Program Manager, Diabetes

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +16 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee three CDC-funded initiatives: Prediabetes Health Marketing; Diabetes Prevention Support for Tribes; and Diabetes Technical Assistance for Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country recipients.

• Direct the planning and execution of project-related activities.

• Coordinate project teams and maintain relationships with partners.

• Manage daily operations for all projects.

• Assist in preparing presentations and materials for the Diabetes Council meetings.

• Support Diabetes Portfolio listservs and communication efforts utilizing platforms like MailChimp.

• Oversee contractual processes and ensure that subject matter experts and vendors meet their scopes of work.

• Handle budgets, contract submissions, and expenditures related to projects.

• Coordinate program planning, implementation, evaluation, and reporting.

• Develop timelines and ensure the timely completion of workplan activities.

• Inform the Director of project updates via meetings, reports, and communications.

• Lead necessary internal and CDC reporting.

• Facilitate project meetings and training sessions, including the preparation of agendas, meeting leadership, summaries, and follow-ups.

• Create and distribute state-level requests for applications to identify project partners.

• Identify opportunities for cross-program collaboration and resource sharing.

• Assess and communicate project impact.

• Collaborate with evaluators, the Evaluation Department, Communications Department, Diabetes Portfolio, CAHC, and NACDD teams.

• Represent NACDD in a professional manner and perform additional tasks as required to achieve organizational objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Biology, Sociology, Public Health, or another health-related field.

• Five (5) to seven (7) years of relevant experience in planning, leading, and convening chronic disease prevention and/or management or health promotion programs.

• Experience collaborating with CDC or other federal agencies on state-level chronic disease prevention and health promotion initiatives.

• Proven experience coordinating and delivering context-specific meetings, training, and/or technical assistance.

• Experience managing work plans, particularly for grants or cooperative agreements.

• Skilled in developing tools and resources; facilitating meetings, conference calls, peer-to-peer learning, and presentation delivery.

• Strong project management, prioritization, and planning abilities, with a track record of producing high-quality deliverables within established timelines and budgets.

• Excellent multitasking, problem-solving, organizational, task-tracking, reporting, and budget management skills.

• Ability to work independently while incorporating feedback.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to forge relationships and partnerships with stakeholders and manage a team effectively.

• Capacity to facilitate virtual or in-person meetings and communicate effectively with staff, consultants, vendors, team members, senior management, the Board, and both internal and external partners.

• Experience in building actionable consensus among diverse partners and interests.

• Superior oral and written communication skills with great attention to detail.

• Experience in grant writing and management.

• Ability to establish and maintain professional credibility and diplomacy.

• Resilient, flexible, and innovative mindset.

• High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• High proficiency in virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom or Teams and project management tools like Smartsheet.

• Commitment to fostering a respectful and supportive work environment.

• Availability to travel as needed, with occasional travel up to 10%.

• Must reside in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, or Washington.

• A master's degree in Public Health, Public Health Administration, or a related field is preferred.

• Preferred experience in association/nonprofit organizations, state/county/local health departments, diabetes programs, tribal organizations, communications, or marketing.

• A cover letter is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work hours.

• Remote working options.

• Paid holidays.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Flexible spending account (FSA).

• Professional development opportunities.

• Career growth potential.

• Paid time off (PTO).

• Paid sick leave.

• Paid volunteer time.

• 401(k) with employer match.

• Employee assistance program (EAP).

• Long-term disability coverage.

• Basic life/AD&D insurance.

• Critical illness coverage.

• Accident coverage.

• Short-term disability coverage.

• Support for home office supplies.

• Wellness activities.

• Employee recognition program.

• Employee engagement committees.