Environmental Health Program Coordinator

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 go-to nonprofit 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 $1.9 billion and launched more than 1,300 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 90 countries last year. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.  

Position Title: Environmental Health Program Coordinator

Salary: $86,026 plus benefits

Position End Date: 5/31/2025

Location: North Carolina (Hybrid)

The CDC Foundation is seeking an Environmental Health Program Coordinator (EH-PC) assigned to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The position assists with the identifying, dispatching and monitoring of Environmental Health Specialist staff deployed to serve alongside local health departments. The EH-PC will actively and regularly liaise with local health departments to assess evolving staffing needs, maintain a roster of vetted and qualified staff and provide overall guidance and support to deployed staff. This position will support emergency response efforts and/or human services programs by providing coordination, support, consultation, and technical assistance to a variety of internal and external partners and the general public.

· Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years of experience related to the area of assignment; OR

· An equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of public and business administration.

· Budgeting and financial management skills.

· Ability to initiate and install administrative programs and procedures and to evaluate their effectiveness.

· Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in establishing, applying, and interpreting policies and procedures.

· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with agency personnel, officials, and the general public.

· Ability to analyze, organize and present technical and programmatic information effectively in oral and written form.

· Ability to analyze data and situations, reason logically, and draw valid conclusions.

· Ability to write clear and concise instructions and to deliver clear and accurate verbal instructions.

· Effective interpersonal skills, and ability to facilitate meetings with a range of partners.

· Excellent computer skills with word processing and spreadsheet experience.

· This position may require occasional overnight travel.

· Work closely with emergency response and human services leadership to support the coordination of all programming aspects.

· Organize meetings and other activities to ensure program goals and deliverables are achieved.

· Administer an agency-wide or statewide program of considerable scope and complexity, requiring specialized knowledge of the program and the associated processes and procedures.

· Serve as an expert or lead in the area of assignment.

· Perform high-level administrative work in developing and maintaining emergency response efforts and human services programming.

· Responsible for analyzing and solving technical problems of the section; the enforcement of laws and regulations; and frequent public contacts in promoting established programs.

· Must be able to perform work under limited supervision.

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 and North Carolina in order to best support the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in their public health programming.

This position is currently a hybrid position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required.