CDC Foundation
Position Title : OD2A Project Manager
Location:
This position is hybrid to Atlanta
Position End Date : 9/29/26
Salary : $100,000 plus benefits
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) program. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for Project Manager positions 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 Staffing Team Lead, managing a team of direct reports, and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in related field
Must have experience equivalent to that of a public health official with 5+ years of experience preferred at the national, state or local level
Specialized knowledge of overdose prevention, surveillance, and response activities
Professional experience in public health in a project management role or, demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility and leadership. Philanthropic, nonprofit or government and/or public health leadership preferred
Experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and engaging in strategic partnerships, demonstrating and prioritizing customer service and servant leadership
Demonstrated ability to work well independently and supervising a team
Ability to handle a variety of constituencies, manage multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a complex environment while balancing multiple competing priorities
Excellent judgment and decision making, with strong analytical skills; business intuition and business acumen
Experience in program evaluation, including logic model development
Ability to travel domestically as required
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, with strong written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
Work with staff to develop and implement/enhance systems and processes to ensure consistent, high-quality project management
Fosters and maintains peer-to-peer relationships with subject matter experts, donors, partners, and other stakeholders aimed at efficient and effective program implementation
Manage up to 60 field employees across the nation
Serves as programmatic liaison for and between internal and external stakeholders.
Manages significant matters such as program development, program budgeting, and auditing/evaluating program impact and performance
Formulates program-related goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic plans, guidelines, governance, standards, and priorities to ensure consistency with departmental standard operating procedures
Contributes to resource mobilization efforts for the assigned programs in consultation and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Prepares, finalizes, and submits narrative and financial reports or updates to donors in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Prepares, negotiates, and monitors program-related contracts and agreements.
Serves as the contact person in the absence of team members, in this capacity
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
Keep abreast of and develop specialized knowledge of significant overdose prevention and response efforts across the nation and the OD2A program
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
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.
Equal Opportunity Employment 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.
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Location:
This position is hybrid to Atlanta
Position End Date : 9/29/26
Salary : $100,000 plus benefits
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) program. The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for Project Manager positions 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 Staffing Team Lead, managing a team of direct reports, and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in related field
Must have experience equivalent to that of a public health official with 5+ years of experience preferred at the national, state or local level
Specialized knowledge of overdose prevention, surveillance, and response activities
Professional experience in public health in a project management role or, demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility and leadership. Philanthropic, nonprofit or government and/or public health leadership preferred
Experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and engaging in strategic partnerships, demonstrating and prioritizing customer service and servant leadership
Demonstrated ability to work well independently and supervising a team
Ability to handle a variety of constituencies, manage multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a complex environment while balancing multiple competing priorities
Excellent judgment and decision making, with strong analytical skills; business intuition and business acumen
Experience in program evaluation, including logic model development
Ability to travel domestically as required
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, with strong written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
Work with staff to develop and implement/enhance systems and processes to ensure consistent, high-quality project management
Fosters and maintains peer-to-peer relationships with subject matter experts, donors, partners, and other stakeholders aimed at efficient and effective program implementation
Manage up to 60 field employees across the nation
Serves as programmatic liaison for and between internal and external stakeholders.
Manages significant matters such as program development, program budgeting, and auditing/evaluating program impact and performance
Formulates program-related goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic plans, guidelines, governance, standards, and priorities to ensure consistency with departmental standard operating procedures
Contributes to resource mobilization efforts for the assigned programs in consultation and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Prepares, finalizes, and submits narrative and financial reports or updates to donors in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Prepares, negotiates, and monitors program-related contracts and agreements.
Serves as the contact person in the absence of team members, in this capacity
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
Keep abreast of and develop specialized knowledge of significant overdose prevention and response efforts across the nation and the OD2A program
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
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.
Equal Opportunity Employment 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.
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