Human Services Planner I

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: Human Services Planner I

Salary: $80,000 plus benefits

Position End Date: 7/31/2025

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina (Hybrid)

The CDC Foundation is seeking a Human Services Planner I assigned to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Workforce Team under the Operational Excellence Department. This role serves in a professional and analytical consultative capacity, providing staff assistance in planning human service programs in several functional program areas serving distinct and varied client populations. This position will serve in several functional program areas including assisting with planning and coordinating with academic partners, planning for internal workforce programs, and planning for statewide public health workforce programs including assisting with program planning with local health departments.

An ideal candidate for this role has juggled multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, maintained a high level of professionalism, and crafted timely communications to and from multiple stakeholders, always taking the stakeholders’ needs into account. The candidate will support priority projects and actions. This position provides an excellent opportunity to improve organizational, project management, and audience-centered writing skills, in addition to building a strong knowledge base about work with state and local health jurisdictions.

· Bachelor’s degree in public service administration, psychology, sociology, or social work or a human service programmatic field, from an appropriately accredited institution;

· Strong analytical and presentation skills to synthesize, comprehend, and recapitulate complex information.

· Strong writing and communications skills.

· Demonstrated project management, organization and planning skills applied in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment.

· Proven decision making and problem-solving capabilities with strong follow up skills and attention to detail.

· Strong self-direction and interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with many teams and organizations on a diverse set of topics.

· Demonstrated responsibility and leadership in a public health or related program.

· Experience working with diverse stakeholders, demonstrating customer service and servant leadership.

· Demonstrated ability to work well independently and supporting a team.

· Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a complex environment while balancing multiple competing priorities.

· Strong judgment and decision making, analytical skills; business intuition and acumen.

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

· Manage public health workforce program development associated with vendor contracts.

· Plan for and develop a Public Health Workforce Committee for internal retention programs.

· Act as an advisor on public health recruitment, retention and training development for state and local health departments.

· Review public health educational content to tailor and support workforce training needs.

· Facilitate internal and external workforce assessment processes.

· Coordinate peer to peer support networks to engage and retain staff.

· Create and manage the scope of work for workforce program contracts with vendors.

· Apply knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration and planning to job duties.

· Communicate effectively with professional and administrative personnel.

· Coordinate and oversee the development of briefing materials in preparation of speeches, talking points, slides, emails, and memos.

· Conduct literature reviews and research as needed to inform programmatic opportunities.

· Provide administrative and analytical support for case escalations.

· Attend key meetings and track follow up items.

· Assist in the establishment of goals, objectives, and timelines for key cross functional programs and initiatives that advance the Department’s strategic plan.

· Serve as a liaison between programs involved in a special project or strategic initiative.

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.