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Job opening: Program Specialist

Salary: $63 369 - 99 670 per year
City: Atlanta
Published at: Dec 23 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives. In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond. Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization. Visit www.cdc.gov

Duties

As a Program Specialist you will: Provide principal advisory services on matters related to program support work, such as planning, research, analysis, correspondence, communication, and/or liaison activities. Assist in the preparation, review and coordination of information, decision documents, special reports, and other programmatic documents required for successful administrative management. Participate in the implementation and planning of new initiatives and projects that will enhance the overall effectiveness of administrative management of the organization. Maintain and monitor project tracking and reporting systems in order to develop status reports and response materials for the senior management for higher level attention, review or signature. Collect data from various sources in order to render informed recommendations/alternatives.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-9 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-7 grade level, which must include the following experience: providing administrative and programmatic support to staff in the areas of planning, research analysis, correspondence control, communication, and liaison activities. OR Have completed a Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Master's or LL.B. or J.D., if related, from an accredited college or university. OR Have a combination of education and specialized experience that together meets 100% of the qualification requirement for this position. To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-9 grade level, which must include the following experience: providing administrative and programmatic support to staff in the areas of personnel administration, procurement/acquisition, property management, and other business services to support day-to-day operations. OR Have completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or LL.M, if related, from an accredited college or university. OR Have a combination of education and specialized experience that together meets 100% of the qualification requirement for this position. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Promotion potential: Promotion to the next grade level is at management's discretion and is based on your meeting qualifications and time-in-grade requirements, demonstrated ability to perform the higher-level duties, the continuing need for the higher-level duties, and administrative approval. Promotion to the next grade level is not guaranteed and no promise of promotion is implied.

Education

Copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

College or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

  • Address GHC-DGHT-Maternal and Child Health Branch 1600 Clifton Rd Atlanta, GA 30333 US
  • Name: CDC HELPDESK
  • Phone: (770) 488-1725
  • Email: [email protected]

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