CDC Foundation

Program Implementation Specialist

CDC Foundation

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: North Carolina • United States

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Salary

💰 $60,000 - $65,000 per year

About the role

  • Work directly with overdose prevention organizations across the state to provide technical assistance on operational, administrative and sustainability needs
  • Participate in established statewide overdose prevention meetings and workgroups to conduct listening sessions and gather feedback from community partners on most pressing needs
  • Provide tailored technical assistance based on assessment findings to strengthen financial and administrative systems for programs
  • Assist organizations in developing policies and procedures that align with federal and state financial requirements.
  • Create and disseminate tools, templates, and learning materials to support organizational capacity.
  • Facilitate collaborative learning opportunities focused on sustaining and expanding programs through development activities, community events, braided partnerships, and other creative strategies.
  • Provide guidance on identifying, pursuing, and managing new funding opportunities to diversify and stabilize revenue streams.
  • Works 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, partners, and other stakeholders aimed at efficient and effective program implementation.
  • Serves as programmatic liaison for and between internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manages significant matters such as project development, project budgeting, and auditing/evaluating project impact and performance.
  • Formulates project-related goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic plans, guidelines, governance, standards and priorities
  • Contributes to resource mobilization efforts for the assigned project in consultation and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Assists with preparing, negotiating, and monitoring project-related contracts and agreements.
  • Serves as the contact person in the absence of team members, in this capacity
  • Assist in creating sustainability of overdose prevention programming

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required and master’s degree is preferred
  • Minimum of Two years of experience non-profit operations and/or public operations and financial management
  • Professional experience or demonstrated knowledge in overdose prevention, peer-led organizations, substance use disorder treatment, community-based overdose prevention, recovery, and/or drug policy.
  • Skilled in program design, implementation, analysis and evaluation
  • Demonstrated ability to assess organizational systems and recommend improvements in financial management, operations, or program development
  • Familiarity with federal and state grant requirements, budget development, and required documentation (e.g. SAM, DUNS, etc)
  • Self-motivated with exceptional organizational skills and high attention to detail
  • Ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple facets of project development and implementation
  • Ability to work collaboratively with technical experts, administrators, external partners, and the public
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
  • Exceptional oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong cultural competency and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in an environment with diverse cultures, multiple perspectives, and competing needs
  • Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within teams
  • Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Zoom
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
program designprogram implementationprogram analysisprogram evaluationfinancial managementbudget developmentgrant requirementspolicy developmentproject managementresource mobilization
Soft Skills
organizational skillsattention to detailcollaboration skillstime managementmulti-taskinginterpersonal communicationcultural competencyself-motivationability to prioritizeability to work independently