Program Officer

Overview

Qualifications and Necessary Skills

• 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, project management experience preferred.
• 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 spreadsheet and data management (e.g., monitoring program budgets, producing financial reports).
• Skills in project management, budget management, cross-cultural awareness, communication and creative problem-solving.
• Knowledge and skills needed to be effective in the public-private partnership, project/program, donor and partner contexts.
• Experience and proficiency handling public-private partnerships (or functionally equivalent collaborations).
• 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.
• Experience with contracting and procurement is a plus

Duties and 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.
• 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.
• May travel domestically as needed to represent the designated projects and/or programs and other CDC Foundation team members (up to 10 percent annually).
• Participates in and/or supports special projects and other duties as assigned.
• 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.