Foundation as a Program Officer for Non-Infectious Disease Programs and implement output-driven public health projects, collaborating with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), donors, and other partners. This role requires discretion, professionalism, and independent judgment to manage projects and programs aligned with the CDC Foundation's strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health or related field from an accredited college or university required
• Minimum of 5 years of public health or related professional experience required with a strong background in complex program design, implementation, and management
• Previous experience in injury and violence prevention, maternal health, evaluation in either domestic or global settings
• Previous experience managing federal and/or privately funded projects
• Strong organizational skills including project management, budget management, cross-cultural awareness, communication, and creative problem solving
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with particular experience preparing, writing, and editing complex documents such as detailed reports to donors and partners; briefing documents for CDC, donors, and other partners; and concise presentation of information using data and science to drive messaging
• Strong technical skills including word processing, spreadsheet, and database management
• Experience with enterprise resource planning systems and software packages used to manage day-to-day business activities such as program management and budgeting preferred
• Knowledge and skills needed to be effective in the public-private partnership, project/program, donor, and partner environments in international or domestic contexts
• Creative, innovative, and solutions-driven, with a focus on design, powerful storytelling, and engaging partners
• Ability to make decisions that accomplish a project/program strategic objectives
• Ability to represent the CDC Foundation and its partners during negotiations concerning project planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; collegial, energetic, and able to develop productive relationships with colleagues, donors, and partners
• Sound judgment and maturity, exemplified by consistent professionalism in dealing with individuals at all levels both internally and externally

Responsibilities

• Conceptualizes, plans, executes, monitors, and closes projects that span internal departments, organizations, geographic regions, and cultures for the designated division
• Fosters and maintains peer-to-peer relationships with subject matter experts, donors, field employees, and other partners aimed at efficient and effective project and/or moderately complex program implementation
• Prepares, finalizes, and submits narrative and financial project and/or program-related reports or updates to donors in collaboration with internal and external partners
• Develops data-driven briefing documents and project updates with a focus on design and partner engagement
• Hires, recruits, supervises, and serves as a programmatic partner for project and program-related field employees
• Serves as project liaison for and between internal and external partners
• Manages significant matters such as project development, project-related budgeting and procurement, and auditing/evaluating project performance
• Formulates project and/or program-related goals, objectives, operating policies, guidelines, standards, and priorities to ensure consistency with departmental standard operating procedures
• Contributes to resource mobilization efforts for the assigned projects/programs in consultation and collaboration with internal and external partners
• Prepares, negotiates, and monitors project and/or program-related contracts and agreements
• Represents the CDC Foundation at technical, policy, and strategic planning meetings with internal and external partners
• Serves as the contact person in the absence of team members, in this capacity, the PO acknowledges receipt of correspondence and follows up on urgent matters with appropriate internal staff
• Travels domestically and/or internationally as needed to represent the designated projects and/or programs and other CDC Foundation team members (up to 20 percent annually)
• Participates in and/or supports special projects and other duties as assigned