Sr. Communication Specialist / Program Manager

PCI GS • Atlanta, GA

2d • $125,000 - $140,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Communication Specialist / Program Manager supports the CDC. The role is hybrid.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Health, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of five years experience in health communications or health related project/program management, or related fields.
• Ability to work collaborative on a team and independently with initiative.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to develop concise communications' products.
• Strong attention to detail with exceptional organization and record management skills.
• Good analytical skills.
• Proven understanding and implementation of project management methodologies.
• Knowledge of public health or health related initiatives.
• Ability to management multiple concurrent initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides consultation and technical assistance to internal and external groups concerning health communication and marketing programs, projects, and strategies.
• Provides technical assistance and consultation to public health entities and public health communication programs.
• Consistently provides timely professional, expert technical assistance and consultation that is responsive to partner needs.
• Gathers data and develops products such as fact sheets, program briefings, Questions and Answers, program summaries, Web pages, and program-in-briefs.
• Develops training materials that are technically accurate, reflect thorough understanding of health communication principles and subject matter, and are audience appropriate.
• Proactively communicates project plans and progress to coworkers, other project staff, and supervisors.
• Proactively brings developments affecting the timeline to the team lead's attention.
• Develops communication products including fact sheets, social media, rollout plans, web content.
• Works with subject matter experts to plan, develop, implement and evaluate informational and educational materials intended to reach broad national audiences.
• Consistently develops products that reflect thorough knowledge and use of relevant communication and behavior theories and best practices.
• Expertly develops and tailor’s messages and formats as indicated by formative evaluation and other input to meet audience needs.
• Consistently develops communication products with the appropriate technical subject-matter input.
• Consistently develops products that support achievement of stated communication and educational objectives.
• Manages projects in order to further the mission of the organization by managing resources, communicating, and meeting established timelines.
• Experience managing large, complex tasks and diverse project teams. Includes working with internal and external stakeholders on specific timelines.
• Independently follows-up on actions and improvements that impact the immediate work unit.
• Effectively plans, organizes, and completes work assignments to requirements.
• Promptly resolves problems or brings recommendations to supervisor in a proactive manner.
• Regularly develops complete protocols that adhere to provide guidance.
• Obtains input from and effectively negotiates interests with stakeholders when developing products.
• Assist team lead with management of key initiatives.
• Maintains contract records including but not limited to meeting agendas and notes.
• Following meetings, organizes action items and proactively follows-up with team lead and team on next steps to ensure that all deliverables keep moving.
• Acknowledges receipt of deliverables, saves deliverables, and follows up with task leads for review and timeline.
• Reviews deliverables and completes follow-ups as requested by COR and team lead.
• Provides updates on progress of tasks to team lead and team members weekly - and calls out critical periods of short deadlines, reviews, or overdue deliverables.
• Support programmatic communications technical assistance.
• Lead the development and coordinate reviews for new or updated content on key initiatives.
• Develop presentations and briefing materials for programs.
• Support communications branch liaisons in providing communications technical assistance to DVP recipients and partners.

Benefits

• criminal background check
• drug screening

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior