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Senior Program Officer

The Senior Program Officer (SPO) for Noninfectious Disease Programs leads and implements outcome-driven complex public health programs – comprised of multiple, temporary, unique and related projects – focused on maternal and reproductive health, drowning prevention and tobacco surveillance and monitoring. Implementation is done in collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), donors and other internal and external partners. The SPO serves a strategic function, translating experience and knowledge gained at the individual project level to advance excellence in program implementation and public health practice. The SPO combines strong partnership skills, management and leadership with an entrepreneurial and mission-driven approach to unleash the power of collaboration between the CDC, philanthropies, private entities and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of the public.


This position is based in Atlanta, GA and relocation expenses are not provided.


Duties and Responsibilities
  • Leads the coordinated management of multiple, time-bound, unique and related projects to advance excellence in program implementation and public health practice.
  • 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.
  • Builds strong partnerships and provides strategic implementation expertise that ensures impactful, efficient and effective program implementation.
  • Hires, recruits, supervises, mentors and serves as a technical partner for employees, including up to 10 field staff.
  • Serves as project liaison for and between internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manages significant matters such as project implementation, reporting, contracting, technical content, budgeting and evaluating project impact and performance.
  • Contributes to resource mobilization efforts for the assigned project.
  • Represents the CDC Foundation at technical, financial, strategic and/or operational meetings focused on the project.
  • Travels as needed to represent the designated project and the CDC Foundation (up to 20 percent annually).
  • Participates in and/or leads special projects and other duties as assigned


Qualifications and Necessary Skills
  • Master’s degree in public health or related field from an accredited college or university required.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Knowledge and skills needed to be effective in the public-private partnership, program, donor, and partner environments in the NID context.
  • Ability to make decisions that accomplish department and project strategic objectives.
  • Advanced skills in program management, budget management, cross-cultural awareness, communication, influence, negotiation, conflict resolution and creative problem solving.
  • Experience and proficiency handling public-private partnerships (or functional equivalent collaborations).
  • 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.
  • Strong technical skills including word processing, spreadsheet and database management.
  • Ability to represent the CDC Foundation and its partners, leading discussions and negotiations concerning program planning, implementation and evaluation.
  • Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; collegial, energetic and able to develop productive relationships with colleagues, donors, stakeholders and partners.
  • Sound judgment and maturity, exemplified by consistent professionalism in dealing with individuals at all levels both internally and externally


About the CDC Foundation
  • The CDC Foundation helps 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. The CDC Foundation manages hundreds of programs each year 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. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.


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.

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