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OD2A Capacity Building Initiative Senior Project Manager

northern, KY

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OD2A Capacity Building Initiative Senior Project Manager

Overdose Data to Action Georgia

14 days ago Requisition ID: 2795

Salary Range: $105,000.00 To $108,000.00 Annually

Position Title : Senior Project Manager

Location: This position is hybrid to Atlanta

Position End Date: 9/29/2027

Overview:

The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staff to support surveillance, prevention, and response activities within the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Capacity Building Initiative project.The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for Senior Project Manager position to support the implementation of the request for application process to jurisdictions to identify staffing needs; strategic thinking around meeting the jurisdictions’ needs in a timely manner through expedited hiring and supervising the Project Managers and managing project activities. The Senior Project Manager will report to the Senior Portfolio Manager, manage a team of direct reports, and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project.

Required qualifications

Education Master’sdegree, preferably in Public Health, or a related field such as health policy, health promotion, global health, or health administration

Or a bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of seven years of experience in public health or a related field

Professional Experience

A minimum of five years of demonstrated leadership in a public health, non-profit, or related program work in the public health community

Supervisory Leadership At least four years supervising others and leading multi-level teams

Demonstrated ability to work well independently and supervising a team

Demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility and leadership

Experience cultivating a team atmosphere in remote environments

Program Management

Demonstrated management of federal and non-federal budgets, including design and implementation of program budgets

Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration among internal partners, including Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Compliance, and Payroll

Experience managing multiple programs, including deliverables and deadlines

Experience in program evaluation, including report writing and editing

Stakeholder Engagement

Experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and engaging in strategic external partnership

Excellent customer service and servant leadership to both internal and external stakeholders

Skills and Qualities

Ability to successfully manage individual workload, while also supporting a multi-level team

Excellence in judgment and decision-making, with strong analytical skills, business intuition and acumen

Strong verbal and written presentation skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, strong written and verbal communication skills

Working knowledge of Smartsheet and Salesforce

Responsibilities

Manages up to seven direct reports responsible for managing indirect field employees across the nation, as well as up to 15 field employees

Oversees complex jurisdictional partnerships across a specified region

Troubleshoots escalated issues related to projects, serves as back up support for the Project Managers, and supports Programmatic Leadership

Collaborate with Project Managers and Recruiters to ensure staffing targets are met, troubleshooting issues when needed

Manages significant matters such as program development, program budgeting, and auditing/evaluating program impact and performance

Provides quality control over monthly expenditure report and invoice reviews

Supervises preparation and submission of narrative and financial reports or updates to donors in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

Works with internal partners and Programmatic Leadership to implement systems and processes to ensure consistent, high-quality project management

Keep abreast of and develop specialized knowledge of significant overdose prevention and response efforts across the nation and the OD2A program

Fosters and maintains peer-to-peer relationships with subject matter experts, donors, partners, and other stakeholders aimed at efficient and effective program implementation

Contributes to resource mobilization efforts for the assigned programs in consultation and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

Represents the CDC Foundation at technical, policy, and strategic planning meetings with internal and external stakeholders and evaluate strategies that meet public health missions and goals

Serves as the contact person in the absence of team members, in this capacity

Prepares, negotiates, and monitors program-related contracts, agreements, and amendments.

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

Formulates program-related goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic plans, guidelines, governance, and priorities to ensure consistency with departmental standard operating procedures

Supports Programmatic Leadership in the preparation, negotiation, and monitoring

of program-related contracts, agreements, and amendments in designated region

About the CDC Foundation

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (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 sole entity authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.6 billion and launched more than 1,200 programs 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. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 160 countries last year. Visit more information.

Special Notes:

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation to best support the CDC Foundation in their public health programming.

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.

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